Educational activity based on the short film You look scary
Value yourself and be capable of listening and empathy.
Identify and express your emotions and feelings by regulating them.
You look scary © Xiya Lan
TitleYou look scary
ThemeFriendship, Animals, Appearance
Genre & keywordsComic, animals, rabbit, crocodile, dentist, apprehension
Age (for the film)3-11 years
Duration04 min 00 s
DirectorXiya Lan
MusicLuke Morin
ProductionCalarts (United States, 2016)
Express yourself and make yourself understood through mimes.
Mime a sequence from the film after watching it carefully.
Work with the students specifically on the film sequence between frame 00:30 and 1:10, i.e. the meeting between the crocodile and the dentist up to when they enter the treatment room.
Watch the sequence several times with the children so that they can absorb the overall atmosphere but also observe the faces and gestures of the characters.
List the characters' expressions and facial mannerisms. Feel free to use freeze-frames.
Now, you can form pairs in the class who will take turns miming the scene in front of the students.
Emphasize the role of facial expressions, but also the body language, which is key (hand on the cheeks, stiffness in the crocodile's shoulders when it follows the dentist, etc.).
Why not introduce children to Marcel Marceau?
