This is about being part of something. My group of 7th graders may or may not have had that experience before. I'm hoping it will bring out the best in them; or at least some characteristics, interests, or skills they may not have been aware of about themselves - as individuals and as a group.
We have scripted a mystery film. Maybe it will get finished. More importantly, especially during this shooting phase, there is much to do, much depending on cooperation and stepping-up, much to do with having ones head in the game. And it's fun.
Within the orchestrated mayhem grips are moving furniture and taping-off marks for actors, continuity people are photographing scenes so that we can reconstruct them the next time we meet, a steady stream of camera-persons take their turn framing scenes and following direction, and always our talk-alouds to share how we are thinking about the scene, the story, the flexibilty of the medium.
It's a good thing to be part of.
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