14 March - 20 March

Week 7

Kia ora 9C1

English assessment in progress.  Short film production.

PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

• We are PLANNING create a storyboard for our audio-visual text.
• We are using our storyboard to produce a short film.
• We are rehearsing, recording, reflecting and refining our own film production.

Assessment Overview

This term our context is ‘Reconnect’. We chose to reconnect to our cultures. In English, first we viewed and analysed a short film that explored the theme of reconnecting. We then chose an aspect/object of our cultures to showcase the importance and values attached to this aspect/object. 

You are required to use your knowledge of visual and verbal language to create meaning by producing a short audio-visual text that showcases your culture.  

Learning tasks

You have been engaged in learning about some important skills and knowledge required in making a film. These are:

• Camera shots, angles, (movement), and mise-en-scène 

• Sound, lighting and colour

• Storyboarding and writing a script.

• Producing a film

Assessment Task: 

Give the audience a blissful taste of the …… culture. 

Create a short film to showcase one or more important aspects of your culture and the values attached with them. 

What to submit?

Part 1 - Storyboard

Part 2 - Film

Part 3 - A written explanation (individual). Your written explanation should include: 

1.  author's purpose

2.  the main message intended for the audience

3.  a justification of the important cinematic techniques you have used and their effectiveness with reference to author’s purpose (camera shots, angles, movements, sound, colour etc.),

Success Criteria: I can/have...

• collaborate fully with my group to rehearse, record, reflect and refine our film

Activities:

• Use the storyboard.
• Rehearse, record, reflect and refine the film

Homework:

Reading Plus

Short film production assessment.