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课程简介
本课程将带领学生穿越电影、走进文字，通过对电影、剧本和文学作品之间嬗变关系的分析，激发并提高学生的批判思维、分析写作以及创意写作技能。本课程每课时后都会有学以致用的练习作业，包括对媒体素材、视觉元素和文本材料的深入分析、写作以及剧本创作。这些训练能够使学生具有批判的眼光、分析的能力以及写作的技巧，为其大学申请及以后的学习打下良好的基础。
本课程包含基础课、进阶课以及高阶课三个层次，已完成一阶段学习的学员将被邀请入下一阶段的学习。基础课程侧重于对学生在基本的分析技能和对创造性的理解及思维养成方面的培养。进阶课程侧重于创意写作，通过将传统短篇小说改编为剧本的创作实验，使学生的分析能力、表达能力、逻辑建构力以及文本编辑能力等方面得到具体的实践训练。高阶课程则通过对经典电影及其源文本的全面分析实现对学生的批判思维、逻辑统筹、创作能力和技能进行全方位的提升，每位同学在课程结束时都能够创建一个有明确主题、有一定深度、有相当技术含量、并且引人入胜的视频作品。
课程预告
课堂点评：学生分析和创意作业
Mr. Kemick老师：获奖诗人、记者、小说家。他的新书《I Am Herod》带领读者深入幕后、揭开全球最宏大的宗教事件之一的真相。他还出版过诗集《Caribou Run》。Mr. Kemick老师从事诗歌、纪实文学和小说三体创作，还在英加两国出版过不同的文选。获奖众多，包括两届国家优秀杂志文学奖。Mr. Kemick老师现在是卡尔加里大学庞巴迪学者、英语文学/创意写作在读博士。
导师: Mr. Donovan
戏剧导演艺术硕士 & 教育学学士
获奖剧作家和话剧导演
Mr. Donovan是一位导演、剧作家、影视剧本创作者，既进行艺术创作，也参与艺术实践。他指导过二十多部话剧和电影，曾获得过最佳导演奖项，也经常亲身参与舞台与银幕表演。其最新的作品是将苏格兰剧作家Anthony Nielson的获奖剧作The Wonderful World of Dissocia改编成电影，并由其亲自执导、由2020 Citadel Theatre Young公司拍摄。在话剧和电影之余，Donovan还热衷于教学。自疫情以来，他一直从事在线教学并在中学任教。
开设课程
《影像与文字》、《演讲之道》及《世界短篇小说巡礼》
课堂讨论问题拾瑛
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日常的琐碎生活有哪些值得讲述？如何有效叙事？如何构建有效叙事？
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影视与文学作品中的象征和意象有什么作用？如何识别这些典型象征和意象？
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我们在写作中如何运用典型象征和意象？剧本创作中的哪些元素可以让我们的写作更鲜活动人？
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如何让你的表述传达出你的本意？如何让人意会你的想法而不是直白地告诉他们？
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如何利用电影分析的手段更好地理解我们日常生活中的数字媒体？
影视作品遴选
本课程将会对三部电影作品和它们的剧本及其源出作品的相关节选章节进行解析，所解析的影视作品则会根据学生的兴趣和英语水平选定。部分课堂讨论影视作品：
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《赎罪 Atonement》
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《银翼杀手 Blade Runner》
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《请以你的名字呼唤我 Call Me by Your Name》
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《摘金奇缘 Crazy Rich Asians》
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《卧虎藏龙 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon》
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《沙丘 Dune》
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《搏击俱乐部 Fight Club》
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《魔女宅急便 Kiki’s Delivery Service》
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《小妇人 Little Women》
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《无依之地 Nomadland》
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《歪小子史考特 Scott Pilgrim vs. The World》
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《雪国列车 Snowpiercer》
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《了不起的盖茨比 The Great Gatsby》
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《指环王1：护戒使者 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring》
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《壁花少年 The Perks of Being a Wallflower》
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《埃及王子 The Prince of Egypt》
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《公主新娘 The Princess Bride》
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《肖申克的救赎 The Shawshank Redemption》
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《V字仇杀队 V for Vendetta》
学生评价
“Mr. Donovan was the greatest teacher I had. Not only did he give me opportunities to improve but he also understood me as a student. We’re all very thankful of him because he made class way more fun than my previous classes. He made me grow as a student.”
“Mr. Donovan was an amazing teacher. He was very engaging, great energy, and gave us all the information we needed to succeed. Mr. Donovan was very organized each class and showed that he cared for each student. He came in everyday with the same energy as the first day.”
“Mr. Donovan is a wonderful and patient teacher. His teaching style is very enjoyable. He breaks down everything he teaches into basic terms so that students can understand it. He allows students to interact and demonstrate their understanding.”
“I love Mr. Donovan’s teaching style. I found it easier to understand and learn more efficiently. He has drastically changed my mindset in class and made my class experience more positive.”
“Mr. Donovan was a really good teacher. He kept me interested in the topics he was teaching and spoke very clear. He made many of the classes fun with many different activities. He also made the topics easy to understand with simple terms and broke them down well.”
“Mr. Donovan’s methods of teaching has made learning in class more engaging and clear. His feedback on our work is also very helpful. He tells us what we did wrong and need to work on better for next time in a straightforward and friendly way.”
“Mr. Donovan has helped me a lot during his time here. He actually made coming to class enjoyable and understandable. He’s very patient with every student that had a little trouble with something.