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 introduces young people to the exhibition and distribution stage of film production. This resource provides a number of helpful tips on sharing short films with others both through online platforms and at local screenings.
The guide is recommended for young people aged 13 to 19 for them to engage with filmmaking directly and without the support of an adult.
This resource forms part of a collection of mini filmmaking guides for young people covering the key aspects of the five stages of film production.
Mae’r adnodd yma’n cyflwyno’r bobl ifanc i’r camau o arddangos a dosbarthu ffilm. Mae’r adnodd yma’n cynnig nifer o awgrymiadau defnyddiol ar sut i rhannu’r ffilm fer gydag eraill ar-lein ac mewn dangosiadau lleol.
Awgrymir defnyddio’r canllaw yma gyda phobl ifanc rhwng 13 a 19 oed i’w hymgysylltu â chreu ffilmiau uniongyrchol a heb gymorth oedolyn.
Mae'r adnodd hwn yn rhan o gasgliad o ganllawiau ffilmiau ar gyfer pobl ifanc, sy'n edrych ar bump cam allweddol o gynhyrchu ffilm.
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.
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This resource provides young people with a range of practical tips on selecting film locations to establish the settings of their story. This includes a consideration of health and safety to ensure locations are suitable. The guide is recommended for young people aged 13 to 19 for them to engage with filmmaking directly and without the support of an adult.This resource forms part of a collection of mini filmmaking guides for young people covering the key aspects of the five stages of film production.
Mae’r adnodd yma’n cynnig nifer o syniadau gwahanol ar sut i fynd ati i ddewis lleoliadau i sefydlu’r stori. Mae hyn yn cynnwys ystyriaethau iechyd a diogelwch er mwyn fod y lleoliadau’n addas. Awgrymir defnyddio’r canllaw yma gyda phobl ifanc rhwng 13 a 19 oed i’w hymgysylltu â chreu ffilmiau uniongyrchol a heb gymorth oedolyn. Mae'r adnodd hwn yn rhan o gasgliad o ganllawiau ffilmiau ar gyfer pobl ifanc, sy'n edrych ar bump cam allweddol o gynhyrchu ffilm.
Expand your horizons and dare to explore places you've only ever dreamed of with the brave explorers in this selection. From crossing boundaries and admirably facing up to new threats, to using escapism and fantasy as a way of helping to process real-life issues, this selection embraces mystery, magic and a pioneering spirit. Whether it's pushing their comfort zone or throwing themselves headlong into a new experience, the heroes of the adventure selection embrace the thrill of the journey as much as the wonder of the destination.
The films in this theme are divided into four strands: Action-packed, Journeys, Time Adventurers and Terrific Teams. For each strand, there are activity outlines and extension activities that can be used with any of the films listed in that section. The activities in this resource explore how films can take young people on exciting experiences, encountering thrilling expeditions and new worlds.
The films referenced in this resource are available to borrow for free to Into Film Clubs: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009), Night at the Museum (2006), Paddington (2014), Shaun The Sheep Movie (2015), The Adventures of TinTin (2011), The Never-Ending Story (1984), The Secret Life of Pets (2016), Toy Story (1995), Trolls (2016), Up (2009).
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Using the short film The Penguin Who Couldn’t Swim, this resource is suitable for use with pupils aged 7–11 and helps pupils to safely identify and discuss issues around body image while celebrating the differences that make everyone unique. Using images and film highlights, pupils are encouraged to analyse and explore characters before tracking their differing emotional journeys through the entire film.
This resource is accompanied by a PowerPoint presentation with
embedded clips and the teachers’ notes document includes activity
sheets to support learners in class or at home. Where appropriate,
suggestions for adaptation for home learning have been included in
the teachers’ notes.
CURRICULUM LINKS
PSHE education – Relationships Education
Respectful relationships:
• The importance of respecting others, even when they are
very different from you (for example, physically, in character,
personality or backgrounds), or make different choices or have
different preferences or beliefs
• The importance of self-respect and how this links to your
own happiness.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
• To be able to identify similarities and differences in characters
• To recognise that differences are what make us unique
• To use visual clues to identify how a character is feeling
• To understand how differences are viewed by others
• To understand the benefits of positive friendships.
Using the short film* Black Barbie*, this resource helps students to explore issues around body image and the external factors that influence self-esteem. Using the film highlights, students are encouraged to consider their personal strengths and identity, leading to the creation of a short poem.
This resource is accompanied by a PowerPoint presentation and activity sheets to support learners in class or at home. Where appropriate, suggestions for adaptation for home learning have been included in the teachers’ notes.
Physical Health and Mental Wellbeing: Secondary
The similarities and differences between the online world and the physical world, including through setting unrealistic expectations for body image
Learning Outcomes:
• To define and discuss what is meant by positive and negative body image
• To consider what influences might affect a person’s image of themselves
• To identify and celebrate personal strengths
• To communicate a point of view by combining words, images and colour.
This resource is designed to support educators to explore and work with a wide range of archive film, including films made before 1929, historic and contemporary documentary and newsreel film and films made by children and young people.
In this resource there are a selection of activities to support active film watching and responding to archive film through filmmaking, split into the five broad topic areas of; community, filmmaking, storytelling, historical events and then and now: technology, fashion, architecture and our daily lives. The resource includes some suggested archive film titles available from the Into Film catalogue and BFI Britain on Film, and curriculum areas that these films could support. For more ideas and support on working with archive film visit www.intofilm.org/into-archive
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The kids are the champions of their own destiny in this collection of films in which small people make a big difference. Refusing to be side-lined, the children in these films stand up to injustice and dare to take on forces bigger than themselves. By creating their own rules, proving themselves worthy contenders against overbearing adults, and revealing the special solidarity and loyalty that children have to protect what they care about, these plucky kids are inspirational and moving in equal measure.
The films in this theme have been grouped in three strands: Home and School, Into the Wild and Where Fantasy Meets Reality. For each strand, there are activity outlines and extension activities that can be used with any of the films listed in that section. The activities in this resource explore how the young protagonists in the films overcome a range of physical, social and personal obstacles.
The DVDs of the films referenced in this resource are available to borrow for free to Into Film Clubs: Annie (1982), Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010), E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (1982), Free Willy (1993), Home (2015), Hook (1991), How To Train Your Dragon (2010), Matilda (1996), Swallows and Amazons (2016), The BFG (2016).
These family films all tell stories sure to make the hairs stand up on the back of your neck. Taking us on a journey with brave and the curious characters we encounter fantastical new worlds with hidden dangers, magical creatures brought to life, and scenarios that force our heroes to confront terrifying truths. Battling monsters, braving nightmares come- true and outwitting danger, this collection of films sees characters rising to the challenge to make the best of some very bad situations, with electrifying results!
The films in this theme have been divided into three strands: Spooktacular, Amazing Animals and Quests, activities can be applied to any of the films listed in the theme. For each strand, there are activity outlines and extension activities that can be used with any of the films listed in that section. The activities in this resource explore how films can shock and surprise us through their storylines and characters.
The films referenced in this resource are available to borrow for free for Into Film Clubs: A Little Princess (1995), Coraline (2009), Hotel Transylvania (2012), Jumanji (1995), Kubo and the Two Strings (2016), Star Wars; A New Hope (1977)*, The Gruffalo (2009), The Witches (1990), Wallace and Gromit; The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005), Zootropolis (2016).
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*This film is unavailable to borrow from Into Film.
Some films have a timeless, enduring quality, and are handed down from generation to generation for whole new audiences to fall in love with. These films have the power to make us laugh, cry and think learning a little more about ourselves and the world we live in along the way. What's more, these are films to be enjoyed time and again, by ourselves when we are in a particular mood, or better yet, settling down with friends and family to share the experience and magic for the first or hundredth time.
The films in this strand have been grouped in four strands: The Hero's Journey, Historical England, Fantastical Locations, and Unforgettable Companions. For each strand, there are activity outlines and extension activities that can be used for work with any of the films listed in that section. The activities in this resource examine how the enduring nature of storytelling can be revisited again and again throughout cinema, whilst also whisking pupils on an exciting journey that takes in fantastical destinations, unforgettable companions and showcases the prevailing courage that resides in the hearts of the young.
The films referenced in this resource are available to order for free to Into Film Clubs: 101 Dalmatians (1961), Babe; The Gallant Pig (1995), Dumbo (1941), Mary Poppins (1964), Nanny McPhee (2005), Oliver! (1968), The Iron Giant (1999), The Jungle Book (1967), The Secret Garden (1993), Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (1971).
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This resource provides lesson and activity ideas to support use of archive film and filmmaking to investigate life in Britain from 1930-1960. The activities in this resource support the investigation of six key questions:
What is the Greatest Generation?
What was life like between 1930-1960?
What can we learn about 1930-1960 from archive film?
What is a documentary?
How can we make an informative and entertaining documentary?
How do we interview an eyewitness?
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This resource comprises activities that celebrate stories on film from around the world. The focus is on diversity, faith and language, to support films from a world cinema context, as well as British films.
The Into Film Festival takes place from 4-20 November 2015. There are free screenings and events taking place at over 520 venues across the UK. To book and find out more visit www.intofilm.org/festival
Activities in this resource explore ideas of empathy, identity and stereotypes, as well as developing learners’ understanding of rights and responsibilities. Pupils will create a Code of Conduct for their cinema visit and learn to be mindful of themselves and those around them.
The Into Film Festival takes place from 4-20 November 2015. There are free screenings and events at over 520 venues across the UK. To book and find out more visit www.intofilm.org/festival
David Lean is one of Britain’s greatest ever directors – someone who, throughout a five-decade career, crafted films based on well-known books and plays as well as original, epic stories. He was also a master of light and shade, emotional rise and fall and, most importantly, remains one of cinema’s most compelling storytellers.
His first film, In Which We Serve, which he co-directed in 1942, is a quintessentially patriotic tale of World War Two which features the first on-screen role of a young Richard Attenborough. From here, he produced more films set during politically and historically important times, and is perhaps most famed for his silver-screen adaptations of classic Victorian novels like Great Expectations (1946) and Oliver Twist (1948) which are full of the grit and harshness of the Dickens books on which they are based. Moreover, Lean continued to harness the war as an epic backdrop for his extraordinary narratives. Brief Encounter (1945), The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) and Lawrence Of Arabia (1962) are all often referenced as among not only the greatest British films of all time, but some of the finest titles ever committed to film.
David Lean directed over 15 films and edited many more, but here we have selected four films that give an insight into the breadth of his output and his undeniable skill behind a camera. The discussion points, notes and activities in this resource will enable you and your club to further explore Lean’s work, whilst sparking discussion and debate about how the films have stood the test of time, and what they can teach us about our historical past.
This resource introduces young people to the development stage of film production. It includes top tips and activities covering themes, premise, character development, genre and different types of story structure to help them develop their film ideas.
The guide is recommended for young people aged 13 to 19 for them to engage with filmmaking directly and without the support of an adult.
This resource forms part of a collection of mini filmmaking guides for young people covering the key aspects of the five stages of film production.
Mae'r adnodd hwn yn cyflwyno'r camau o ddatblygu o gynhyrchu ffilm i bobl ifanc. Mae'n cynnwys awgrymiadau a gweithgareddau sy'n cwmpasu themâu, syniadau, datblygu cymeriadau, genre a gwahanol fathau o strwythur stori i'w helpu datblygu eu syniadau ffilm.
Awgrymir defnyddio’r canllaw yma gyda phobl ifanc rhwng 13 a 19 oed i’w hymgysylltu â chreu ffilmiau uniongyrchol a heb gymorth oedolyn.
Mae'r adnodd hwn yn rhan o gasgliad o ganllawiau ffilmiau ar gyfer pobl ifanc, sy'n edrych ar bump cam allweddol o gynhyrchu ffilm.
This resource will showcase and celebrate the breadth of film created in Wales or featuring Welsh talent, as well as supporting teachers in engaging with film as a core learning tool. The activities are designed to fit the National Curriculum for Wales and to encourage educators and young people to explore Wales through film, focusing specifically on three central Welsh themes: Landscape, Myth, legend and nature, and Culture and heritage. From classic cinema through to modern day representations of Wales on film, the resource explores Welsh history, language, industry, culture and society.
Bydd yr adnodd hwn yn dangos ac yn dathlu ehangder y ffilmiau a grëwyd yng Nghymru neu sy'n cynnwys talent o Gymru yn ogystal â chynorthwyo athrawon i ddefnyddio ffilm fel adnodd dysgu craidd. Lluniwyd y gweithgareddau hyn i weddu i Gwricwlwm Cenedlaethol Cymru ac i annog addysgwyr a phobl ifanc i ystyried, astudio ac archwilio Cymru drwy ffilm gan ganolbwyntio'n benodol ar dair thema ganolog Gymreig: Tirlun, Myth, Chwedl a natur, a Diwylliant a Threftadaeth. O ffilmiau clasurol y sinema i bortreadau o'r Gymru gyfoes ar ffilm, mae'r adnodd hwn yn ystyried hanes Cymru, y Gymraeg, diwydiant, diwylliant a chymdeithas.
Looking for some fun activities to undertake with your family this summer? Download one of the five Must See Movies before You Grow Up family activities based on 50 popular children's films suitable for young people aged 5-11.
All the films chosen are definite must-sees for children, with engaging storylines and characters, and will entertain and develop your children's knowledge of the wider world.
The activity can be used with any of the 10 films in the Heroes & Villains theme listed below:
Beauty and the Beast (1991),
Fantastic Mr Fox (2009),
Frozen (2013), Shrek (2001),
Space Jam (1996),
Spirited Away (2001),
The LEGO Movie (2014),
The Lion King (1994),
The Lorax (2012),
The Princess Bride (1987).
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