Big Ideas
Big Ideas
Moving images
audio-visual productions for a range of media or uses (e.g., television, film, world wide web, animation)
offer dynamic ways of exploring identity and culture.
Moving-image artists use technology in innovative and reflective ways.
Aesthetic experiences
emotional, cognitive, or sensory responses to works of art
provided by moving images can effect change in artists, audiences, and environments.
Technology and emerging media can transform communication in a variety of ways.
History, culture, and value systems can influence film and television productions.
Content
Learning Standards
Content
moving-image elements
framing, composition, mise en scène
, principles, vocabulary, industry terms, and symbols
pre-production, production, and post-production strategies, techniques, and technologies
acting skills, techniques, and approaches
roles and responsibilities of pre-production, production, and post-production personnel
producers, designers, and a variety of technical and support personnel
, as well as roles of artists and audiences
historical, current, and emerging consumer and commercial moving-image formats and technologies
contributions of innovative artists from a variety of genres and contexts
traditional and contemporary First Peoples worldviews, history, and stories communicated through moving images
structure, form, narrative, and genres of local, national, and global cinematic traditions
ethics and legal implications of moving-image distribution and sharing
ethics of cultural appropriation
use of a cultural motif, theme, “voice,” image, story, song, or drama, shared without permission or without appropriate context or in a way that may misrepresent the real experience of the people from whose culture it is drawn
and plagiarism
health and safety protocols and procedures
Curricular Competency
Learning Standards
Curricular Competency
Explore and create
Explore, view, and create moving images
Plan, produce, record, and refine moving images individually and collaboratively
Create moving images using imagination, observation, and inquiry
Apply moving-image elements, conventions, and skills in an area of personal specialization
Intentionally select and combine moving-image elements, techniques, processes, and technologies
Take creative risks
make an informed choice to do something where unexpected outcomes are acceptable and serve as learning opportunities
to express ideas, meaning, and mood
Improvise and experiment to inspire creativity and innovation
Develop film or television projects for an intended audience or with an intended message
Explore historical and contemporary global film and television, and emerging media
Reason and reflect
Interpret and evaluate how meaning is communicated in moving images through technologies, environments, and techniques
Receive, provide, and synthesize constructive feedback
a form of assessment for learning in which the learner is provided with meaningful observations, comments, and ideas from teachers and peers during the creative process
to develop and refine moving images
Analyze the ways in which moving images convey meaning through movement, sound, image, structure, and form
Reflect on personal experiences and make connections to a variety film and television productions
Examine the influences of social, cultural, historical, environmental, and personal contexts in film and television
Examine how moving images relate to a specific place
any environment, locality, or context with which people interact to learn, create memory, reflect on history, connect with culture, and establish identity. The connection between people and place is foundational to First Peoples perspectives on the world.
, time, and context
Communicate and document
Document
through activities that help students reflect on their learning (e.g., drawing, painting, journaling, taking pictures, making video clips or audio-recordings, constructing new works, compiling a portfolio)
, share, and respond to moving images
Communicate about and respond to social, cultural, and environmental issues through moving images
Express cultural identity, perspectives, and values through moving images
Express and analyze personal voice
a style of expression that conveys an individual’s personality, perspective, or worldview
as a moving-image artist
Connect and expand
Demonstrate personal and social responsibility associated with film and television productions
Analyze the role of story and narrative in expressing First Peoples perspectives, values, and beliefs,including protocols related to ownership of First Peoples oral texts
Make connections through moving images on local, regional, national, and global scales
Explore educational, personal and professional opportunities in the film and television industry, and in emerging media
Explore the impacts of culture and society on moving images
Explore First Peoples perspectives and knowledge, other ways of knowing
First Nations, Métis, Inuit, gender-related, subject/discipline-specific, cultural, embodied, intuitive
, and local cultural knowledge to gain understanding through film and television
Adhere to safety protocols and procedures in all aspects of film and television production