Picturacy Film Narrative and The Primary Framework

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PicturacyFilm Narrative and The Primary
Framework

• Matt Poyton
• Primary Education Officer
• Film Education

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Film and the Primary Framework for Literacy

• The narrative and non-fiction units within the
• renewed Framework encompass both paper and
• on-screen texts and are intended to cover the
• full range of texts envisaged within the National
  
• Curriculum for English.
• www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/primaryframework/literac
  y

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Film and the Primary Framework for Literacy

• For example
• Year 4 Non-fiction - Unit 4
• Persuasive Texts
• Watch a trailer for a popular children's film.
  Discuss how
• the soundtrack, sound effects, voice-over and
  moving
• images were used. Demonstrate how to combine
  words,
• music and images (to engage an audience).
• www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/primaryframework/literac
  y/planning/Year4/Nonfiction/unit4

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Film and the Primary Framework for Literacy

• Year 5 Narrative - Unit 5
• Film Narrative
• Use key points in a film to discuss features and
  themes. Explore approaches
• made by the filmmaker to create moods, pace and
  viewpoint. Develop
• children's film language by identifying how
  colour, light, sound and camera
• angles have been used to tell the narrative...
• Children work as part of a group to use drama
  strategies to explore
• characters in depth.
• Develop a storyboard for a narrative by capturing
  and importing key images
• into a presentation program. Children write
  their own version of a narrative,
• organising writing into paragraphs, and create a
  multimodal presentation of
• this version including images, voice-over,
  soundtrack and written text.
• www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/primaryframework/literac
  y/planning/Year5/Narrativestories/unit5/

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• Word - sentence - text (Literacy)
• Shot - sequence - text (Picturacy)

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• Actively reading film
• Improves reading and enjoyment of all texts
• Knowledge and understanding of filmmaking so
  pupils can develop skills as filmmakers

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• From screen to page
• Deeper understanding of genre, narrative,
  character, audience
• Allows comparison of composition and effect in
  film and writing

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Camera How are the effects of these shot types
achieved in writing?
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Camera How are the effects of these shot types
achieved in writing?
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Camera How are the effects of these shot types
achieved in writing?
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Task 1 - 20/25 mins

• You are going to tell your own version of a
  scenes narrative.
• Choose 12 key images from the clip Run to the
  front door. Pause the video at each chosen
  moment and create a screen grab. This is harder
  than you think!
• Sequence your screen grabs into a storyboard.
  Empty the screen grab bank of any images you
  dont need
• Use the first image with Bubbles to add speech
  and/or thoughts as well a text box with a couple
  of sentences. Use punctuation with speech and
  powerful verbs and adverbs in text boxes. Create
  a new screen grab of the finished image.
• Repeat 3 for each image in turn and create a new
  storyboard from your screen grab bank
• Each pair read another pairs finished work.

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Task 2 - 40/45 mins

• Meanwhile
• You play the parents (or aunts/uncles) of the
  three children. You
• are discussing their behaviour at the other side
  of the house, but
• something is watching you too
• With your narrative you need to
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the
  different shot types and their effect.
• Establish character visually and by using speech
  and thought bubbles
• Use text boxes to add a sentence or two to
  accompany each frame. Use time connectives,
  powerful verbs and adverbs etc.

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Task 2 - 45 mins

• Pairs into fours
• Plan - sketch a storyboard. 12 frames max (10
  mins)
• Off to take photos (all landscape). Back in 15
  mins
• Back into pairs
• Import photos onto laptops and then into
  Picturacy
• Add bubbles, text boxes, adjust light and colour
  etc.
• Make screen grabs of each final image
• Sequence in a storyboard
• Pairs swap laptops to read the others narrative.

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Tips

• The 180 degree rule Shot
  reverse shot