SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Educational DVD discussing screen adaptations of Romeo and Juliet aimed at KS3 and KS4. Each two-disc pack features a DVD of film extracts with an accompanying CD-ROM of Activity and Context Sheets alongside film stills and posters for analysis, plus full teachers’ notes. Extracts on DVD are: 1905 (Vitagraph), 1936 (Cukor), 1954 (Castellani) and 1968 (Zeffirelli) with additional online study materials guiding students towards a critical viewing of Baz Lurhmann’s 1996 film version.

Series

Filming Shakespeare

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

2010

Additional Details

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Plays

Romeo and Juliet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Shakespeare on film

Notes

Notes

The Filming Shakespeare series has been developed to suit the needs of practising English and drama teachers with current exam board and National Curriculum requirements.

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Film Education

Web

http://www.filmeducation.org External site opens in new window

Notes

Closed in 2013. Succeeded by The Film Space (www.thefilmspace.org/). Was a producer of DVDs, CD-ROMs and online resources relating to individual feature films and the film industry, aimed at students studying Media Studies within the National Curriculum. Most of the resources were free to schools.