Digital Film Adventures
“Your imagination is your preview
of life’s coming attractions.”
— Albert Einstein
In this section, you will find short digital films that I produced during my MET studies. They explore various aspects of media literacy, with a focus on digital film technologies.
Please click on the links to watch the short 5-10 min films. Have fun!
Digital Film #1
Click here to access page with more info: DIGITAL FILM: Technology & Spanish (ETEC 532); or click for YouTube: Digital Film & Spanish; or click on film below.
The intent of this production is to demonstrate that using digital film production to learn a foreign language can be an effective part of a comprehensive technological program for language educators.
Digital Film #2
Click here to access page with more info: DIGITAL FILM: Student films – culture – communication – TMP 1 (ETEC 531); or click on film below.
This digital film asks:
- What is communication studies?
- What is cultural studies?
- What would a digital film production high school course, including communication and cultural studies, look like if I were to design one?
- How can digital film production focus on communication rather than technology?
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How can digital film communication include cultural studies?
Digital Film #3
Click here for YouTube: Am I an Artist?; Or click on the film below.
Am I an artist?: Here is a short 2 minute film about this theme.
In short:
- My students create messages that are clear, that deal with social issues and that they can share with their peers to contribute to society.
- In some ways, what they do is artistic: they use lighting, sound and original concepts.
- Questioning society is an important part of being an artist.
- We use creative ways to convey our messages.
Digital Film #4
Note that the link will direct you back to the home page, where this film is featured: DIGITAL FILM: Digital film communciation – media studies – TMP 2 (ETEC 531) Or click on YouTube: Exploring media studies through digital film communication
This digital film explores:
- How digital film communication offers an effective way of analyzing the artificial reality presented by the media.
- How through media studies, students learn to appreciate the spin involved when publishing media content by experiencing the technological process involved in movie making.
