Using short films in the early years
Age 3+
Following the success of Starting Stories (our first short films resource for early years), we have listened and responded to teachers' requests for further material. Starting Stories 2 is the result. The DVD includes a carefully selected collection of 12 short films between two and ten minutes long, aimed at children aged 3 and over. They cover a wide range of issues and topics and include animations and live action films from the early days of film to the present day.
Guide contents include:
Why use short films in Early Years?; Thinking about films; Teaching with short films; The films (synopses and background); Additional materials from film-makers; Film stills.
The DVD compilation features a carefully selected collection of 12 short films aimed at children aged 3 and over. They cover a wide range of issues and topics and include animations and live action films from the early days of film to the present day.
Contains the following films:
# Two Mitchell and Kenyon films, UK, ca 1901 & 1904, 3 min & 2 min
# That Fatal Sneeze, UK, 1907, 5 min
# Jack and the Beanstalk, UK, 1955, 10 min
# Tom Sweep, UK, 1992, 3 min
# Dangle, UK, 2003, 6 min
# Little Pig is Flying (Lilla Grisen Flyger), Sweden, 2004, 10 min
# Nightshift (Yovuoro), Finland, 2004, 7 min
# Taps, UK, 2003, 3 min
# A Slippery Tale (Pantoffelhelden), Germany, 2004, 7 min
# Mairi MacLeod and the Metagama, Scotland, 2004, 5 min
# Lucia, Germany, 2004, 9 min
For more information see www.bfi.org.uk/education/startingstories2
PLEASE NOTE THE LOGIN PAGE FOR THE DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCES HAVE CHANGED: http://old.bfi.org.uk/education/teaching/startingstories2/pdf/
