Yesterday on the radio I heard about a SLC Film Center event that you and/or your students might be interested in attending this weekend, October 2, 10:00AM-11:30AM. 

The event is KID FLIX MIX.

"Various films, 65 min, In English Recommended for ages 3-8
The NYICFF presents a new kaleidoscopic assortment of the best-animated and live action short films from around the world for ages 3 to 8. The program features musical and narrative works from the USA, UK, Sweden, Switzerland, Canada, and more!"

Let us know if you and/or your students go to it.

Check out the video gallery to find some new films that have been recently uploaded. Head to the gallery section of the website and you can do a search for any of the following films:

John Kjar's Personal Narrative

Bruce Simpson's Book Talks

Barb Curtis' The Mysterious Egg

Steve Sagers' Magellan video

Drew Millerberg's 8 Shot Movies

  These are only a  few examples of what's been uploaded so far. There are also plenty of other projects and lesson plans in our gallery as well. Take a look at some of these films if you'd like to get a sense of what teachers have created in past years. Additionally, if you have any completed films that you'd like to share with other teachers let me know and I'll be happy to upload them for you. 

 I recently had the opportunity to work with Drew Millerberg’s career technology class at Bryant Middle School to lend a hand with some filming exercises. Drew and I decided to have his students film some 8 Shot Movies (check out the lesson about 8 Shot Movies in the iDEA guide). Drew’s students spent one class period planning out their films, another class filming, and a third class to screen the final films.

            The 8 Shot Movie lesson gives students a great introduction to using the video camera, doesn’t take long to complete, and students get to work in groups and express their creativity. Drew and I were surprised to see that all of the groups put some good effort into the project and some students who had been struggling this year really stepped up .

            One nice thing about the 8 Shot movie exercise is that you don’t have to worry about editing software to complete it, just screen the raw footage from the tape. This lesson can also be tied into the core content, an 8 Shot Movie can be about anything, from math to science to history.

            Check out the video gallery to see some examples of these films. Click on the gallery and search for "8 Shot Movies."