Inquirers:
Film can help us become better inquirers because as we learn more about film, the more we would need to research about everything we need to know about film.
Knowledge:
In film, we learn about so many things in life, such as history, old tales... etc. For example. when we direct a film, or write a script for it, there must be a story line to it. If we would want to direct a film about World War II, we would have to do all the research, and learn about it.
The most famous classic fairy tale story people often use, and change little details of, is Cinderella. Today, if you went onto Google and searched "Cinderella movie" you would find different movie titles. I've watched three different styles of the story Cinderella.
1. The original cartoon film "Cinderella"
2. "A Cinderella Story" A story about a girl wanting to go to Princeton, but doesn't have enough money, so she has to obey her step-mother.
3. "Another Cinderella Story" A story about a girl wanting to get into a famous dance school, so again, she has to work for her step-mother.
Thinkers:
We become better thinkers as we learn more in film, so that it allows us to think more independently and help us solve more complex problems.
Communicators:
We can be better communicators when learning film, because we would have to work in groups or pairs, and learn how to communicate with each other, so that we can all compromise on something.
Principled:
We would learn to be more principled as we take more action for our own mistakes, instead of pointing our fingers at other people. If we made a mistake (eg. we did something wrong on the computer), we would learn to accept the consequences, and move on.
Open-minded:
After learning all about film, we would learn to be more open-minded because every single person has their own ideas, their own thoughts, and their own style. If we were to come up with a story line of perhaps a fairy tale, everyone would have their own ideas. There-fore people would start spitting out their own thoughts, whilst you have your own. So we must be open minded, and invite their ideas in, so that maybe you can combine them in the end.
Caring:
We have to care for other peoples feelings, and not just our own. If we had to film a short video, and we were talking about the angles and everything, and someone decided he/she didn't like it, and wanted to change it, we have to at least discuss it with them, and then later on compromise.
Risk-Takers:
After this elective, we learn to become better risk-takers. For example: If we were afraid of the teacher, and we had a question, we would just raise our hands and ask. Or if we normally wouldn't do something, and just do it the usual way everyone else does, we should pick a different path and try it.
Balanced:
For film, I can be more balanced by understanding that film is not just all about written work, and long essays, it could be something a lot more fun later on, and I can tell it would be.
Reflective:
We must reflect everyday after film on what we did that class, and what we enjoyed about it, or what could we have done better. That way, the next time we do it again, we could improve on it.
