Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Ms. Davis' film studies class

As most of you may know, John I. Burton has a few new courses to its itinerary this year. One of the newest classes that has stirred up significant interest is film studies. This is a class for students who are interested in learning about the creation of movies. Many students are curious about the new film studies class.  Film studies is a course which will focus on progression of films.  During the course, Ms. Davis will move chronologically from notable older films to more current films, which will include academy award winners.

Overall, Ms.Davis elected to teach this class because she enjoys teaching students about the history of movies. There are many different movies that will be shown in her class; some of the genres include western, science fiction, comedy, crime, fantasy, historical epics, action/adventure, and horror movies. She will also be showing musicals, animated films, and war films. This class is educational and also a bonus for students looking for dual enrollment credits. The dual enrollment credit counts as a fine arts course through MECC. This class is mostly offered to upperclassmen and will only be taught the first semester of this school year.

This film studies class is for hardworking students who are interested in the history of films. This class requires taking notes, doing Powerpoints, and taking tests. It requires hard work and effort. Students have to pay attention to learn about the different types of movies. Ultimately, film studies is an enjoyable and educational class as long as students put forth effort to pay attention and learn. If anyone has not gotten a chance to take film studies, I strongly encourage you to take it.