Into Film is an education organisation providing a unified UK-wide offer for learning through and about film. It is supported by the British Film Institute (BFI) through Lottery funding and its programme includes delivery of the BFI 5-19 education scheme. Into Film's resources range from film discussion guides, to curriculum linked worksheets, lesson plans and presentations. Our resources are tailored to fit the curriculum criteria of each nation, supporting learning outcomes.
Into Film is an education organisation providing a unified UK-wide offer for learning through and about film. It is supported by the British Film Institute (BFI) through Lottery funding and its programme includes delivery of the BFI 5-19 education scheme. Into Film's resources range from film discussion guides, to curriculum linked worksheets, lesson plans and presentations. Our resources are tailored to fit the curriculum criteria of each nation, supporting learning outcomes.
This resource is specially created for our Reel to Real education project with the learning department at the V&A Museum. This education resource is designed to work in conjunction with the accompanying PowerPoint. These activities are designed for English, drama and related subjects at ages 11-18. They are particularly suitable for supporting the study of the play Macbeth for English and English literature studies by exploring character, meaning and interpretation.
It comprises of a set of comprehensive teachers’ notes with worksheets for use in the classroom and the accompanying Reel to Real: Adapting Macbeth Throne of Blood PowerPoint presentation which includes clips from clips from Kurosawa’s film adaptation of the play in Throne of Blood which transports the action from the Scottish highlands of the original play to feudal medieval Japan and extracts from a recording of the 2013 Trafalgar Studios production of Macbeth, courtesy of the National Video Archive of Performance (NVAP) at the V&A Museum.
The DVD is available to order for free on the Into Film website at https://www.intofilm.org/films
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This Into Film resource, designed to be used across third and fourth level in Scotland, explores a range of issues and curriculum areas through the film, Seachd: The Inaccessible Pinnacle. It has been created in partnership with Stòrlann Nàiseanta na Gàidhlig, the agency charged with co-ordinating the production and distribution of Gaelic educational resources throughout Scotland. These teachers' notes should be used in conjunction with the PowerPoint presentation found at http://www.intofilm.org/seachd-gaelic-resource. To find out more about Into Film and start a film club visit: www.intofilm.org.
This Into Film resource, designed to be used across second level in Scotland, explores a range of issues and curriculum areas through the film, Seachd: The Inaccessible Pinnacle. It has been created in partnership with Stòrlann Nàiseanta na Gàidhlig, the agency charged with co-ordinating the production and distribution of Gaelic educational resources throughout Scotland. These teachers' notes should be used in conjunction with the PowerPoint presentation found at http://www.intofilm.org/seachd-gaelic-resource. To find out more about Into Film and start a film club visit: www.intofilm.org.
A resource to support students to work with the predictions about the earth's future, depicted in this 1970s favourite, and apply normative ethics to debate environmental issues and plan activism.
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A history and english-focused resource, working with this 1980 sci-fi favourite. This lesson encourages analysis of democracy and dictatorship, decoding melodrama and demonstrating understanding through role play.
To find out more about Into Film and start a film club visit: www.intofilm.org
A science-focused resource, working with the 1961 sci-fi classic, The Day The Earth Caught Fire. This resource is to be used with the accompanying PowerPoint presentation available at www.intofilm.org/resources/199.
This resource features real time tasks for students to work as a reporter to uncover the truth behind the catastrophes that face the earth, and work to devise solutions.
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A lesson working with this classic eight minute sci-fi film as stimulus, to plan a persuasive marketing campaign and co-ordinate press coverage of space tourism.
For more information about Into Film and help setting up your free Into Film club, visit www.intofilm.org
Annie: The gift that costs nothing resource contains flexible lessons plans, PowerPoint presentations and teachers' notes to easily incorporate Annie (2014) into your lessons and work with the film as a stimulus for creative writing, storytelling and character and theme analysis. These teachers' notes are designed to be used with lesson plans and materials at www.anniefilmresource.co.uk. There is also suppport to enter the Annie: What I&'m thankful for creative writing competition (closing date 11 December 2014). Annie opens at cinemas on 20 December 2014
This resource should be used with an accompanying PowerPoint presentation available at www.intofilm.org/resources/51
The activities in this resource are designed to meet curriculum objectives for film studies and media studies GCSE and A level and national and higher media. Activities include case studies for Gravity, The Hunger Games and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, opportunities to apply, discuss and critique BBFC classification considerations with student made films and behind the scenes interviews with BBFC staff.
For more information about Into Film and help setting up your free film club, visit www.intofilm.org
This PDF should be used with an accompanying ppt – download: http://www.filmclub.org/whats-new/details/2133/reel-to-real-download-our-belle-resource-and-join-us-for-a-screening. The activities in this resource are designed to meet curriculum objectives for citizenship, English and literacy, RMPS, PSHE education, PSE, PDMU, social studies, and health and wellbeing. This resource will work equally well with all nations’ curricula. For more information about Into Film and help setting up your free film club, visit www.intofilm.org
The accompanying PowerPoint presentation with embedded clips is available at the following link on the Into Film website: https://www.intofilm.org/resources/27
This resource helps students explore character, meaning & interpretation through clips from the 1954 film adaptation of the play and short extracts from the 1993 National Theatre production, courtesy of the V&A. This PDF should be used with an accompanying Power Point presentation. These activities are broadly suitable for 11-18 English, drama and related subjects and particularly helpful in supporting study of the play for GCSE English literature. For more information about Into Film and help setting up your free film club, visit www.intofilm.org/clubs
This film-focused resource enables teachers and pupils to engage with French cinema to develop language, literacy and cultural appreciation skills. The activities fcous on three specially curated French language films that will engage and excite your pupils: Le Ballon Rouge, Une Vie de chat and Kirikou et les hommes et les femmes. Find more information on how access the films in this resource and starting a free Into Film Club at www.intofilm.org
Take your pupils on a summer adventure with Earth to Echo – a creative way for supporting the primary to secondary transition. The resource aims to capture the memories and the Lessons and Classroom Activities encourage pupils to value their friendships through scrapbooking, school year books and filmmaking activities! To receive your physical competition pack and entry forms, please register at http://www.nationalschoolspartnership.com/echo.php. Find out more about Into Film and start a film club in your school for free at: www.intofilm.org
This guide for secondary school students includes analysis of professional reviews, and a workbook to help students record and plan their responses to films and review writing ideas. The resource also contains a guide for review writing at GCSE. The resource is designed to be used with the accompanying PowerPoint presentation.
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This resource contains activities and a pupil workbook to enable pupils to record their responses to films, develop vocabulary and structure effective reviews. Pupils are encouraged to publish their reviews on the Into Film Club website www.intofilm.org/clubs and enter their review for Into Film Club Review of the Week.
This resource is designed to be used with the accompanying PowerPoint presentation.
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The move from Primary to Secondary school can seem a little overwhelming to students at first. New classes, new teachers, new people! Into Film has created these transition resources (special effort has been made to collate films where the central protagonists are 10-12 years old), designed to help pupils work through any issues that they may encounter when they first make the move to Secondary school. Find more activities to download at http://www.filmclub.org/whats-new/details/2003/primary-to-secondary-transition-download-our-resource.
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This resource, produced in partnership with National Literacy Trust and aimed primarily at KS3, is based around the film Private Peaceful - the screen adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's book. It provides a timely, in-depth and collaborative way to mark the centenary of WWI with your students. The resource spans 6 different themes, which include curriculum links to History, English & Science. The resource is complemented with PPT presentations embedded film clips.
For information on how to start a free Into Film club please visit https://www.intofilm.org/clubs
Or go to https://www.intofilm.org/resources to view more of our curriculum focused resources.
This film-focused resource enables teachers and students to explore what it means to be part of the Commonwealth, gain insights into the culture and identity of Commonwealth countries and reflect on life in Scotland, in the lead- up to the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Activities centre on five carefully chosen films from across the Commonwealth that will engage and excite students in exploring key themes: Lagaan: Once Upon A Time In India; The First Grader; Invictus; The Sapphires and Boy.
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This film-focused resource enables teachers and pupils to explore what it means to be part of the Commonwealth, gaining insights into the culture and identity of Commonwealth countries and reflecting on life in Scotland in the lead-up to the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Activities centre on five carefully chosen films from across the Commonwealth that will engage and excite pupils. This resource is part of Game on Scotland and has been designed to create unique learning opportunities linked to the Games. Start an Into Film Club to watch these films for free. Join at www.intofilm.org
To celebrate Shakespeare week nationally we've produced a new assembly resource to allow you to explore how England's greatest playwright's work has been translated on screen. This resource is suitable for pupils aged between 7-16.
Focusing on the classic tale of Romeo & Juliet, the assembly looks at how the story has been adapted in a traditional, period manner, as well as in a more contemporary fashions, such as in Baz Luhrmann's Romeo & Juliet, or even the animated film Gnomeo & Juliet. We've created a resource pack to help you bring Shakespeare to life both in and out of the classroom, to help young people explore Shakespeare&'s stories, and introduce them to world of film analysis. As part of this, we also included a special screening guide with ideas and advice as to how to throw your own unique Shakespeare film screening, and get young people excited about watching and studying Shakespeare.
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