Broken: rock, paper, scissors

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Have you ever wondered what would happen if Rock, Paper and Scissors met each other?
Broken: Rock Paper Scissors, the thesis film from Ringling students Gang Maria Yi, Garrett O'Neal and Bryan Locantore is a visual representation of the classic children’s game: When Rock happens to meet the magical Paper, it's love at first sight. But when the wrath of Scissors threatens the well-being of Paper, Rock must stop at nothing to save what he loves most, no matter the cost.

View the animation on Vimeo here.
You can find concept art and more from BROKEN: Rock,Paper,Scissors on Facebook :
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Teaching Ideas
  • Write character profiles for the 3 main characters.
  • Compare and contrast the character traits.
  • Write a description of paper from the point of view of Rock.
  • Think about the game and how Rock could defeat scissors.
  • Create a wanted poster for Scissors.
  • Create models of each character out of suitable materials, e.g. origami for paper and clay for rock.
  • Create setting descriptions for each character's home.
  • Write the story from the point of view of each character.
  • Write the dialogue between Rock and Paper when he tried to persuade her to come with him.
  • Add tension to the narrative for the chase and battle scenes.
  • Focus on story endings, starting when Paper wakes up. 
  • Write 'Origins' stories for each of them, where have they come from? How where they created?

Caterpillar shoes

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Click here to find out more about the makers of Caterpillar Shoes at The Old Branch
 Caterpillar Shoes is a story about a caterpillar.  He is very hungry, all he does all day is walk and eat and walk and eat.  On every pair of feet, a pair of tiny shoes he wears!

Ruckus

Frank and Jason are Wanted, but they are still carrying out daring robberies, this time it seems is the great train robbery, however, will their greed be the end of them?

Teaching Ideas
  • Rewrite as a narrative.
  • Write some dialogue between the two brothers. 
  • Write from the point of view of an eye witness
  • Recount or Journalistic piece. 
  • Created wanted posters with vivid character descriptions. 
  • Setting descriptions from the opening scenes.
  • Write character descriptions from opening scenes, how can language show that the brothers are courageous, clever and talented thieves, write a contrasting description at the end describing them as inept. 

Ruckus is a short stylised animation film about two bandit brothers. This is the final year project of 7 NCCA graduates 2013. 
Peter Matev - Director, Storyboarding, Rendering matev.co.uk
peter@matev.co.uk
Oscar Rickett - Art Director, Modelling, Texturing, Compositing
o.rickett@gmail.com
oscarrickett.com

Additional Credits
To see this film on VIMEO click here

The Scarecrow

Teaching Ideas

Create a feelings graph for the scarecrow as he travels through the story. 

Write a persuasive argument for or against fast food.

Write a story called 'Want to change the world.'

Discuss effectiveness of the message. 

Debate whether we should eat meat. 

Research higher welfare food production and write a non chronological report.

Link to literature:
- 'Scarecrow and his servant' Phillip Pullman
- 'The Scarecrows' Robert Westall
Way to pull on our heartstrings, Chipotle. We know we should all be making better food choices, but now we're feeling an overwhelming amount of sadness and guilt after watching this new short film. 

This film is an advert for a new game for the Chipotle chain. The game aims to educate and engage the public about food issues. The above film, which coincides with the game's launch, features Fiona Apple singing "Pure Imagination," originally from "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory."

The eerie music, combined with the scenes of a sombre factory (100% beef-ish!) produces a heavy-handed but  effective The scarecrow grows increasingly sad as he sees chickens getting stuck with needles so they grow faster, and cows unable to move from their pens.

But then, after leaving the factory, he finds a fresh red pepper, growing in a bleak spot of land where no other fresh food is found. He's inspired to start cooking. Suddenly everything is beautiful again! The ad ends with the slogan above his new fresh food stand, "Cultivate a better world."

Slightly spoiled by the game trailer at the end but nothing is perfect! 

Do I have power

Credits
Direction :
Carlos De Carvalho

Animation :
Pierric Danjou
Thomas Lecourt
Charles Lemor

Music :
Timber Timbre
"Do I Have Power" 
(Creep on creepin' on)

Production :
Je Regarde

timbertimbre.com
jeregarde.com
carlos2carvalho.com
"Do I Have Power" :
A young boy wanders in the nature and discovers insects. He is intrigued by this "something else", living in a different way. He is going to try his power on it. But is he really able to have power over it ?"
Teaching Ideas:
Describe some of the scenes from the film such as the tumbledown house where the boy lives.
Write about his 'powers.'
Tell the story from the insects point of view.
Use 'show not tell' to retell the narrative or to describe the creatures that he finds. 
Use personification to bring the insects to life. 
Write an internal monologue about the change at the end of the film.
Discuss and write about 'What happens next?'
Use similes, metaphors and personification to describe the storm. 
At the end of the film what are the insects saying to the boy. 
Write the conversation, using correct speech punctuation, between the boy and the skeleton. 


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