Analysing a film and its elements implies dealing with the story, setting, sound, colour, characters, camera shots.angles and movements, reviews...
Two recommended books are:
FILM IN ACTION: teaching languages using moving images Kieran Donaghy
Cine , enseñanza del cine. Juan A. Pérez Millán
Some short films Denise suggested are:
KNOCK KNOCK – BRUNETTES SHOOT BLONDES Animation of a song using i-phones and ipads
JAMES, Connor Clements
PEACE IN THE VALLEY, Michael Palmieri, Donal Mosher
MARILYN MYLLER, Mikey Please
FAMOUS PAINTINGS, Maarten Koopman (animation; no dialogue)
THE EAGLEMAN STAG, Mikey Please
DEUS-HIDDEN WOUNDS, Tomas Kaa About war + song
DUMB WAYS TO DIE, Tangerine Kitty
JORKA, Michiel Wesselius About death
JUNKYARD, Hisko Hulsing
LEAVING HOME, Joost Lieuwma
WIRE CUTTERS, Jack Anderson
LOVESICK, Spela Cadez (puppet animation; no dialogue)
GRANNY O’GRIMM’S SLEEPING BEAUTY (animation)A modern version of Sleeping Beauty
HARVIE KRUMPET, Adam Elliot
THE FANTASTIC FLYING BOOKS OF MR MORRIS LESSMORE, William Joyce & Brandon Oldenburg
THE ROOSTER, THE CROCODILE AND THE NIGHT SKY (animation)
AARDMAN ANIMATIONS: various short films
CREATURE COMFORTS, Nick Park
MOG’S CHRISTMAS CALAMITY – animation - Sainsbury’s ad 2015
MAN ON THE MOON – John Lewis Christmas advert 2015
FRESH CUT GRASS, Robert Cullen (animation)
TICKY TACKY, Brian Petsos (fiction)
THE SHAMAN, Marco Kalmantari (fiction)
MUSIC FOR ONE APARTMENT AND SIX DRUMMERS, Ola Simonsson Nilsson, Johannes Stjärne Nilsson
MUSIC FOR ONE X-MAS AND SIX DRUMMERS, Ola Simonsson Nilsson, Johannes
LET´S GO MOVIES