KHS IB FILM! ACTION!

Introduction

  IB Film is two-year course that fulfills the arts component of the International Baccalaureate diploma program.  The IB Film Guide explains the nature of the subject as follows:

Film is both a powerful communication medium and an art form.  The Diploma Programme film course aims to develop students’ skills so that they become adept in both interpreting and making film texts.

Through the study and analysis of film texts and exercises in film-making, the Diploma Programme film course explores film history, theory and socio-economic background.  The course develops students’ critical abilities, enabling them to appreciate the multiplicity of cultural and historical perspectives in film.  To achieve an international understanding within the world of film, students are taught to consider film texts, theories and ideas from the points of view of different individuals, nations and cultures.

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Topic Areas

The main topics fall under three areas, leading to three major assessment components of the final IB score.  Students will spend their junior year laying the groundwork by learning about the fundamentals of film analysis and production and the major movements in film history.  The seniors will perform more in-depth analysis while honing their production skills and will complete the internal and external assessments for IB.