Educational activity around 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 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 specifically with the students on the sequence of the film between frame 00:30 and 1:10, i.e. the meeting between the crocodile and the dentist up to the entry into the procedure 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 expressions and facial expressions of the characters. Don't hesitate to 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 on the gestures which are predominant (hand on the cheeks, stiffness in the crocodile's shoulders when it follows the dentist, etc.).
Why not introduce children to Marcel Marceau?
