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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.

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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.
Industry Insider: Director
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Industry Insider: Director

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This careers resource, suitable for secondary aged students, highlights some of the responsibilities of the role of Director in the film or television industry. Students will: explore a person specification hear from Director Lyttanya Shannon about their experience in the industry and the top tips she has for young people interested in getting into the creative industries be signposted towards some activities to enlighten and inspire them in understanding this role and how they can explore it as a potential career.
Industry Insider: Art Director
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Industry Insider: Art Director

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This careers resource, suitable for secondary aged students, highlights some of the responsibilities of the role of Art Director in the film or television industry. Students will: explore a person specification hear from Art Director Lydia Fry about their experience in the industry and the top tips she has for young people interested in getting into the creative industries be signposted towards some activities to enlighten and inspire them in understanding this role and how they can explore it as a potential career.
Primary Model Music: Speaking Musically
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Primary Model Music: Speaking Musically

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In this lesson, pupils will be encouraged to listen closely and respond to how a piece of music in a film scene captures the tone of the events. The activity will work towards equipping them with bespoke musical vocabulary that they can use when speaking about a piece of music. This language is a transferrable skill across the other lessons in this resource series. By harnessing this language, learners can build confidence in speaking about music across a range of contexts.
Secondary Music-Expressive Performance
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Secondary Music-Expressive Performance

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This music resource introduces students to the concept of expressive performance using a selection of content from musical feature films. Learners will be introduced to the Expressive Performance dice and question card that will help them to delve deeper into musical performances in a wider variety of ways. Finally, learners will be able to summarise what makes a good expressive performance by creating a written guide to support their own performances.
Secondary Music -Technical Listening
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Secondary Music -Technical Listening

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In this music lesson learners will practise their technical listening skills enabling them to confidently apply music-specific language. Students will use their technical listening to critically evaluate film music including clips from La La Land (2016) and Jaws (1975). The Technical Listening activity sheet is carefully designed to scaffold their learning and the session concludes with the option to watch an additional clip and complete careers-focused home-learning.
Secondary Music - Creating Drama through Sound
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Secondary Music - Creating Drama through Sound

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In this lesson students will learn how sound creates dramatic impact in films. They will be introduced to the terms diegetic and non-diegetic sound and, using several film clips, will explore how these are used to create an atmosphere in a scene. They will then create their own soundtrack for a clip from Dunkirk making sure they include diegetic and non-diegetic sound. As a home learning task, students are asked to research the role of a film score composer. The powerpoint that accompanies this lesson can be downloaded from the Into Film website.
KENSUKE'S KINGDOM - ARCHWILIO'R ANHYSBYS
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KENSUKE'S KINGDOM - ARCHWILIO'R ANHYSBYS

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Mae’r adnodd hwn yn hyblyg a gall addysgwyr ei gyflwyno mewn amrywiaeth o wahanol ffyrdd. Mae yna gynlluniau gwersi unigol sy’n edrych ar themâu amgylchedd a chynaliadwyedd, goroesi ac animeiddio. Gallwch ddefnyddio’r rhain fel gwersi annibynnol neu i greu cynllun gwaith cyflawn. Gallwch hefyd ddewis elfennau o’r gyfres o adnoddau i’w defnyddio wrth gynllunio gwersi. Mae yna linyn cryf o Gymraeg/Llythrennedd ar draws yr holl gynlluniau gwersi. Ceir awgrymiadau hefyd ar sut i adeiladu ar y cynllun gwers i fynd i’r afael â meysydd eraill o’r cwricwlwm, yn ogystal â dogfen Cysylltiadau Cwricwlwm. Gall yr adran animeiddio gael ei chyflwyno fesul rhan ymhlith cynnwys y cwricwlwm neu ei chyflwyno fel uned animeiddio i ategu’r dysgu cwricwlaidd neu hyd yn oed i wneud animeiddio 2D mewn clwb allgyrsiol. Gall y dysgwyr ystyried cyflwyno eu hanimeiddiadau gorffenedig i gystadlaethau Curricular Film of the Month neu Film of the Month This resource is also available in English.
Kensuke's Kingdom - Exploring the Unknown
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Kensuke's Kingdom - Exploring the Unknown

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This resource is based on the new animation Kensuke’s Kingdom, adapted from Michael Morpurgo’s novel, and aims to immerse learners in the world of the film and 2D animation. We consulted with teachers on Into Film’s Welsh Ambassadors panel to shortlist the potential activities to be included in the resource and ensure their suitability for the Curriculum for Wales. Each curricular activity is structured as a lesson plan that draws on the trailer, stills, content from the film and exclusive interviews with the crew as stimulus and alternative digital activity to meet the cross-curricular needs of the digital competence framework. The animation activities develop young people’s animation skills from simple flick books to using digital software apps, encouraging them to develop their own animations inspired by Kensuke’s Kingdom. There is a selection of youth-made 2D animations and exclusive interviews with the crew who made the film and who offer their top tips for animation careers as further inspiration for learners. This resource is also available in Welsh.
Black Filmmakers: Amma Asante - Working with Genre
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Black Filmmakers: Amma Asante - Working with Genre

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Director of hits such as Belle (2013) and A United Kingdom (2017), Amma Asante is one of the UK’s brightest filmmaking talents and has cemented her status as a leading light in the screen industries through the variety of roles that she has had. From her directorial debut in 2004, for which she won the BAFTA for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer or Director, to her role as an Into Film Ambassador and our Careers Patron. This adaptable resource, the second in our Black Filmmakers series, is for use with learners aged 14 -18 who are studying Film Studies and Moving Image Arts primarily, although there are aspects of the lesson plans which are suitable for history and media teaching. The resource looks at the genres Amma Asante has worked within, particularly social realism and historical drama and makes comparisons between Asante and Ken Loach. Due to file size restrictions, the PowerPoint presentations that accompany these lessons will need to be downloaded from the Into Film website.
Adventures with Paddington
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Adventures with Paddington

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Get your class ready for adventure with this exciting resource based on the upcoming release of Paddington in Peru. Just as Paddington prepares to visit Aunt Lucy, your learners will prepare for their own adventure solving clues and completing challenges that would benefit any explorer. This resource focuses on core curriculum areas including English and maths as well as geography and science. Learners will receive a mysterious letter which they will need to decipher before they find out the reason for their adventure. They will then watch the trailer and think about what it means for Paddington to travel home. Pupils will investigate The Brown Family and reflect upon their own skills and talents, considering why they would be an excellent travelling companion. To develop their understanding of Peru, your class will note features of the rainforest landscape, leading to an activity discovering habitats and wildlife. In a maths-based bag packing challenge, learners will note that they need more than just a passport and marmalade sandwiches to have a successful trip and will choose from a range of items to take with them, making sure they don’t exceed their baggage allowance! The home learning task will encourage pupils to share their new knowledge about Peru with their families by considering why they would want to go there. They will also think about who they would take with them on a trip, considering what it means to travel away from home and why family and friends are important companions. The optional competition will encourage the idea that adventures can happen anywhere. Competition entrants will plan a day out with Paddington – where would they take him and what would they show him?
Pact: Inside Independent Production
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Pact: Inside Independent Production

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This resource is suitable for learners aged 14 and older and shines a light on the importance of independent production in the screen industries, along with the career opportunities within the sector. Inside Independent Production is a ready-to-play lesson incorporating industry encounters from a range of professionals working in the sector, along with crucial labour market information around roles, pathways and skills needed for success in independent production. It is designed to be part of a careers education programme, which educators can share in form-time, PSHE, careers lessons, or through subject-based lessons in media,film studies, English language, art, design and technology and more.
Film Studies: Belfast
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Film Studies: Belfast

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In this range of resources, Film Studies teachers will find activities specifically designed to introduce set texts to their learners. Focusing on key areas from the exam specifications, students will be introduced to ideas about the film, analysing selected sequences and looking at film stills. Teachers are encouraged to use these activities before, and immediately after, screening the entire film. The final slides of the PowerPoint offer extension activities and ideas about how to continue your study of this film. In this PowerPoint presentation based on Belfast, learners will investigate the context of The Troubles through still images and archive footage. They will also consider the challenges of making films based on childhood memories and they will think about the coming-of-age genre and the combination of fantasy and reality. All of these areas can be extended and there are suggestions for further study.
Film Studies: Do the Right Thing
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Film Studies: Do the Right Thing

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In this range of resources, Film Studies teachers will find activities specifically designed to introduce set texts to their learners. Focusing on key areas from the exam specifications, students will be introduced to ideas about the film, analysing selected sequences and looking at film stills. Teachers are encouraged to use these activities before, and immediately after, screening the entire film. The final slides of the PowerPoint offer extension activities and ideas about how to continue your study of this film. In this PowerPoint, which introduces Do The Right Thing, students will investigate the context surrounding the making of the film and how it was received at the time. Students will also consider how characters are introduced and analyse the representation of women.
Film Studies: Sunrise
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Film Studies: Sunrise

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In this range of resources, Film Studies teachers will find activities specifically designed to introduce set texts to their learners. Focusing on key areas from the exam specifications, students will be introduced to ideas about the film, analysing selected sequences and looking at film stills. Teachers are encouraged to use these activities before, and immediately after, screening the entire film. The final slides of the PowerPoint offer extension activities and ideas about how to continue your study of this film. In this PowerPoint presentation, which introduces Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, learners are introduced to F.W. Murnau, German Expressionism and the silent film. They will also analyse the binary opposites, with a specific focus on women.
Film Studies: Vertigo
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Film Studies: Vertigo

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In this range of resources, Film Studies teachers will find activities specifically designed to introduce set texts to their learners. Focusing on key areas from the exam specifications, students will be introduced to ideas about the film, analysing selected sequences and looking at film stills. Teachers are encouraged to use these activities before, and immediately after, screening the entire film. The final slides of the PowerPoint offer extension activities and ideas about how to continue your study of this film. In this PowerPoint, which introduces Vertigo, students will research the context of Old Hollywood and consider Alfred Hitchcock’s role as an auteur director. They will investigate Hitchcock’s treatment of women and reflect upon Andrew Sarris’s ideas about technical competence.
Film Studies: Casablanca
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Film Studies: Casablanca

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In this range of resources, Film Studies teachers will find activities specifically designed to introduce set texts to their learners. Focusing on key areas from the exam specifications, students will be introduced to ideas about the film, analysing selected sequences and looking at film stills. Teachers are encouraged to use these activities before, and immediately after, screening the entire film. The final slides of the PowerPoint offer extension activities and ideas about how to continue your study of this film. In this PowerPoint resource, which introduces* Casablanca*, learners will investigate the context of Old Hollywood, then focus on the narrative and the importance of stars during this period of time.
Film Studies: District 9
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Film Studies: District 9

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In this range of resources, Film Studies teachers will find activities specifically designed to introduce set texts to their learners. Focusing on key areas from the exam specifications, students will be introduced to ideas about the film, analysing selected sequences and looking at film stills. Teachers are encouraged to use these activities before, and immediately after, screening the entire film. The final slides of the PowerPoint offer extension activities and ideas about how to continue your study of this film. In this PowerPoint, which introduces District 9, students examine the concept of ideology thinking about how filmmakers communicate their viewpoints and whether there is more freedom for filmmakers outside of Hollywood. Conflict is examined through the narrative theory of binary oppositions.
Step into Screen Careers
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Step into Screen Careers

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Now with more activity sheets! In our Step into Screen Careers resources young people are offered a range of activities to get them thinking about the types of roles available in the screen industries and target specific aspects of working life. Students can work independently on tasks reflecting on their own skills and interests whilst also discovering what it is like to work in the screen industries. Included in this resource are sixteen activity sheets: School to screen career – it’s a match! Routes into the industry What does a career path look like? Which is the best route for me? Being employed in the screen industries Freelancing in the screen industries Comparing ways of working in the screen industries Finance for freelancers In demand in the screen industries Creating a screen industry CV Who works where - workshops and trailers Who works where - Post-production facility Who works where - Production office Who works where - set or location Who works where - combined activity sheet Which route into the screen industries is for me?
Wicked Futures: Careers in Film
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Wicked Futures: Careers in Film

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Step behind the scenes of the blockbuster of the year, Wicked, in this resource which shines a light on the job roles that make the magic of the film possible. The contents of the resource are as follows: • An Assembly Deck that encourages students to reflect on the qualifications, experiences and skills needed to work. It will also give them access to a fun digital quiz to determine what kind of job field in the screen industries might best suit them, based on their skills and personality traits www.WickedFuturesQuiz.com. • Lesson One allows students to get hands-on with maths as they explore some activities which simulate life on set. Students will step into the shoes of a trainee to flex their organisational, problem solving and time-management skills. • Lesson Two gives students the opportunity to apply their literacy skills to a marketing activity as they work to reshape a Wicked press release for a variety of audiences and mediums Throughout the resource, students will hear about the inspiring journeys and stories of four trainees who worked behind the scenes on the extraordinary film production of Wicked. At the end of the lesson sequence, students are invited to submit a design and text for a social media post in our Marketing Wiz competition, ensuring they consider all of the necessary tools needed to promote the release of Wicked.
Film Studies: Whiplash
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Film Studies: Whiplash

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In this range of resources, Film Studies teachers will find activities specifically designed to introduce set texts to their learners. Focusing on key areas from the exam specifications, students will be introduced to ideas about the film, analysing selected sequences and looking at film stills. Teachers are encouraged to use these activities before, and immediately after, screening the entire film. The final slides of the PowerPoint offer extension activities and ideas about how to continue your study of this film. In this PowerPoint, which introduces Whiplash for A Level, students examine the importance of independent films. They will also analyse sources of conflict and gain a deeper understanding of the representation of gender.