The 11th Grade Curriculum Includes: Theoretical and Practical Components

1. Introduction - History of Cinema - Students will learn about directors who were fundamental in the development of cinema over the years. From the Lumière brothers to Charlie Chaplin. The introduction is based on studying cinema between 1894-1930.
   • Photography, Lighting and Composition - Frame sizes, camera angles, camera movements, composition, mise-en-scène and lighting
   • Film Theories - Film theories of Classicism, Formalism and Realism
   • Editing - Analytical editing, synthetic editing, parallel editing, editing rhythm and types of shot connections. The topic will include the history of editing in films.
   • The Film Script - Structure of the film script, narrative, theme, role of the screenwriter in cinema.
   • The Film Character - Characterization of film characters in movies. Types of characters, design of the film character, uniqueness versus stereotypes.
   • Soundtrack - Dialogue track, sound track, special effects in the soundtrack, music track and basic terms for sound work in cinema

The theoretical subjects will be combined with practical exercises.

In 11th grade, students will take a matriculation exam that constitutes one unit of their final grade. The exam consists of a theoretical test and a shot-by-shot analysis work.

Additionally, students must divide into groups and produce a semi-final film up to 5 minutes long.

The 12th Grade Curriculum Includes Theoretical and Practical Components

1. Required topics: 6 fundamental stations in film history; film genres; auteur films; cinema and theory, Israeli narrative cinema; documentary cinema
   • Elective topics: Cinema-Society-Politics; contemporary world cinema; independent cinema; animation; Israeli TV dramas; cinema and other arts.

At the end, students will take a practical exam, producing a short film up to 15 minutes. In the exam, each group (up to 4 students) must produce a final film. Each film should not exceed 15 minutes. The group will divide into roles according to the following distribution: director, cinematographer, editor and producer. Each student will be tested according to their role in the group.

Every year, a delegation from the Film Studies track goes on a week-long joint learning experience with the School of Film Professions in Germany. Students apply for the delegation and must create a group project based on a topic chosen each year.