It is a fact that a fairly large proportion of our children acquire almost as much information about the world via television, film and video as they do at school. It is therefore essential that we should also impart to children a knowledge of moving images, so that they will understand better what they are seeing. Film is a language that is as important for children to be able to try it out, play with, and learn to use as their spoken and written language, or the other languages included in the school curriculum. Unfortunately, the schools provide very little information about film, despite it s occupying such a large part of the children s everyday lives. There is a need here for ideas and imaginative suggestions, teaching aids, and methods.
Children narrate in words and pictures and in accordance with well-developed working method.
This work takes place in the actual school, in integration with the school s other activities, while television programmes and other aids help both the students and teachers in their task of learning more about the language of film. Responsable for the concept and the realization is Mr Erling Ericsson. Find out how the teachers prepare their work each day to integrate the filmmaking with the other activities. Get useful tips from experienced teachers who worked with this method for years in their classes. Now you can try our interactive test on how to make the shark swim fast or slow.