Take your learners on a journey into the mind and body of Riley as she faces the changes and challenges that come with growing up. This interactive resource, brought to you by Into Film and Disney to celebrate the upcoming cinematic release of Inside Out 2, develops resilience and mental well-being through the exploration of emotions and feelings. Learners will study the Inside Out 2 trailer by thinking about their expectations for the film. They will consider the new characters and discuss why Riley might be experiencing a complex mixture of feelings at this time in her life. The class will use our Wheel of Emotions https://www.wheelofemotions.co.uk/ digital spinner to learn more about the characters and develop a wider vocabulary to discuss their feelings. Learners will use an ‘axis of emotions’ to plot how Riley’s emotions and feelings change, to learn that no feelings are ‘wrong’ and to discover that our responses to our emotions and the emotions of others can often change how we feel. Learners will also be encouraged to consider the effects that different emotions can have on our bodies, to think about where emotions might be felt and how those sensations might feel. They will discuss that not everyone has the same physical responses as each other and that it is important to be empathetic to the ways people experience emotions differently. Finally, learners will consider what they could do to help Riley deal with complex emotions and celebrate the role that all the emotions she is feeling play. This lesson is supported by a home learning activity that asks pupils to try out different well-being activities and there is an optional competition where pupils could win a Crafting Corner Kit for the whole class, worth £185.

This careers resource, suitable for secondary aged students, highlights some of the responsibilities of the role of Art Director in the film or television industry. Students will: explore a person specification hear from Art Director Lydia Fry about their experience in the industry and the top tips she has for young people interested in getting into the creative industries be signposted towards some activities to enlighten and inspire them in understanding this role and how they can explore it as a potential career.

In this lesson, pupils will be encouraged to listen closely and respond to how a piece of music in a film scene captures the tone of the events. The activity will work towards equipping them with bespoke musical vocabulary that they can use when speaking about a piece of music. This language is a transferrable skill across the other lessons in this resource series. By harnessing this language, learners can build confidence in speaking about music across a range of contexts.

This music resource introduces students to the concept of expressive performance using a selection of content from musical feature films. Learners will be introduced to the Expressive Performance dice and question card that will help them to delve deeper into musical performances in a wider variety of ways. Finally, learners will be able to summarise what makes a good expressive performance by creating a written guide to support their own performances.

In this music lesson learners will practise their technical listening skills enabling them to confidently apply music-specific language. Students will use their technical listening to critically evaluate film music including clips from La La Land (2016) and Jaws (1975). The Technical Listening activity sheet is carefully designed to scaffold their learning and the session concludes with the option to watch an additional clip and complete careers-focused home-learning.

This resource is based on the new animation Kensuke’s Kingdom, adapted from Michael Morpurgo’s novel, and aims to immerse learners in the world of the film and 2D animation. We consulted with teachers on Into Film’s Welsh Ambassadors panel to shortlist the potential activities to be included in the resource and ensure their suitability for the Curriculum for Wales. Each curricular activity is structured as a lesson plan that draws on the trailer, stills, content from the film and exclusive interviews with the crew as stimulus and alternative digital activity to meet the cross-curricular needs of the digital competence framework. The animation activities develop young people’s animation skills from simple flick books to using digital software apps, encouraging them to develop their own animations inspired by Kensuke’s Kingdom. There is a selection of youth-made 2D animations and exclusive interviews with the crew who made the film and who offer their top tips for animation careers as further inspiration for learners.

Mae’r adnodd hwn yn hyblyg a gall addysgwyr ei gyflwyno mewn amrywiaeth o wahanol ffyrdd. Mae yna gynlluniau gwersi unigol sy’n edrych ar themâu amgylchedd a chynaliadwyedd, goroesi ac animeiddio. Gallwch ddefnyddio’r rhain fel gwersi annibynnol neu i greu cynllun gwaith cyflawn. Gallwch hefyd ddewis elfennau o’r gyfres o adnoddau i’w defnyddio wrth gynllunio gwersi. Mae yna linyn cryf o Gymraeg/Llythrennedd ar draws yr holl gynlluniau gwersi. Ceir awgrymiadau hefyd ar sut i adeiladu ar y cynllun gwers i fynd i’r afael â meysydd eraill o’r cwricwlwm, yn ogystal â dogfen Cysylltiadau Cwricwlwm. Gall yr adran animeiddio gael ei chyflwyno fesul rhan ymhlith cynnwys y cwricwlwm neu ei chyflwyno fel uned animeiddio i ategu’r dysgu cwricwlaidd neu hyd yn oed i wneud animeiddio 2D mewn clwb allgyrsiol. Gall y dysgwyr ystyried cyflwyno eu hanimeiddiadau gorffenedig i gystadlaethau Curricular Film of the Month neu Film of the Month

In this lesson students will learn how sound creates dramatic impact in films. They will be introduced to the terms diegetic and non-diegetic sound and, using several film clips, will explore how these are used to create an atmosphere in a scene. They will then create their own soundtrack for a clip from Dunkirk making sure they include diegetic and non-diegetic sound. As a home learning task, students are asked to research the role of a film score composer. The powerpoint that accompanies this lesson can be downloaded from the Into Film website.