8 lessons,
screened in sequence.

Cycle 1 - Class 1 - Welcome

A warm opening class that welcomes students into IB Film through personal introductions, icebreakers, the IB Film Guide, and the first creative tasks of the cycle.

A Timeline-Based Approach to Teaching IB Film

A suggestion of IB Film syllabus.

Jaws at 50 Anatomy of Suspense for Beginner Filmmakers

Movie Poster of Your Life

Biopic Film Project

One Shot Exercise

Cycle 1 - Class 2 - IB Film in a Nutshell

My City as a Character Project

A semester-long Year 1 production project in which students create a three-minute film that treats their city as an active character while developing role-specific intentions, planning, collaboration and reflection.