Animation film vocabulary and grammar for primary school
With the support of the French Ministry of Education and the CNC (National Centre for Cinema and the Moving Image), the film glossary, designed for primary school, takes the form of learning paths made up of games and exercises created from the films on the portal.
Also discover the educational activities by subject, the Réseau Canopé thematic paths and the toolkit.
Path 1: Frame / Field / Off-screen / Off sound
This path helps pupils identify and master, through vocabulary, tools for analysis and expression, while also carrying out preparatory activities for making a film.
End-of-activity outcomes
Framing, to frame, camera operator, shot / reverse shot.
The difference between the frame in painting and photography and the field in cinema.
The importance of off-screen space as a directing tool.
Express your sensibility and imagination through film language, speak to be heard and understood using appropriate vocabulary, and use drawing in all its diversity as a means of expression.
Path 2: Composition / Shot scale / Camera angle
This path helps pupils identify and master, through vocabulary, tools for analysis and expression, while also carrying out preparatory activities for making a film.
End-of-activity outcomes
Wide shot, establishing shot, medium shot, close-up... foreground, middle ground, background, eye-level angle, high angle, low angle, depth of field.
Understanding and mastering the tools for composing an image. How does framing influence the message?
Express your sensibility and imagination through film language, speak to be heard and understood using appropriate vocabulary, and use drawing in all its diversity as a means of expression.
Path 3: Movements / Static shot / Pan / Tracking / Zoom
Path 3 under construction
Path 4: Shot / Sequence / Scene
Path 4 under construction
Path 5: Story / Screenplay / Storyboard / Mise en scène
Path 5 under construction
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Have you created your own educational film programme from the children's film selection? Share your programmes with all teachers!