Our study guides exist to help students and teachers using film and video to explore concepts and curriculums as diverse as English, Social Studies, Film and Media Studies, Drama and the Visual Arts. They are a great way to teach traditional literary concepts using a medium other than the printed word, or the perfect introduction for anyone set to begin teaching film studies for the first time!
After perusing the guides below, click here to order.
History of Film Study Guides
Pacific Cinémathèque and the Open Learning Agency have designed the History of Film Study Guides, a series of 20 packages each of which examines the artists, techniques, styles and practices that have dominated filmmaking for more than 100 years. Throughout the series, we explore why movies and other media (TV, the internet, advertisements, and magazines) look and sound the way they do, and ask why certain themes, codes and conventions continue to pop up in all media today.
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Film Specific Study Guides
Pacific Cinémathèque’s film specific study guides act as primers for teachers and students interested in examining contemporary cinema through the lens of film history and media education.
 01. The Mighty |
 02. The Sweet Hereafter |
 03. Romeo & Juliet |
 04. Wag the Dog |
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The Grey Fox Study Guide and Video
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Artists and Their Stories is a 30 minute documentary profiling the story behind the making of The Grey Fox. It includes extended interviews with Jackie Burroughs, who plays Kate Flynn, and screen writer John Hunter, as well as archival interviews with director Philip Borsos and star Richard Farnsworth.
The Grey Fox Study Guide is available FREE in both French and English. To obtain a hard copy of the guide with accompanying video, Artists and Their Stories, call 604.688.8202. Download the guide in English or French. |
