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Integrating Filmmaking

By

Rogelio Villasano Jr. and John J. Gaines

Why Filmmaking?• One of the biggest challenges of

education is engaging students• If students want to be entertained,

then lets bring entertainment into the classroom!

Why Filmmaking?• But Filmmaking isn’t just about

entertainment…

• It also aligns with the 4Cs and the Common Core

Film and the 4Cs• Communication– Internal communication

• Communicating within their own department

• Communicating within their own group

– External communication• Communicating with the school community• Communicating with other communities

Film and the 4Cs• Collaboration– Internal Collaboration

• Within their own departments (e.g. scriptwriters, set designers, etc.)

• Within their group

– External Collaboration• Within the school community (e.g. Principal,

Teachers, Parents, and Volunteers)

Film and the 4Cs• Creativity– Bloom’s Taxonomy Level – Synthesis– Visualization– Censorship

• Critical Thinking– Higher order thinking– Contextualization

STEM in Filmmaking• Cold War (1940s – 1990s)• 1950s Creature Features

– Designed to increase public interest in STEM fields

The Life of Zero

http://vimeo.com/94487855




Recent Projects

Available Resources• Mobile Devices– iPads, Tablets and Smart Phones

• Camera• Video/photo editing

• Online Apps– PicsArt

• Photo editing• Backdrops• Movie poster creation

Available Resources• Online Apps– PicsArt

Available Resources• Video Editing Software– Microsoft Windows Movie Maker– Apple iMovie

Activity• In your groups, select a topic on

which you would like to make a film.• Brainstorm possible story ideas that

would address that topic.

Contact

John J. [email protected]

Rogelio Villasano [email protected]