1.
Digital Media Literacy
EI607

2.
Movie Time!
Some examples of student movies from previous years

3.
We believe that learning about moving
image media needs to be seen as a
fundamental entitlement for all children.
The British Film Institute
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4.
We live in an age when to be literate
means to be as familiar with images on
a screen as with text on a page, and to
be as confident with a camera or a
keyboard as with a pen.
21st Century Literacy – The UK Film Council
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5.
Literacy is the repertoire of knowledge,
understanding and skills that enables
us all to participate in social, cultural
and political life. Many now recognise
that this repertoire has to include the
ability to ‘read’ and ‘write’ in media
other than print: in moving images and
audio, and in the hypertext structures of
the digital world.
The British Film Institute
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6.
Literature and modes of communication
are constantly changing and this should
be reflected in our primary curriculum. If
teachers provide opportunities for
children to analyse and be critical of
time based texts (film) these skills will
continue to develop and will be
transferable to the analysis of print
based texts.
Jackie Marsh, 2008
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7.
Language of the moving image
When watching moving images consider the following-
Camera
Colour
Character
Story
Sound
Settings

8.
The grammar of film language
wide shot
mid shot
close up
extreme close up
over the shoulder

9.
Children Making Movies
Creativity & Digital Media Technologies Website

10.
Teachers have seen how, starting with film,
all children regardless of ability, have been
able to discuss narrative in a sophisticated
manner. The use of film has allowed
children to learn using a medium with which
they feel comfortable and able to take risks.
This allows for higher order thinking to take
place which is then transferable, as well as
giving them the tools to understand the
media-rich world around them.
Literacy Adviser, East Midlands
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11.
60 Second Movies
In this week’s session you are going to work in a group to
shoot and edit a 60 second movie.

12.
Storyboarding
Make sure your storyboard includes the following information
for each shot:
the type of shot (e.g. WS, MS, CU, ECU)
the length of the shot (in seconds)
a description of what is happening in the shot