Projects
"What I cannot create, I do not understand." — Richard Feynman
- Film Analysis Paper
- Videographic Essay
- Film Review
- Screenplay
- Television Pilot
- Short Film Sequence
- Documentary Short
- Experimental Film
- Digital Media Exhibition
- Interactive Fiction Game
- Transmedia Story World
- Video Remix
Write your own film analysis paper
- A Guide to Writing a Film Studies Paper (Carleton University)
- Film Studies Writing Guide: Shot-by-Shot Analysis and Interpretation (Swarthmore College)
- The Film Analysis Web Site (Yale University)
Produce your own videographic essay
- The Videographic Essay: Practice and Pedagogy (Christian Keathley, Jason Mittell, & Catherine Grant)
- Introduction to Audiovisual Transcoding, Editing, and Color Analysis with FFmpeg (Dave Rodriguez / Programming Historian)
- [in]Transition: Journal of Videographic Film & Moving Image Studies Guidelines (MediaCommons / SCMS)
Write your own film review
- How to Write a Movie Review: 10 Essential Tips (New York Film Academy)
- Observations on Film Art: Shot-Consciousness and Stylistic Analysis (David Bordwell)
Write your own screenplay
- How to Write a Screenplay: The Complete Guide (Final Draft)
- How to Write a Movie Script: Screenplay Format and Examples (StudioBinder)
- How to Write a Film Treatment: Free Template & Examples (StudioBinder)
Write your own television pilot
- How to Structure a Great TV Pilot (Final Draft)
- How to Write a Pilot for a Television Series (Yvonne Grace / Script Magazine)
- How to Make a TV Show Bible With Free Series Bible Template (StudioBinder)
Produce your own short film sequence
- How to Make a Short Film: 12 Steps from Idea to Finished Film (StudioBinder)
- Make Your First Short Film: A Step By Step Guide (Raindance Film Festival)
- How to Draw a Storyboard: Step-by-Step Guide (StudioBinder)
- Designing a Movie for Sound (Randy Thom / FilmSound.org)
Direct your own documentary short
- Making Documentaries: A Step By Step Guide (Desktop Documentaries)
- Documentary Filmmakers' Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use (Center for Media & Social Impact)
Create your own experimental film
- Experimental Filmmaking: Methods and Camera Techniques (Mono No Aware)
- Expanded Cinema: Digital Open-Access Edition (Gene Youngblood)
Curate your own digital media exhibition
- Up and Running with Omeka.net: Building Digital Collections (Miriam Posner / Programming Historian)
- Creating an Omeka Exhibit: Guided Moving Image Storytelling (Miriam Posner & Megan R. Brett / Programming Historian)
Build your own interactive fiction game
Develop your own transmedia story world
- Transmedia Storytelling 101: Narrative Dispersion Across Media (Henry Jenkins)
- IQP Transmedia Storytelling Guide (Worcester Polytechnic Institute)