Format n. 11 From social to visual

Aim:
Focus on the different social network structures and the relational forms that they engage. Develop awareness on the cyber bullying topic.
Target group:
School class, pupils between 12 and 16 years old
Time:
2 h
Instructions:
1) The multiplier hands out a script to each participant which has been previously prepared. This script is based on real discussions or posts found in the web (Ask.fm, Facebook).

2) Each pupil gets a script and has to play one of its roles. One pupil will be the cameraman, the others the actors.3) For the ask.fm format there will be one close-up of the actor who has to answer. Behind him the other actors will alternate, and one after the other will read the script.

3) For the ask.fm format there will be one close-up of the actor who has to answer. Behind him the other actors will alternate, and one after the other will read the script.

4) For the Facebook format, in the beginning there will be a close up of the actor who “publishes a post” and then through a tracking shot the other actors (they are standing in front of him) will enter in the framing reading the “comments of the post”.

Schedule:
0 – 15 min: Introduction of the work15 – 30 min: Hand over the script to the pupils
30 – 60 min: Acting (Ask.fm format)
60 – 90 min: Acting (Facebook format)
90 – 105 min: Screening the video
105 – 120 min: Discussion
Multipliers:
At least 2
Preparation:
Prepare the scripts
Equipment:
One smartphone and a swivel chair for the tracking shot.A beamer and a computer for the screening.
PRO
– High interaction between pupils- Improve the awareness on the use of social networks and on the cyber bullying topic- Improvement of the students creative approach through a “translation/ transfer” processCONTRA
– Difficulty in keeping an active and concentrated atmosphere
-Risk of emulation