Unlocking the Moviemaking Mind

Michael Schoonmaker; John M. Wolf

doi:10.5771/9781475803907

Summary

Have you ever had an idea for a book, a movie, or a TV show? Chances are that you’ve had many. Today’s students, who are coming of age in a world that is increasingly mediated by smartphones, pads, pods, apps, and the Internet, are even more likely to think of their lives and experiences in terms of stories. Unlocking the Moviemaking Mind explores how our innate abilities as storytellers can be used in the K-12 classroom to stimulate new approaches to learning. Relying on data collected during a multi-year research project in a variety of school settings, this book relies on story and synthesis to present tried and true methods of introducing media making practices in the classroom. Unlocking the Moviemaking Mind also offers strategies for overcoming individual and systematic barriers that educators and administrators are likely to encounter when incorporating storytelling into their curricula. Moreover, the book broaches topics that are especially germane to today’s students, including literacy, motivation, and experiential learning.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2014
ISBN-Print: 978-1-4758-0389-1
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4758-0390-7
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: clxiv
Product type: Book Titles

1. Contents No access
2. Preface No access
Introduction: Journey to Video Production in K-12 No access Pages vii - x
1. Telling Stories and Storytelling No access
2. Chapter One: Instinct No access
3. Chapter Two: Connection No access
4. Chapter Three: Nature No access
5. Chapter Four: Motivation No access
1. Chapter Five: Expression No access
2. Chapter Six: Purpose No access
3. Chapter Seven: Solution No access
4. Chapter Eight: Integration No access
1. Chapter Nine: Reason No access
2. Chapter Ten: Invention No access
3. Chapter Eleven: Resilience No access
1. Behind the Camera, in Front of the Lens: Video and Self-Discovery No access
2. Chapter Twelve: Boundaries No access
3. Chapter Thirteen: Acknowledgment No access
4. Chapter Fourteen: Paths No access
1. Chapter Fifteen: Listening No access
2. Chapter Sixteen: Hearing No access
3. Chapter Seventeen: Perspective No access
4. Chapter Eighteen: Noise No access
5. Chapter Nineteen: Fringe No access
6. Chapter Twenty: Humanity No access
1. Media and Literacy No access
2. Chapter Twenty-one: Reciprocity No access
3. Chapter Twenty-two: Empowerment No access
4. Chapter Twenty-three: Transformation No access
1. Chapter Twenty-four: Motive No access
2. Chapter Twenty-five: Confabulation No access
Conclusion No access Pages clvii - clx
References No access Pages clxi - clxiv