SHORT FILM IN PROGRESS: Perfectly imperfect Multi-level activity #LiteracyAproach #coteaching #performativearts The use of language as a performative art
Drama can add up plenty of soft and hard skills to us, as ESL teachers, and to our students' Education. Typically, language teaching is perceived as a scientific discipline prioritising subject knowledge and procedural techniques, however, teaching needs a re-thinking and as we follow new trends and innovative methodologies, we truly believe it should also be conceived more as a performative art in its vehicular conception (that is to say, language is a means to work on every other field), requiring students to develop a variety of skills, among which, that of a performer should be highlighted. Think of all the role-plays we use in class to enact learning situations in which the student gets a "real" context. Undoubtedly there are similarities between teaching and performance, not least the fact that teaching involves dealing with human beings and therefore it requires a physical, mental and emotional engagement and bond between them. This co-teaching activity introduces again, as, it was previously introduced in all the #storytellers series of activities carried out in the past, drama techniques in the classroom effectively
You'll be surprised by Carla's story. It's a really good screenplay. No spoilers allowed!
Filming a short film can be a fun and creative process, but it can also be challenging, really challenging if the students are not familiar with the filmmaking process.
- They first planned their shoot: they decided on the locations, actors/actresses, and props they would need.
- They created a shot list and storyboard to help them visualise how the film would look like.
- Since they didn't have access to professional equipment, their smartphone worked pretty well.
- They set up their shots: Using the shot list and storyboard to help Carla, the director, created the shots she needed.
- They filmed their scenes: making sure they got enough coverage of each shot, including wide shots, medium shots, and close-ups. This gave them more options when editing.
- Once they had filmed everything, it's time to edit. For that, they imported their footage into a free editing software/app and started putting their short film together, cutting together the shots Carla wanted, adding music and sound effects, and colouring or correcting the footage.
- Finally, once they had finished editing, they exported their film and shared it with us, The teachers (Raquel García and Marina Hurtado) via Google classroom.
The most important part of making a short film is to have fun and be CREATIVE! And I think they both fulfilled these two goals!
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