Fine Arts Grades 10-12

Learn about the planning that directors and actors must do to stage the wedding scene from Much Ado about Nothing.

This page has tips and illustrations for creating run and walk cycle animations, from both the front and side view. There are also tips for becoming an animator.

A short and sweet overview of every part of the filmmaking process! Work through the units or jump to the specific video you need.

Crash Course has a playlist of videos that delve into film history. Learn about the history of one of our most powerful mediums. Episode topics include: the first movie camera, the language of film, the silent era, world cinema and documentaries. There are also episodes about the technical side of filmmaking.

This Crash Course playlist is an engaging exploration of film production. Learn about scriptwriting, the filmmaker's army, sound production, the role of producers, the cinematographer, the grip and more.

Teach important visual literacy analysis skills for Film, Art, and Language Arts.

From Filmsourcing you can find useful, original film industry related content from filmmaking tutorials to web's best filmmaking templates.

In this beginner’s guide, we’ll break down the definition of what a frame rate is and why it matters.

Listen to selected conversations with innovative and influential creative figures in film, TV, and digital media -- including Robert Altman, Tim Robbins, David Cronenberg, Terry Gilliam, Tommy Lee Jones, and many others.

An extensive collection of online resources that cover the many demands and skills required of aspiring and working filmmakers.

Enjoy this interactive movie/story. The characters on the screen require your interaction. Click around quickly or slowly, all over the screen to see what happens.

As a filmmaker or YouTuber, composing your shot is one of the most important things you'll do whether you are shooting a movie or for YouTube video. Here are some basic rules to follow to make your best shot even better. Now rules can be broken, but master the rules and then you can break them.

This post is an overview of live streaming video resolution. We talk about standard-definition (480p + 480i), high-definition (720p, 1080i, + 1080p) and 4K video resolutions.

A collection of 14 very short films from the National Film Board that introduce the basic concepts and skills needed to create your own stop-motion animation film.

How far have visual effects come in the past 100 years? In this TED talk, Don Levy takes us on a visual journey through special effects, from the fakery of early technology to the seamless marvels of modern filmmaking.

This four minute video is a fun look at how a tablet and app can create homemade special effects. Learn how you can make creative movies of moving from Point A to Point B.

This video explains the optical illusion that helps us understand motion in animation. How do animators make still images come to life? Are the images really moving, or are they merely an optical illusion?

This video explores how colors, camera angles and logos in the media can all prompt viewers to make associations with their own emotions and memories. Learn to decode this intricate system of symbols from advertising messages to traffic signs.

A playlist of videos from film-maker Matti Haapoja to help learn many aspects of filmmaking

A great series of videos from PBS about the production of documentaries and the need for strong writing skills.

A handy low-budget documentary filmmaking gear check-list.

This 3:26 minute animated video gives an overview of some of the different jobs on a movie crew. Below the video, you will see a written description of the jobs.

Jonathan Salway talks about the importance of stage movements for actors.

Vanessa Ewan leads this movement direction masterclass, guiding an actor playing Nora from A Doll's House using techniques to explore physicality and enhance character transformation.

In this 12-minute video documentary (Spanish with English subtitles), you can learn about the passion and power of flamenco and its cultural influence around the world. Learn about its roots in Spanish culture and meet a Colombian flamenco guitarist living in Seville, Spain.

In this video, a principal dancer shares her thoughts about ballet and its versatility for stories and movement. Ballet originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century and continues to evolve.

These two videos explore the very beginnings of the literary and movie genre we now consider "romantic comedy" with clips from Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. The videos focus on the relationships between Benedick/Beatrice and Hero/Claudio.

"Some people question whether Shakespeare really wrote the works that bear his name – or whether he even existed at all. Could it be true that the greatest writer in the English language was as fictional as his plays?" This video shows how a linguistic tool called stylometry might shed light on the...

Articulation is one of the core elements of voice work, and being able to communicate in clearly is paramount for actors. Whether you are tackling the upper class world of Oscar Wilde, the loquacious language of Shakespeare, or the fast paced poetry of Kate Tempest - articulation is everything.

In this amazing interactive video, you can choose the questions that Sir Ian McKellan answers, including those about Shakespeare, storytelling, Lord of the Rings and the X-Men.

Tips about how to introduce your show to the audience.

Voice is one of the most important aspect of any actor's performance. Learn why voice is so important to actors with help from a professional actress and performer in this free video clip.

This series of videos gives you a glimpse of the history and diversity of China's performing arts.

Learn about the development of Greek theatre and Greek plays. Explore the theatres and meet the players and playwrights. Then, once you understand the Greek context, you can stage your own tragedy.

Look through this online exhibition celebrating the history of Greek drama, in particular, performances at the National Theatre. Use the arrows at the sides of the page to navigate forward, or choose one of the boxes along the bottom.

This is an interactive timeline exploring the history of theatre. The timeline spans 10,000 years and contains over 200 people, places and events. Click on the light blue tabs to find additional multimedia.

This nine minute video gives you a glimpse into the dramatic world of commedia dell'arte and describes the key attributes of the craft. Learn about the characters that inhabit this drama form.

This TED talk describes how drama or plays moved out of the church and were claimed by society and playwrights. Learn about the development of drama from mystery plays to morality plays and, eventually, to Shakespeare.

This TED video tracks the evolution of kabuki, the Japanese dance and theater art, from the streets of seventeenth-century Kyoto. Be sure to check out Think and Dig Deeper for a quiz and further information.

The world of modern theater owes its roots to the tragedians of Ancient Greece. Learn about some of the ancient theatrical innovations that have influenced modern Broadway productions.

Heart racing, palms sweating, labored breathing? If speaking in public makes you feel like you're fighting for your life, you're not alone. But the better you understand your body's reaction, the more likely you are to overcome it.

Here is a ten-part video guide to making your own blood and theatrical makeup for dramatic effect. Create zombie makeup, black eyes, open wounds and more.

The actor in this video describes why the actors spend so much time rehearsing.