Into Film is an education organisation providing a unified UK-wide offer for learning through and about film. It is supported by the British Film Institute (BFI) through Lottery funding and its programme includes delivery of the BFI 5-19 education scheme. Into Film's resources range from film discussion guides, to curriculum linked worksheets, lesson plans and presentations. Our resources are tailored to fit the curriculum criteria of each nation, supporting learning outcomes.
Into Film is an education organisation providing a unified UK-wide offer for learning through and about film. It is supported by the British Film Institute (BFI) through Lottery funding and its programme includes delivery of the BFI 5-19 education scheme. Into Film's resources range from film discussion guides, to curriculum linked worksheets, lesson plans and presentations. Our resources are tailored to fit the curriculum criteria of each nation, supporting learning outcomes.
Designed to be used with Edward Scissorhands, this resource, aimed at students aged 11-14, provides simple-to-use activities that are a fun way to start a film club. The activities allow learners to explore key themes of empathy, tolerance and respect for all, while developing their literacy skills.
Getting young people to make that leap from simply watching to actively discussing and writing about films is no small feat. This film topic has been put together with this progression in mind. The films have been selected based on feedback from hundreds of Into Film club leaders focused on getting their members to write. The films, accompanying information and discussion points in this resource have been chosen to excite and inspire members to write. To find out more about Into Film and discover more of our resources please go to; https://www.intofilm.org/resources
Designed to be used with Disney Pixar Shorts Volume 1, this resource, aimed at primary pupils, provides simple-to-use activities that are a fun way to start a film club. The activities allow learners to explore key themes of empathy, friendship, tolerance and emotional health, while developing their literacy skills.
Disney Pixar Shorts Volume 1 and other Pixar films are available to stream for free on Into Film + https://www.intofilm.org/films/19630
Celebrating the ancient art of storytelling, and fairy tales that have inspired great films, these two new resources are designed to support literacy for Key Stage 1. Each features five films hand-picked by Into Film curators, accompanied by teachers’ notes, discussion questions, recommended activities and a worksheet which can be photocopied for use in class or a school film club. Start an Into Film club in your school to access the films included in this resource for free: www.filmclub.org and to go www.intofilm.org to find out more about the new charity (formally FILMCLUB and First Light)
Into Film has partnered with the National Association for Teaching English (NATE) to produce a new resource centred around Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, and the 1999 film adaptation starring Patrick Stewart as Ebeneezer Scrooge. The resource also contains generic teaching approaches that can be applied across all 19th century texts.
Download the the accompanying PowerPoints on the Into Film website from this link www.intofilm.org/19th-century-novel Start a free film club and order the films to watch in your classroom today at www.intofilm.org/clubs.
This resource explores what it means to be part of the Commonwealth, offering insights into the culture and identity of Commonwealth countries and reflecting on life in the UK and the activities centre on four carefully chosen films from across the Commonwealth: The First Grader; Mandela – Long Walk to Freedom; Tracks and He Named Me Malala.
The activities are designed to work across a range of subjects, these activities enable pupils to develop a range of skills across the following curriculum areas: English and literacy, citizenship, wellbeing, PSHE, PSE and PDMU; PSHE, and geography.
The accompanying PowerPoint presentation can be downloaded from the Into Film website at the following link: https://www.intofilm.org/resources/1051
This resource covers a range of films from Hugo and Coraline to Private Peaceful to explore popular book adaptations on film. It is the perfect way to kick-off or refresh your club with a range of exciting films and activities to aid discussion.
For more information on starting an Into Film club, please visit www.intofilm.org/clubs
We have produced this new resource based on the film Hairspray to complement the new Welsh National Literacy Framework for Primary schools, aimed a developing oracy, reading, and writing across the curriculum.
Developed in conjunction with a leading literacy practitioner and the Welsh Government, these bilingual resources aim to empower teachers to increase literacy through film.
To order your free DVD, please visit www.filmclub.org
To celebrate Roald Dahl Day, Into Film has produced this assembly which looks at the author's birthday on 13th September and his beloved story, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (voted by you as the number one fiction book all children should read before leaving Primary school!). The PowerPoint presentation contains teacher notes, embedded film clips, questions and stimulus for a whole school activity.
More Roald Dahl on Film resources can be found at www.intofilm.org/roald-dahl
To start your free Into Film Club visit www.intofilm.org/clubs
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This Into Film resource provides an introduction to stop-motion animation, detailing the history of the technique, as well as guidance on how to create your own stop motion films. Styles included use silhouettes, paper cut outs and modelling clay, with activity sheets and cut-out materials also provided for an interactive historical understanding of inventions such as the zoetrope and thaumatrope. More information can be found at www.intofilm.org/resources/200. To find out more about Into Film and start an Into Film Club visit: www.intofilm.org/clubs.
This resource was specifically created for our Reel to Real education project with the learning department of the V&A Museum. These film-focused activities are designed based on the 2013 adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing for use in English, drama and related subjects with students aged 11-18. It is particularly suitable for supporting the study of the play Much Ado About Nothing in English at Key Stage 3, GCSE and Third and Fourth levels with clear links to Assessment Objectives such as to ‘relate texts to their social, cultural and historical contexts’. This resource may also be used to support students approaching the play at Advanced level.
It comprises of a set of comprehensive teachers’ notes with worksheets, and the accompanying Reel to Real: Much Ado About Nothing PowerPoint presentation includes clips from the film and exclusive interviews with the cast and crew of the film.
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This film is now available to stream free at Into Film+
https://www.intofilm.org/films/17755
A film guide that looks at The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012), a coming-of-age story which beautifully captures the joys and heartbreaks of growing up.
This guide is useful for exploring subjects including PSHE Education, Psychology and English in addition to highlighting topics surrounding mental health, friendships, growing up, books and plays, and school.
This resource for students aged 12 to 16 examines cultural identity and relationships on film as starting point for students to explore their own identity, how it is shaped and how they perceive themselves and others. It also explores a range of relationships including family and friendships, to consider how others influence them, and how they affect others through films ranging including Gone Too Far, Belle, Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Girlhood.
To download the Black Star: Identity PowerPoint presentation, please visit the Into Film website: https://www.intofilm.org/resources/1144
Black Star is the British Film Institute's autumn 2016 celebration of the range, versatility and power of black actors on film and TV taking place nationwide and we're delighted to be complementing their season with a programme of relevant films that resonate with our audience of 5-19 year olds. Embracing the BFI's direction of illuminating on-screen talent, the films selected for use in this resource feature contemporary British stars of black heritage as well as actors from the African diaspora and throughout film history that demonstrate a real range and depth of storytelling.
For further information on the BFI Black Star season, please visit http://www.bfi.org.uk/black-star
Are your learners ready to discover the impossible?
This resource, brought to you by Into Film and Disney to celebrate the upcoming release of the new animated adventure Strange World, will encourage learners to embody the attitude of an explorer as they are immersed in a whole
new environment full of mystery and impossibility.
The two lesson sequence encompasses geography, English, art and design and science with opportunities to develop creative writing skills, speaking and listening, mapping skills and identifying environmental
features.
The learning opportunities encourage pupils to imagine themselves as explorers of the fantastical setting of Disney’s Strange World and to document their exploration through maps, diary entries and observations of the unusual creatures that inhabit this place.
Once upon a time there was a cat with a sword, a hat, a pair
of boots, and a thirst for adventure! This two-lesson sequence
brings your class into the world of Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
to explore aspects of creative storytelling and exciting characters.
Are your learners ready for an epic adventure? The two-lesson
sequence incorporates elements of the PHSE/RSE, English/
literacy, design and technology, and art and design curriculums.
The learning opportunities encourage pupils to create their own
stories, using the conventions of an adventure narrative; be a team
player and identify and assess risk, challenging themselves to step
out of their comfort zone in the process.
A lesson working with this classic eight minute sci-fi film as stimulus, to plan a persuasive marketing campaign and co-ordinate press coverage of space tourism.
For more information about Into Film and help setting up your free Into Film club, visit www.intofilm.org
This resource, comprising of a Silent Shakespeare: The Tempest 1908 PowerPoint and PDF, provides a range of activities based on the 3Cs and 3Ss of film to help young people to explore this silent adaptation of the play. The activities are differentiated and are suitable for both primary and secondary students.
Activities range from analysing the film using the 3Cs and 3Ss, creating special effects on film to composing character motifs for a soundtrack.
The whole film can be viewed at the following link: /teaching-resource/the-tempest-silent-shakespeare-11184457
The Into Film Storymaker: The Gruffalo Edition is a literacy-focused app which supports storytelling in lower primary school settings. It features key scenes from The Gruffalo film and is supported by an extensive cross-curricular teaching resource. Pupils are able to record their own voices using existing or new narrative and dialogue, and choose a suitable soundtrack and sound effects. Download the teachers' notes, supporting PowerPoint presentation and curriculum links, then head to www.intofilm.org/gruffalo-storymaker for information about how to download the app.
To start your free Into Film club visit www.intofilm.org/clubs
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Mythbusters: Respect for IP uses an online ‘mythbusting' quiz to challenge young people into confronting common perceptions about intellectual property and film viewing choices. Students can then conduct their own research into the topic of respect for IP, before bringing it all together and creating their own quiz to challenge friends and family.
This short resource can be used in informal settings or the classroom and is perfect to explore in the lead up to the summer holidays. Developed in partnership with Industry Trust.
To start your free Into Film Club visit www.intofilm.org/clubs
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