Empowerment
"Lacking communication I am in reality silent; throughout 
history silence has been regarded as assent - 
in this case assent to the system."
-Saul Alinsky
Rules for Radicals
People endowed with social power and prestige are able to
use film and media images to reinforce their power -
we need to look to film to grant power to those who are
marginalized or currently not represented.
-Rick Herbst, 
Yale Law Student
Quoted in: Is Cinema Studies the New MBA?
By: Elizabeth Van Ness
New York Times
Legal
trademark
Copyright
Submissions
and Deadlines
Publicity
Youtube
branding
The Show
Tickets
Format
Where to Start
Organizing Committee
Responsibilities:
Scheduling
Vendors / Sponsors
Judging
Advertising / Promotion
Budget
organizing the show
why
Resources

Websites:

shanghaifilmfest.org
directorintheclassroom.com
sfjff.org/guide
Why charge admission?
How much should we charge?
What do we do with the fees?


Creating  A Film Festival
Literacy 2.0
Adapted from Jason Ohler's
Orchestrating the media collage
Education Leadership Magazine
March 2009
"Being able to read and write multiple forms of media and integrate them into a meaningful whole is the new hallmark of literacy."
digital literacy is a 21st
century skill. 
creating media helps students 
analyze media.  
writing is now more 
important than ever.
how can you tell a compelling
story?
art is the 4th "r"
Digital literacy demands that we treat art as the next R, just as important as the traditional 3 Rs. This is one of the most pivotal shifts in literacy that the digital age has inspired, and we should not deny our students these important literacy skills.
Arts Advocacy
Open Spaces
students learn from each other.
Film festivals allow students 
greater access to discovering
new possibilites and alternatives.
Preparation
who are we?
Technology integration specialists
art teachers
english teachers
music teachers
general elementary teachers
administrators

Film buffs
Futura, w/ tracking
used on all visual materials

easy to remember
sounds 'cool'
like 'R2D2'
Name:
Font:
Image:
Combines futuristic and 
traditional / cultural to reflect
a medium that is both new and
personal
posters
general
informational
school specific
t-shirts and other apparel
 
Banners
Awards
Workshops
Basic Editing
Animation
foley art
digital storytelling
acting for film
preshow
opportunity to engage students, and have every work celebrated and displayed
Showcase
guest 
 speaker

All who enter get a certificate 
of achievement


entries that make the 
showcase get a trophy


best in show
best technical awards

Certificates
trophies
prizes
online presence
advertising
Advertise for entries and attendance

pictured here:
Shanghai Family Magazine
Little star magazine
festival website
youtube channel
(and postcards)
post-show
set up
Categories
and Divisions
Venue
Support
Connections
Social Networking
Partner festivals
what skills do we
need?
administration
public relations / marketing
parents
students
community members
industry professionals (judges)
With Help From:
We are...
Necessary
Useful
Advanced
imovie
Quictime Pro
idvd
garageband
pages
final cut pro
dvdstudiopro
livetype
soundtrack pro
motion
for editing video
for converting formats
for creating final showcase dvds
for creating soundtracks
for creating storyboards
advanced video editing
advanced dvd authoring
create complex title sequences
advanced audio mixing
motion graphics creation
http://studentfilm.ning.com
http://studentfilmfests.ning.com
students connect: 
teachers connect:
classroom teachers
technology integration specialists
marketing 
printing contacts
Creating Content in Classrooms
Advertising / PR
Funding
PTSA
Local companies
building administration
school administration


how many students are you expecting?
what are the facilities like at partner schools?
What are 'netural space' options? 
what are the costs involved? 
ELEMENTARY       MIDDLE          HIGH
documentary
narrative
music video
video art
animation
Public Service
  announcement


documentary
narrative
music video
video art
animation
Public Service
  announcement


documentary
narrative
music video
video art
animation
Public Service
  announcement


documentary
narrative
music video
video art
animation
Public Service
  announcement


documentary
narrative
music video
video art
animation
Public Service
  announcement


documentary
narrative
music video
video art
animation
Public Service
  announcement


ELEMENTARY
MIDDLE SCHOOL
HIGH SCHOOL
Achievemnet: cinematography
Achievemnet: editing
Achievemnet: score
Achievemnet: directing
Achievemnet: acting
Achievemnet: script
Achievemnet: cinematography
Achievemnet: editing
Achievemnet: score
Achievemnet: directing
Achievemnet: acting
Achievemnet: script
Achievemnet: cinematography
Achievemnet: editing
Achievemnet: score
Achievemnet: directing
Achievemnet: acting
Achievemnet: script
Best in Show
Runners up? 
create a timeline
sept        oct        nov        dec        jan        feb        mar        april        may       june  
ENTRIES DEADLINE
fFESTIVAL DATE
announce festival
advertising for  
        festival
show dvd made, trophies ordered
videos organized, sent to judges
copies made for sale
food, transportation organized
workshops scheduled
call for workshop entries
call for entries  
     advertising
What do I do about copyrighted Material?
creative commons
1. What are the laws of the country I am in?
2. what exceptions are made for "fair use"?
3. What do we want the students to learn? 
sorry, we can't help you here.
fair use
1. The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;2. The nature of the copyrighted work;3. Amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and4. The effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.
http://www.copyright.gov
 Moving beyond function to engage the sense.

Narrative added to products and services - not just argument. 

Adding invention and big picture thinking (not just detail focus).

Going beyond logic and engaging emotion and intuition.

Bringing humor and light-heartedness to business and products.

Meaning - Immaterial feelings and values of products.
DESIGN
STORY
SYMPHONY
EMPATHY
PLAY
MEANING
The Disciplined Mind
The Synthesizing Mind
The Creative Mind
The Respectful Mind
The Ethical Mind
New Bloom's Taxonomy
strike a balance between distinguising excellent work and
celebrating all attempts.
trailer
Create a Youtube Channel
(go to youtube.com, click "Signup")
Elementary Showcase
Middle School showcase
high school showcase

Awards for best in show
PR
(highly paid model is optional)
English classes
narrative assignments
Social Studies
national history day
social issues: public service announcements
documentaries
science
the arts
demonstrations
document process
document process
 art history
video as art
Digital Video/ IB Film classes?

elementary 
claymation
documentaries
narratives 

studentfilmfests.ning.com
multiple intelligences
BODY KINESTHETIC

INTERPERSONAL

VERBAL-LINGUISTIC





LOGICAL-MATHEMATIC

VISUAL SPATIAL


MUSICAL












Acting, moving camera
working in teams
script writing
editing
cinematography, directing,
set design, animation
writing scores, foley art
goal of
filmmaking
goals of film
festival
Forms and Contracts
filmmaking
film festivals

budget
alternatives
ZOMBIES
ROBOTS
MONKEYS
ROBOTS AND MONKEYS
COMMERCIALS ABOUT
BACTERIA
Artistic Impetus Model
Artistic impetus Model by Dr. Joseph
Amorino
can be $10
or $10K
Basics
advanced
extras
Cameras:  $120 - $5000
NLEs: $0 - 1000


trophies
prizes
advertising
food
tickets
guest speakers
tshirts
Show DVDS
programs

THEME GENERATED FROM YOUR CLASS
SOCIAL ISSUES
(GIN FILM FESTIVAL)
(non-linear edititors, i.e. iMovie, Final Cut Pro, windows movie maker)
dvdsprojector
auditorium space
popcorn
certificates of achievement
email account
twitter account
google docs
Shanghai American
School
British International
School, shanghai
Shanghai Community
International School
Concordia International
School, Shanghai
dulwich college
S2F2
KIS
Phoenix Film
Festival, Seoul
International School
of BEijing premiere
night
Asia Region
Film Festival
GIN
Taipei American
School Film 
Festival
Film Festival
24 Hour 
Film 
Festival