Reading the play

The video project was the culmination of a 6-week long unit on colonialism and "The Tempest" About a month before we started, we took a small group ...

 

"The Tempest" video project launch

When we had finished reading the play, I showed the students a few short video clips from youtube of other people's videos based on the Tempest. We d...

 

Tempest Video Proposal

I asked each student individually to come up with a proposal for a video project. I gave them a little bit of time to work on it in class, and then I...

 

Working in groups: script-writing and production-planning

Once students were in groups of 3-5 with a scene and a general concept chosen, they worked over the course of about 2 weeks to write a translated scri...

 

Rehearsal and Filming

Once a group had completed all of the tasks on their checklist through #3 (production design plan, script and storyboard,) they chose their location a...

 

Reflection: Writng Artist's Statements

After the completion of each major project (3-4 times per year) I have students write a 3-4 paragraph reflection on the piece they created. It is a b...