A listing of relevant film terms adapted from www.studyguide.org. General Terms Shot – Continuous, unedited piece of film of any length…
Haunted Screens: The Transition to Sound
“The Transition to Sound,” Film scholar Carla Mereu discusses the introduction of sound to movies and how the choices made…
Haunted Screens: Germans in Hollywood
See the connections between Germany and Hollywood from the early 20th century to present day. From the German Way: Language…
Haunted Screens: How to Read a Film
Rona Murray discusses how to “read” German cimema. The guide includes relevant vocabulary and a few examples of how to…
Haunted Screens: Screenwriting: The Language of Film
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science presents a teacher’s guide to writing screenplays. See how the elements of…
Haunted Screens: Playing with Film Terms
Be the filmmaker! Using your smartphone or iPad practice your film-vocabulary by filming different shots, camera angles and camera movements….
Haunted Screens: Rewrite the Film Titles
Use the Haunted Screens exhibition to inspire a short writing activity that can be done in the galleries or in…
Haunted Screens: How Do They Sound?
Create the soundtrack for a silent film featured in Haunted Screens. Select a clip from the exhibition. Make a list…
Nature and the American Vision: The Course of Empire – Discussion
Host a small group discussion based on “The Course of Empire” by Thomas Cole. Cole painted this series of five…
Nature and the American Vision: Whose View of America?
Many of the paintings were used to capture the beauty of nature while capturing a sense of what makes America…
Nature and the American Vision: Paint Your Own American Landscape!
Paint your own landscape! Go outside of the school, possibly to a park, sketch what you see in the landscape….
Nature and the American Vision: Close Looks with Discussion Prompts
Prepare your students for their visit to the feature exhibition by taking a closer look at four paintings in the…