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The Cinematic Curriculum Method — Foundations (Free)

By the end of these two free modules you will look at any course you teach the way a director looks at a rough cut — and know exactly what its world, promise, and through-line are.

2 modules · 7 lessons · ~98 min

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01 — Outcomes

What you'll learn

01

See the world of your course

Orientation: what the Cinematic Curriculum Method is and the world it builds.

02

Master the tools

The working toolkit the method uses, before you shoot anything.

03

Direct, don’t lecture

The director’s mindset, the logline of learning, and the themes and motifs that carry a course.

02 — Curriculum

Inside the course

M00 · Welcome to the World 2 lessons
  • Orientation — Welcome to the World12 min
  • Tools of the World12 min
M01 · The Cinematic Foundations 5 lessons
  • The Director’s Mindset15 min
  • The Logline of Learning14 min
  • Themes and Motifs13 min
  • Coverage — Three Angles on One Idea12 min
  • Module 1 Capstone — Director’s Vision20 min
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03 — Your instructor

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Questions

Before you ask

Is this really free?

Yes — modules 0 and 1 of the full Cinematic Curriculum Method, complete and uncut.

What’s in the full course?

Twelve modules covering the entire method — structure, pacing, worldbuilding, assessment and iteration.

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The Cinematic Curriculum Method — Foundations (Free)

By the end of these two free modules you will look at any course you teach the way a director looks at a rough cut — and know exactly what its world, promise, and through-line are.

Start the free course

Free in full · no card required · start in two minutes