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EXHIBITION OVERVIEW
Only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World remains – the Great Pyramid of Giza. The
Great Barrier Reef is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. So, the question is: what is
a wonder? The National Wool Museum decided to explore this theme through the wonderful
world of film. We put out a call to all aspiring and professional filmmakers, vloggers, YouTubers,
artists, school kids and media students to enter the Seven Wonders Silent Film Festival.
What is a Seven Wonders film?
Well, it’s anything you make it...
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Your seven favourite things about Geelong
Seven days, hours or moments in your life
Your story told in under seven minutes
Is the number seven really lucky?
Seven awesome things you can do that nobody else can
The only rule is that it must be a silent film and under seven minutes long!
The National Wool Museum encouraged entrants to use their imagination when considering this
year's theme, Seven. Any type of film was welcome – documentary, narrative, animation, art piece,
adventure, comedy, thriller, action and more. Entrants were invited to submit a 100% silent film no
longer than seven minutes for their chance to win in a share of some fantastic prize money.
The exhibition features a selection of 30 films created by filmmakers from primary school students
through to professionals, projected in a number of thematic groups. The total run time of the
exhibition is approximately 90 minutes.
All films are also available to watch online at www.youtube.com/user/NationalWoolMuseum
EDUCATION CONCEPTS
Exploring a museum is a great way to model life-long learning, the process of questioning and
seeking answers as you engage with a particular environment. Independent of gathering specific
curriculum content, the museum provides a training ground for learning skills development. The
information and tools within this kit have been divided into four broad skill categories, each
identified with one of the icons listed below:
Knowledge and Understanding
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What do I already know?
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Fact gathering
Communication
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Sharing questions and
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Thinking
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Asking questions
Application
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Making connections and
creating next steps
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CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS
Year 3 - 4
Communication
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Explore a range of aural, written and visual communication forms such as the Internet, film,
texts and music which illustrate a variety of perspectives on a range of topics and ideas.
Learn how to identify the main message, develop their own interpretation, and provide
evidence to support it.
Explore reasons for other interpretations not being the same as theirs and learn to respect
the right of others to express opinions.
Begin to order logically the ideas that they wish to communicate.
Reflect on their own and others’ presentations and note the features that make them
effective.
The Arts – Media
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Select, combine and experiment with ways of using a range of arts elements, principles
and/or conventions, skills, techniques and processes, to explore arts ideas sourced from
their imagination and from their own and other cultures.
Explore and respond to their own and others’ arts works, students develop skills,
techniques and processes for expressing emotions and ideas, and signifying purpose.
Year 5 - 6
Communication
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Experience a range of aural, written and visual communication forms in both formal and
informal settings
Interpret these forms and being to understand that their interpretation may be influenced by
their own knowledge, values and beliefs, by persuasive devices, and by the opinions of
others.
Develop their skills in organizing ideas and information logically and clearly to suit their
purpose and the needs of their audience.
The Arts – Media
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Research, improvise, practice and rehearse skills, techniques and processes, using a
range of media, materials, equipment and technologies.
Learn to evaluate their own and other people’s arts works showing some understanding of
selected arts forms and their particular techniques and processes as well as an emerging
understanding of the qualities of arts elements, principles and/or conventions
Year 7 - 8
Communication
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Respond to a wide variety of aural, written and visual media. They explore both implicit and
explicit meaning, how the author has structured and presented ideas, and whether they
have used specialized language or symbols to communicate their message.
Reflect on and evaluate the effectiveness of a variety of media in communicating a similar
message, considering accuracy, inclusiveness and the techniques used to shape audience
response.
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Focus on identifying the key messages they wish to communicate and structuring their
ideas logically and coherently.
The Arts – Media
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Develop creative and effective ways of combining and manipulating arts elements,
principles and/or conventions when designing, making and presenting arts works for
particular purposes and audiences.
Explore point of view, lighting, camera angle, shot types, symbols, cartoons, shape, colour,
etc to fulfill a design brief.
Use appropriate arts language when discussing their own and other artists’ intentions and
expressive use of arts forms, elements, principles and/or conventions and when describing,
analyzing and interpreting the content and meaning of arts works
Year 9 - 10
Communication
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Explore how effectively meaning has been communicated, analyse alternative
interpretations and develop a rationale for their preferred opinion.
Experiment with communicated complex ideas in a variety of ways. They increasingly use
metaphor and symbol to communicate.
Organize information, ideas and opinions into a coherent structure, select and adjust their
mode of presentation to suit purpose and audience, and make appropriate adjustments in
response to an audience.
The Arts – Media
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Focus on the development of knowledge and understanding of key concepts, techniques,
processes and practices associated with particular arts forms.
Develop skills in presenting and justifying personal interpretations of, and opinions about,
arts works using appropriate arts language
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KEY VOCABULARY
Camera Angle
The way the camera is positioned relative to the subject. A high angle
makes the subject seem weaker or more vulnerable, while a low angle
suggests more power.
Cinematographer
The person in charge of lighting and what the camera shows on film.
Close-up
Something remembered from the past – fact, event, experience, person.
Cut
When 2 shots are joined with no break or transition between them.
Edit
The process of ‘making’ the film, where moving images are combined in a
particular order to create the final product
Festival
An organized series of events, in this case silent films
Film
a story or event recorded by a camera as a set of moving images and
shown in a cinema or on television
Frame
One image
Lighting
The way the film is lit to create meaning.
Pan
Swivelling the camera from a fixed position.
Perspective
A point of view; a particular view relative to the position of the viewer
Scene
One section of film that takes place in real time in one location
Sequence
Several shots in an order that make sense
Shot
Anything recorded from one position between start and stop.
Storyboard
Used to plan a film, it provides an overview of key scenes or sequences,
including camera angles, movement, and transitions
Synopsis
A summary of the film plot
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PREPARING TO VISIT
Part of the engagement of a museum lies in it being a physically
distinct learning space compared to the ‘traditional’ classroom.
To make the most of the experience, expectations should be
discussed before attending and experiences debriefed after the visit. A visit should spark questions and
creative responses.
BACKGROUND
A brief timeline from motion picture to film and sound.
(aso.gov.au/chronology/1890s/ and www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/historyonline/film_chron.cfm#motion)
1878
British photographer Edward Muybridge takes the first successful photographs of motion,
showing how people and animals move.
1889
Thomas Edison and W.K. Dickson develop the Kinetoscope, a peep-show device in
which film is moved past a light.
1890
Henry Sutton, an amateur inventor from Ballarat, Victoria, proposes the construction of a
device that will transmit moving pictures. He called it the telephane; however, it may
never have been built.
1893
Thomas Edison displays his Kinetoscope at the World's Columbian Exhibition in Chicago
and receives patents for his movie camera, the Kinetograph, and his peepshow device.
Edison constructs the first motion picture studio in New Jersey.
1894
The first screening of film in Australia took place in a Sydney shop. The public paid a
shilling to view images of an American circus and vaudeville performers on the Edison
Kinetoscope. Unlike the later movie projection of the Lumière Brothers, the Kinetoscope
was a box containing a 50-foot loop of film watched through an eyepiece by a single
viewer. 25 000 people paid to watch the Kinetoscope in the first month of exhibition.
1895
Two French brothers, Louis and August Lumiere patent a combination movie camera and
projector, capable of projecting an image that can be seen by many people. In Paris, they
present the first commercial exhibition of projected motion pictures.
1895
In the Queensland mining town of Charters Towers, the Edison kinetophone made its first
Australian appearance. A combination of the Edison kinetoscope and the phonograph
Edison had invented, it synchronised images with sound delivered to an earpiece from a
wax cylinder. The Rockhampton Bulletin noted 'indeed every word can be heard with the
utmost distinctness’.
1896
Thomas Edison's company, using a projector built by Thomas Armat and C. Francis
Jenkins, projects hand-tinted motion pictures in New York City.
1896
The earliest surviving motion picture film shot in Australia is believed to be Patineur
Grotesque (1896). Also known as The Humorous Rollerskater, it is a short piece that
shows a man in costume on rollerskates performing a comic act for a gathering crowd.
1903
Edwin S. Porter, chief of production at the Edison studio, helps to shift film production
toward story telling with such films as The Great Train Robbery, the first western.
1905
Cooper Hewitt mercury lamps make it practical to shoot films indoors without sunlight.
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1906
The first animated cartoon is produced.
1906
Running between 40 and 60 minutes depending on film projection speed, The Story of
the Kelly Gang was the first feature-length narrative film produced in Australia. It is
believed by some film historians to also be the first of its type in the world. Filmed over
several months in the Chartersville Estate near Heidelberg, Melbourne, by director
Charles Tait, the film was shown silent in a country test run before opening in Melbourne
on Boxing Day 1906 with live sound effects added
1909
The typical film is only a single reel long, or ten- to twelve minutes in length, and the
performers were anonymous.
1911
1911 was a benchmark for Australian film production, with 52 narrative fiction films
released. Many were bushranger films, a genre banned in three states the following year.
This level of production remained unsurpassed until 1975. It is widely accepted that in
1911 Australia produced the largest number of feature films in the world
1912
In 1912 the US-based National Kinematograph Company produced and exhibited the first
colour films shot in Australia. Using their patented Kinemacolor process, the company
showed a series of short travelogues and films depicting Australian industry at work. The
high cost of projection and the scarcity of colour films made such screenings rare in
Australia until the 1950s.
1922
Lee DeForrest demonstrates a method for recording sound on the edge of a film strip.
1925
The first inflight movie, a black & white, silent film called The Lost World, is shown in a
WWI converted Handley-Page bomber during a 30-minute flight near London.
Western Electric and Warner Bros. agree to develop a system for movies with sound.
1926
The word "documentary" is introduced. Warner Bros.'s Don Juan, starring John
Barrymore, contains music but not spoken dialogue.
1927
Warner Bros.'s The Jazz Singer, presents the movie's first spoken words: "Wait a minute,
wait a minute, you ain't heard nothin' yet." The Vitaphone method that the studio uses
involves recording sound on discs.
1928
Mickey Mouse is introduced in the cartoon Steamboat Willie.
PRACTICE
1. Planning a film. Explore Mark Cousins’ scribbles in
preparation for his documentary “A Story of Children
and Film” and read his statement on planning the film.
http://astoryofchildrenandfilm.com/
2. Play Consequences This is a practical group exercise similar to the old parlour game of
Consequences, when the sound and picture from different groups are put together, a third
variation on the theme is created. See directions in Resources, pp. 16-17.
YOU BE THE JUDGE
Imagine you were a festival judge. What would you look for in a film? Think about the sorts of
films and TV shows you like to watch. In small groups, use the template on p. 18 to make a list of
things that you enjoy about these films. In the overlapping area, create a list of the top 5 things
that make a movie great.
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Use this template to evaluate the films you view during
your visit to Seven Wonders.
ENGAGING WITH YOUR VISIT
This exhibition features 30 films produced by filmmakers from
a variety of backgrounds around the world including Puerto
Rico, the United Kingdom and Australia. This film festival is
distinguished from other local film festivals in that all films had to be silent. No sound effects, aural
dialogue, music or other sound could be used to help convey meaning in the films. They are entirely
visual.
SELF-GUIDED EXPLORATION
Students need time to familiarise themselves with their environment and to orient their interests in the
space. Allow a few moments in each gallery, of free wandering before introducing an activity or leading
question. The exhibition as a whole runs for approximately 90min. The films have been organized
around the gallery in six themed pods. The films within each pod run on a continuous cycle:
1. One Minute Films (9 films)
2. Primary & Secondary Students (5 films)
3. Tertiary Students (6 films)
4. Open Comedy (4 films)
5. Open Sci-Fi, Mystery, Thriller (3 films)
6. Open Art Films (3 films)
SEARCH AND RECORD
All submitted films were judged against four criteria. Use the judging template found in the resource section
(pp. 19-20) to assess 3 films in the exhibition. Alternatively, use the judging form you created in class to
compare the films. Share your judging results with your classmates, did you notice different features of the
films? Were certain features more important to you than others?
At the end of your visit, vote for your favourite film for the People’s Choice Award which will be announced at
the end of the festival.
CONTENT SUMMARY: A WAY IN
Before arriving at the National Wool Museum students should be given a brief overview of the building and
exhibits they will be seeing. If you will be focussing on a particular theme or display encourage students to
generate questions and goals before arriving to shape their visit. The following exhibition content notes will
help you get started. Films can also be previewed at: www.youtube.com/user/NationalWoolMuseum.
All films were judged against the following four criteria.
 Innovative approach or reference to Seven Wonders theme
 Visual Composition/Cinematography (technique, consistent and intentional)
 Narrative (or for art films, a unifying creative concept)
 Production Design (props, costumes, sets, locations)
Selected comments from judges:
 It’s always good to see artists approach a topic or theme in a lateral way rather than take things
literally. One of the hardest categories to judge was “innovative approach”: how do we define
‘innovative’ today? This collection of ‘Seven Wonders’ explores the possibilities of filmmaking
through such a diverse range of approaches. Wonderful!
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One of my favourite films was 1 Button, 7 portraits, it was unique, shot beautifully and cleverly
conveyed dialogue through actions.
FILM
RUN TIME
CATEGORY
GENRE
2min 5s
Primary
Drama
2min 16s
Primary
Comedy
51s
Primary
Documentary
2min 39s
Primary
Drama
7min
Secondary
Drama
3min 19s
Secondary
Drama
2min 44s
Tertiary
Drama
3min 26s
Tertiary
Art Film
3min 34s
Tertiary
Comedy
Seven Things I Do When I’m Bored
This is a brief video of what I do when I have spare
time, while being bored.
Seven Crazy Things To Do at Eastern Beach
We love going to Eastern Beach to swim and slide
down the grass hill. We had fun making this film,
especially walking around the foreshore thinking of
crazy things to do. We had to make the signs in the
cafe because it rained the whole day!
Environmental Problems
Its about people having a great time in a city but at
what cost, like a monkey paw myth.
The Five Cent Piece
The film is about a boy who comes across a five
cent piece on the path and wonders what he might
be able to do with it. Later he accidentally swallows
the coin. Five days later a use for the five cent piece
presents itself.
1 Button, 7 Portraits
When a struggling landscape photographer embarks
on a journey to return a missing button to the
mysterious person in his photograph, he comes
across a variety of unique people who alter his view
of photography, and his outlook of the world.
Seven days of April
Ned, an average schoolboy, has just moved in to
April 2014. He is finding it very annoying and
difficult, until the seventh day…
(PAINT)
They say we forget how to make art once we grow
up.
7 Veces
Hay una calma inverosímil en hacer las cosas siete
veces. [There is an improbable calmness in doing
things seven times.]
Wide World Adventures
Wide World Adventures follows the adventures of
Professor Winkelton; who takes the audience on a
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journey to see his Seven wonders of the modern
world.
Patterns
A compilation of patterns created by seven different
subjects in motion.
5min 12s
Tertiary
Art Film
5min 46s
Tertiary
Drama
50s
Tertiary
Art Film
3 min
Tertiary
Documentary
56s
Open
Animation
3min 58s
Open
Thriller
1min
Open
Art Film
4min 33s
Open
Comedy
A Sense of Sacrifice
Imagine waking up one day and all you can hear is...
nothing? This silent film follows the story of a boy
who wakes up deaf and the 7 Stages to Acceptance
that he goes through.
Chroma Mobile
An exploration of colour and movement in seven
parts.
The Reservoir
Through seven moving image compositions we
experience New York City’s decommissioned
reservoir in Central Park, from its urban
imprisonment to its daily communion with the wild. In
an uncut, minimalistic exploration of space, stillness,
and storytelling in film, the reservoir is shown as a
symbol of both man- and animal-made beauty,
where construction and chance merge to form
today’s world. Filmed on 16mm in the throes of an
icy spring afternoon, The Reservoir carefully
documents the complexity of our place in history,
and questions the future of our relationship with
nature.
Right Under Your Nose
The answer might be right under your nose...
literally.
The seventh of the seventh
A darkly comedic thriller that exposes the horrible
truth behind the mysterious happenings in a small
town on the seventh day of the seventh month
Occasional joy and ultimate disappointment
when Catching Leaves (in 7 shots)
My son Will is catching leaves in Bright, VIC.
Seven ways to catch a baddy
"Seven ways to catch a baddy" is a film that is
inspired by earlier black and white silent films that
used slapstick comedy to entertain audiences. The
film demonstrates seven humorous ways to catch a
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baddy in a typical cat and mouse chase.
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Seven Ages Seven Stages
The wonderful journey of a man’s life told through
seven different stages. Each stage is a moment or
event in his life for example going for his first job and
his children leaving home.
4min 25s
Open
Art Film
1min
Open
Drama
2min
Open
Comedy
2min 12s
Open
Art Film
1min
Open
Comedy
1min
Open
Documentary
3min 31s
Open
Comedy
The noise of your tea
Seven particular noises in everyday life that I can
miss, sometimes...
The Multiplying Seven Wonders of Greater
Geelong and the World
This short 2 minute 'Silent Movie' compares
distinctive features of Geelong and region to famous
Wonders found in the World.
Seven Again (weekend wars)
For this film festival brief, we wanted to explore the
idea of revoking our adulthood and spending a day
playing as if we were kids again. So we became 7
year old's and remembered what it was like to be
overwhelmed with how beautiful the world can be if
you just take the time to enjoy it. We hope this short
video inspires others to let go a little, and enjoy the
small things.
Geelong's Version of the 'Seven Wonders of the
World'
This short one minute, black and white, 'Silent
Movie' captures distinctive land marks and people in
Geelong and regions. It compares unique Geelong
features with the 'Wonders of the World'. It was
certainly fun roaming the streets and shores with my
camera finding appropriate comparisons to the
larger world. I am new to film making, so this
exercise increased my editing skills a little further.
Seven Wonders of Seven People
Societies are made up of the haves and have nots.
This film is dedicated to those that live beyond the
have nots and to Colin Hastings, the founder of
Christ Church Community Meals Program and his
team of volunteers.
Le Circuit de Roadhouse
The Roadhouse Circuit was a film script written and
directed by Jamie Wilson; however, the film shoot
was abandoned due to bad weather. Years later, the
camera assistant from the shoot Andrew Knight
resurrected the footage and pieced together a short
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silent film as a gift to director Jamie on his birthday.
Thus 'Le Circuit de Roadhouse' was born.
Writer’s Rejection
A writer's musings clash with reality.
3min
Open
Comedy
1min 19s
Open
Art Film
1min
Open
Comedy
2min 10s
Open
SciFi
1min
Open
Art Film
6min 48s
Open
Mystery
Sun Bird Sea
An animated or kinetic poem exploring seven
moments in the life the death and the dream of the
sunbird.
Seven Wonderful Cupcakes
A very brief silent comedy about the perils of over
eating and the power of seven (yummy cupcakes).
Shed Bot
Two boys muck around with a laptop, when a Mum
interrupts, leading to something unexpected.
A week of night in Kathmandu
During 3 months of living in Nepal, I found myself
spending a lot of time lurking the streets of
Kathmandu at night. The city is transformed from
bustling streets of human traffic, to empty lane ways,
gangs of street dogs and lone police men. This film
documents seven strange nights in the nation’s
largest city, which sits in the valley of earth's most
wondrous giant, the Himalaya.
The 7 Wonders of Geelong
Geelong-based Detective Fyans receives a cryptic
email which sends him on a quest for clues at seven
locations. What does he find? A message that will
change his appreciation of his home town forever.
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REFLECTING ON YOUR VISIT
Within a few days of the excursion provide students with an
opportunity to respond to their visit. This will reinforce
information gained and improve the long-term recall of this
experience.
DISCUSS
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Favourite films
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Which was your favourite? Which was your least favourite?
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Why was it your favourite or not your favourite?
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As a class make a list of good films and films that need improvement
Beneath each film list reasons of student reasons for each choice
As a class, look for common reasons between films and compile a single list of good
traits for a film.
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How does this compare to the traits that were identified before visiting the
exhibition?
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Watch the class’s favourite film again on our YouTube channel, and reflect on
the film using these traits.
You Be the Judge
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Did the judging form help to look at the films differently?
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Did the films fit your expectations?
PRACTICE
Create your own Seven Wonders silent film using the exhibition brief at the front of this guide.
Consider:
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Audience
Key message related to theme
Genre – comedy, drama, sci-fi, etc.
Key features of a good film, based on your visit to the exhibition – character, colour, number of
shots/scenes, location, etc.
 Great resource on using films in the classroom: http://mediaedwales.org.uk/pdf/usingfilm.pdf
and http://www.filmeducation.org/resources/primary/topics/
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RESOURCES
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Word Wall (p. 15)
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Consequence Game (p. 16)
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Storyboard template (p. 17)
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Film Feature Template (p. 18)
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You Be the Judge Scorecard (p. 19)
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Create Your Own Scorecard (p. 20)
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WORD WALL
CONCEPT
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Familiarise students with some of the vocabulary they will encounter at the National Wool
Museum.
MATERIALS
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A4 sheet of paper for each student
Colouring materials (crayons, markers, etc)
Dictionary
Key word list (relevant to particular program)
A4 sheet of paper
DIRECTIONS
1.
In a class discussion, invite students to share any words they can think of relating to
museums or memory items. Discuss simple definitions for these terms and explain that
students will encounter many new words during their excursion. Expand the brainstormed list with terms from the Key Word list (p. 5).
2.
Assign each student one word.
3.
Have students find their word in a dictionary and create a
simple definition in their own words. Or, distribute the
definitions from the Key Word list and students can work
from these to produce their own definitions.
4.
Distribute paper and colouring materials to students.
5.
Fold A4 sheet in half length-wise.
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Lift the flap and write the definition on the inside.
7.
Use pictures and creative lettering to write the word in a
way that illustrates its meaning on the outside face.
8.
Post these words on a classroom bulletin board.
Extra words that students encounter during their visit to the
National Wool Museum may be added to the wall following their excursion.
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CONSEQUENCES
(Used with permission of Creative Scotland, www.movingimageeducation.org/)
CONCEPT:
Each group is given a topic with strong emotional associations. Their task is to convey the
theme and emotion using only either picture or sound. When the sound and picture from
different groups are put together, a third variation on the theme is created.
MATERIALS:
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Storyboard template (1 per group, p. 17).
Camera and sound recording equipment, and editing software.
SUGGESTED THEMES (CHOOSE ONE OR CREATE YOUR OWN):
School: a theme related to school, like homework, bullying, the last day of term, or a subject.
Unit: link to a project the class is already doing. For example, if you are studying emigration or
immigration you might choose 'leaving your family'.
Community: link to a local community issue, like a park where children can't play or an event,
like the demolition of a building from the point of view of someone who lived there.
DIRECTIONS
1. Split the class into an even number of groups. Give them all the same theme and allocate
them either image or sound. Ask each group to create a 30 second piece demonstrating
how they feel about this subject.
2. Limit the image groups to ten shots maximum. Limit the number of pieces of music a
sound group can use to 2, and sound effects to 3.
3. Ask the image groups to storyboard their pieces using the template provided. Remember
to think about pace, note down how long each shot should last.
4. Ask the sound groups to mark out on a timeline the sound effects and music they have
chosen, again, thinking about timing, pace, and impact. This is about demonstrating
meaning and conveying feeling through image and sound. No dialogue allowed!
5. Film the storyboard images and record the sound for each group separately. Remember
to keep each piece to 30 seconds only! Now, put the names of the groups into a 'hat'
and, at random, select an image group and sound group to put together.
o The technique used in this exercise, is very similar to the creation of an animatic in the
film industry. An animatic takes the drawings from a storyboard and adds the element
of time (and sometimes movement and a soundtrack as well) to give an impression of
how the final film might be.
AND THE CONSEQUENCE IS?
How do the two pieces work together? Does one alter the impression of the other or do they
enhance the same feelings at the same time?
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SORTING IDEAS: WHAT MAKES A FILM GREAT?
1. Choose one film to think about. Think about the film in 6 different ways – how the movie uses sound, characters,
locations, events, special effects, and speed (how quickly/slowly things happen or change).
2. For each area in one bubble make a list of features and in the other how it makes you feel / react. For example.
Characters: 3 characters, dressed in old clothes(features of film); curious, think about other times (feeling /
reaction).
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NAMES:
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YOU BE THE JUDGE: SCORE CARD
CRITERIA (SCORE 1 – 4, 4 being the highest)
Feature
What are you looking for?
The film made you think about
the theme in a new way.
INNOVATIVE
The film shows significant
APPROACH TO evidence of originality; the
THEME
majority of the content and many
of the ideas are fresh and
inventive.
VISUAL
COMPOSITION
NARRATIVE
or CONCEPT
PRODUCTION
DESIGN
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The filmmaker uses a high
variety of effective shots and
angles to convey messages.
The focus of the film
(narrative/concept) was easy to
recognize.
The narrative follows a clear,
logical sequence through good
choice and duration of shots,
smooth transitions.
The elements of the video work
together to convey information
clearly.
The video has been planned and
edited: characters have excellent
composition; camera movement
is smooth; lighting is effective.
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CREATE YOUR OWN SCORE CARD
1. Choose 4 features from your class’s favourite film evaluation.
2. Fill them in across the top of the score card. Evaluate the film you are watching based on how well it
addresses each area.
CRITERIA (SCORE 1 – 4, 4 being the highest)
Feature
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