My reflection after viewing this video was great! I think this is a great way to incorporate multi media in the classroom. This helps students create critical thinking skills. Filmmaker Martin S. created this program when he came to the realization that kids needed tools to interpret the visual imagery their immersed in everyday. Think about it...in this generation everything is more technology based. Students no longer really figure things out on their own. They have the technology right in front of their face where if they have a question they can just type it right into google and have an answer like that. Students get their information from the television or movies. So this program is a plus because it will help them realize that not everything they see on television is one hundred percent true. The goal for teachers and students is the have the students look at film through three different lens, 1.) film as a language, 2.) historical cultural document, and 3.) work of art. As it said in the video, your training they eye and the heart of the student to look at the film in a different way and ask questions. I couldn’t agree more with this statement. When you look at something you need to be able to draw questions and observations from it. This program is doing that by helping students achieve and strengthen their skills in critical thinking. Wait there’s even a better plus to this program. IT’S FREE! That’s right! The Story of Movies curriculum package which includes lesson plans and dvds is available free of charge to teachers around the country. I really like that because it’s nothing extra that you need to pay for, for your students. Overall, I really enjoyed watching this video and this would be great for a middle school art teacher to do with their students.
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