Share, Interpret, Remix x3
Have you seen this amazing tri-class remix project?
Flick-It-On! Student Collaborative Film Making Challenge
It is a creative way to inspire remix, design, and critical thinking.
The Gist:
- Three classes
- Each make a silent video on chosen theme and pass it on (flick it on) to the next class.
- That class interprets it and adds VoiceOver and credits and flicks it on.
- The next class interprets emotion and action and adds music and credits, then flicks it on.
- Presentations
Question/Extension
I wonder if there is a reflection/dialogue component to explain/discuss the choice in interpretation and remix to consider how the original projects morphed into something same/different than original intent?
This a project worth trying: students must interpret what they see in the context of the theme, then add their interpretation before passing it on for the next interpreters. Each group thinks through a different part in the making of a video. Imagine the learning conversations and debriefing!
How would you extend or remix this project?
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Sheri Edwards View All
Geeky Gramma ~~
Retired Middle School Language Arts/Media Teacher ~~
Writer and Thinker~~
Art from the Heart
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Hi
We certainly do have “a reflection/dialogue component to explain/discuss the choice in interpretation and remix to consider how the original projects morphed into something same/different than original intent”. In our previous rounds we had the dialogue at the premiere. This year has seen the project move from a local project to a national project so the premiere will be online with the the reflection dialogue incorporated and we’re going to start using Edmodo too!
Its a great project – my school has completed a mini version in school – we have 6 classrooms and rotated movies around slightly differently (based on last year’s model). The Flick-It-On! Team (Myself, Rebecca Power & Jamie Power) adapt the project slight each year to improve and runner smoother. What’s great about the project is how adaptable and useable it is!
Thanks for a great response to the project! My favourite aspect is the collaboration with students from different schools.
From Emma
Emma,
Thank you for sharing your reflection piece. I figured it was built in, since it is such a well thought out project. Great thinking and planning!
I look forward to following the project, and hope to adapt it in some way in my school. I may be contacting you for ideas!
Sheri