Sunday, May 18, 2014

Film Festival

The Central Senior Film Festival process has been an amazing experience. From a teacher's perspective the benefits are obvious:
  • reinforces writing process from generating ideas right through to multiple cycles of revision.
  • real world audience and selection process - a theme and set of Success Criteria that needs to be met in order to be even nominated to the selection committee.
  • collaboration, discussion and conflict resolution during the creation process.
  • creativity and problem solving as roadblocks are discovered and overcome (limitations of technological knowledge, experience in expressing ideas in film, locations, etc).
  • learning how to express ideas by allowing audience to infer - essential in revision and editing.
  • engagement!!!
All you need is a set of iPads or iPad minis (can film and edit) and a tripod with an adapter case. We found that a MacBook made the editing easier, especially when doing any voice over components, but an iPad will work.

Check out the films created by individuals and small groups of grade 7 and 8 students!