Anne Richardson on Will Vinton/2018 Oregon Film History Conference talkAnneRichardson11
Anne Richardson, director of Oregon Cartoon Institute, presents a talk contextualizing the emergence of Oscar winning artist-entrepreneur Will Vinton (1947-2018) in Portland, Oregon. The talk was presented at the fourth annual Oregon Film History Conference. Will Vinton was in the audience, as were Sheldon Renan and Brooke Jacobson, two generational cohorts who played a role in his emergence.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
Read| The latest issue of The Challenger is here! We are thrilled to announce that our school paper has qualified for the NATIONAL SCHOOLS PRESS CONFERENCE (NSPC) 2024. Thank you for your unwavering support and trust. Dive into the stories that made us stand out!
The Art Pastor's Guide to Sabbath | Steve ThomasonSteve Thomason
What is the purpose of the Sabbath Law in the Torah. It is interesting to compare how the context of the law shifts from Exodus to Deuteronomy. Who gets to rest, and why?
The French Revolution, which began in 1789, was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France. It marked the decline of absolute monarchies, the rise of secular and democratic republics, and the eventual rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. This revolutionary period is crucial in understanding the transition from feudalism to modernity in Europe.
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Welcome to TechSoup New Member Orientation and Q&A (May 2024).pdfTechSoup
In this webinar you will learn how your organization can access TechSoup's wide variety of product discount and donation programs. From hardware to software, we'll give you a tour of the tools available to help your nonprofit with productivity, collaboration, financial management, donor tracking, security, and more.
Students, digital devices and success - Andreas Schleicher - 27 May 2024..pptxEduSkills OECD
Andreas Schleicher presents at the OECD webinar ‘Digital devices in schools: detrimental distraction or secret to success?’ on 27 May 2024. The presentation was based on findings from PISA 2022 results and the webinar helped launch the PISA in Focus ‘Managing screen time: How to protect and equip students against distraction’ https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/education/managing-screen-time_7c225af4-en and the OECD Education Policy Perspective ‘Students, digital devices and success’ can be found here - https://oe.cd/il/5yV
This is a presentation by Dada Robert in a Your Skill Boost masterclass organised by the Excellence Foundation for South Sudan (EFSS) on Saturday, the 25th and Sunday, the 26th of May 2024.
He discussed the concept of quality improvement, emphasizing its applicability to various aspects of life, including personal, project, and program improvements. He defined quality as doing the right thing at the right time in the right way to achieve the best possible results and discussed the concept of the "gap" between what we know and what we do, and how this gap represents the areas we need to improve. He explained the scientific approach to quality improvement, which involves systematic performance analysis, testing and learning, and implementing change ideas. He also highlighted the importance of client focus and a team approach to quality improvement.
2. WEIRD SEX AND
SNOWSHOES
Book (2001): Katherine Monk
Documentary (2004): Jill Sharpe
Explores Canadian identity within film
culture and analyzes the distinction of
Canadian movies from other cinemas
3. ALANIS OBOMSAWIN
“I get very excited whenever I make a
documentary. I love the form because I’m
very concerned about educating people
about what’s going on. So much history can
be lost if no one tells the story so that’s
what I do. I tell the stories”.
4. ALANIS OBOMSAWIN
Born in New Hampshire on August 31 1932, raised in Quebec
One of the most prolific Canadian filmmakers of Abenaki descent
Outstanding Canadian of the year in 1965
Lead an Aboriginal revolution of the arts through documentaries
In 1967, approached by National Film Board to be advisor on film about
Aboriginals
Directed first film in 1971: Christmas at Moose Factory
Made over 16 movies
5. ERNEST SHIPMAN
A Canadian director who produced one
of the most successful Canadian pictures of
all time: Back to God’s Country (1919)
His main creative force: importance of
women and the landscape in Canadian film.
6. CANADIAN FILM FOCUS
Main focus: the landscape
Increased American control over production – landscape
continued to be central feature.
Landscape used in backdrops, generally serves as a counterpoint to
the character.
Landscape and photography work together
7. BRUCE MCDONALD
Born on May 28, 1959 in Kingston, Ontario
Director and Producer
Won $25000 for best Canadian feature at 1989 Toronto
International film festival
First Canadian film to show hipster chic style of Canada
Roadkill, Highway 61, Twitch City
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw397jw4hPE&list=PL
AAABDD9F145F5FA1
8. OPENING THE LENS
Peter Mettler – Picture of Light (1994)
Camera becomes a teacher all by itself
Travel far north to create high-art documentary and to capture the
northern lights (aurora borealis)
Due to extreme weather conditions and equipment failure the
documentary shifts to the subject of creating a film “a film about a
film”
“The movie is the landscape is the movie”
9. NEGATIVE THEORY
“Canadians show a marked preference for the negative”
• Margaret Atwood, Survival
Defined by what we are not, more so than what we are survival
mechanism we’ve developed over time to distinguish ourselves from
the monolithic American nation next door
10. CANADIAN ACTORS AT HOME AND IN
HOLLYWOOD
Oftentimes, Canadian actors are only recognized once they have
made it in Hollywood
It becomes difficult to distinguish Canadian actors from American
actors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nPh6Xb-WbE
12. CANADIAN ACTORS TRIVIA
2. Which of the following
movies was filmed in Canada?
A. My Big Fat Greek Wedding
(2002)
B. Gladiator (2000)
C. Skyfall (2012)
D. Despicable Me (2010)
1. Which of the following
movies was Ryan Gosling not
featured in?
A. The Notebook (2004)
B. Drive (2011)
C. Dear John (2010)
D. Gangster Squad (2013)
13. DISCUSSION
Do you observe any differences between Canadian and American
actors/directors?
Are Canadian actors/directors being assimilated into American
film culture?
Why do you think Canadian films primary focus is on landscape
and nature?