I know we are all amazed by the acting ability in our 20 Shot Movies. Personally, I surprised myself in the worst way possible. But, acting ability is not the point! The point was to tell a story in a very limited space. This was a challenge. Our story was complicated and had a lot of flashbacks to past events; however, that forced us to pick specific aspects that we felt were important to the story. I mean, the movie would probably not make sense to someone who has not read the story, but I would absolutely use this project in my future classroom after students have read every short story we planned to shoot.
From beginning to end, having to create this in a group helped me comprehend more of the story. We had to all agree on which aspects to present and how to portray our interpretation of each scene. Then, we had to agree on which angles to use for each shot. A lot of this is kind of personal. It involved opening ourselves up to classmates we do not know that well, and explaining how and why we viewed something a certain way in our minds. I felt like it was a pretty vulnerable and personal experience, but I liked getting to know Nate and Emily and how they viewed our short story. In addition, we all had to share camera time (both on camera and behind the camera). It really forced us to work together and listen to one another.
All of these realizations make me excited to use this project in my classroom. I want my students to get to know one and other and be open to other people's interpretations. I want them to explore deeper meanings of stories and find creative ways to portray those meanings. Doing this in a group will help encourage students to speak more in class, and possibly eliminate some fear or anxiety about sharing their thoughts. Overall, I had a great time with this project and definitely see it benefiting my future students.
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