JOY IN PEOPLE

Dir. Oscar Hudson (2016)
Country of origin: England

This award winning short film follows Ben, a vulnerable young man finds happiness & belonging in the unifying throb of massive crowds. A short piece of docu-fiction about happiness, nations & massive football crowds. Covertly filmed amid the very real crowds of the European Football Championships 2016.

TOPICS/ISSUES:
Community, Identity, Belonging, Nationalism, Us/Them Division, Polarisation, Extremism, The Outsider, The Other.

Social education planned for the activities will encourage young people to reflect on their community and strengthen their ability to think critically and stay open towards others.

Creative education young people will put into practice photographic and cinematic techniques inspired by the film. These exercises will lead the students to explore and notice the diversity in their community and work with them to find the places and stories which have been previously unheard.

CURRICULUM LINKS
LLW - Personal Development and Citizenship, English and Media, Moving Image Arts, Art & Design, Thinking Skills & Personal Capabilities

MOVING IMAGE ARTS
The lesson plan explores conventional and unconventional ways of introducing a character and includes embedded clips, film language analysis and a practical activity.

Lesson Plans

Lesson Plan One

Students will:

  • learn how the director uses creative purpose with cinematic techniques in understanding a character/protagonist.
  • improve their understanding and awareness of different perspectives and diversity by exploring traces of others in their community.
  • create a filmic exploration of their community, discovering the evidence of the other.


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Moving Image Arts Lesson Plan

This lesson plan explores conventional and unconventional ways of introducing a character and includes embedded clips, film language analysis and a practical activity.


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Moving Image Arts Worksheets

Opening Activity Worksheets
An Introduction to Film Language - Understanding Character
An investigation of understanding how characters are ‘usually’ introduced and how the director has used 'unusual’ techniques to introduce the main character Ben in Joy In People.

Through the applied cinematic film techniques of the director Oscar Hudson in Joy In People, students will develop an understanding from the outset of this film, a deeper awareness of the main protagonist Ben.

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