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ADVENTURE
FAMILY ACTIVITY
READY, SET, ACTION! AGES 7–11
ACTIVITY TIME 20–60 MINS
ABOUT THE ADVENTURE THEME Film settings and locations help to immerse us into the world of the film. This activity will help children to design their own setting for the film that you have just watched. It is also helpful for developing an understanding of how films are made to create meanings for their audience and an appreciation of the process of making a film.
THE FILMS INCLUDED IN THIS THEME ARE: • • • • • • • • • •
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009, U) Night at the Museum (2006, PG) Paddington (2014, PG) Shaun The Sheep Movie (2015, U) The Adventures of TinTin (2011, PG) The Never-Ending Story (1984, U) The Secret Life of Pets (2016, U) Toy Story (1995, PG) Trolls (2016, U) Up (2009, U).
SAFEGUARDING The films in this resource have been classified by the British Board of Film Classification and in addition Into Film suggests age groups that each film is engaging for. However, it is always recommended that you view the film before watching it with your child to ensure that content is appropriate. Additional information on the content of films is available on the British Board of Film Classification and Common Sense Media websites.
YOU WILL NEED: • • • • • • •
A DVD copy of a film from the Must See Movies Before You Grow Up: Adventure collection Ready, set, action! activity sheet Colouring pens and pencils Shoeboxes Arts and crafts materials such as modelling clay Action figures or small toys Tablet, smartphone or stills camera.
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ADVENTURE
FAMILY ACTIVITY
WHAT TO DO 1. After watching your selected film together from the Must See Movies Before You Grow Up: Adventure collection, talk as a family about your thoughts on the film.
2. Ask your child to try to remember some specific settings and locations from the film. Discuss why the setting was used in the film? How did it affect the storyline?
3. Working together with your child, complete the Ready, set, action! activity sheet by drawing either a setting from the film or a new setting that the film’s characters could have a new adventure in. You may find it useful to create a bank of words to describe the setting, before your child starts their drawing.
TAKE IT FURTHER 1. Download the 3Cs and 3Ss Literacy Tool from the Into Film website for further activities and questions to discuss with your children while watching films together at home (www.intofilm.org/resources/127).
2. Create a 3D setting for the film by using the completed Ready, set, action! activity sheet as a guideline to create a model of the setting, using a shoebox turned on its side and a variety of arts and crafts materials.
3. Using a tablet, smartphone or stills camera, and action figures or small toys as characters, take photographs of the shoebox set together while moving the characters very slightly before taking each photograph.
4. The photographs can then be edited together to create a simple animation by using an editing program such as iMovie. There is guidance on this in Into Film’s Guide to iMovie at www.intofilm.org/resources/85.
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ADVENTURE READY, SET, ACTION! STORYBOARD TEMPLATE
ACTIVITY SHEET
1. Draw your film setting in the box below. 2. Colour in your design to make it look as interesting as possible. 3. Add labels to your drawing.
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