In this short film, the inventor, Artisan makes characters for Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm (The Brothers Grimm). He receives an order for two more characters, Little Red Cap and The Hunter and so he sets about his work. Firstly, comes 'Little Red' who seems very interested in the machinery and the invention processes. She gets too close and something seems to go terribly wrong.
Teaching Ideas
In this film the inventor is creating characters for a fairytale. Discuss why he is making the characters. Who is he making them for? (Brothers Grimm)
Writing Ideas
- Write instructions for using the machine using temporal words.
- Write about the character you would make.
- What would the recipe be for making Red Riding Hood? Big Bad Wolf? Jack of Beanstalk fame. Think about the language of recipe (imperative verbs)
- Write the narrative for the story.
- Write dialogue between the characters.
- Write the ending to the story.
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