This document describes an international film project between schools in Spain, Sweden, and Lithuania. Students aged 14-16 participated in a series of online activities related to film from September 2009 to June 2010. The project objectives were to broaden cultural horizons using English, improve ICT skills, and explore films and their importance. Students introduced themselves, discussed favorite films and actors, researched film industries in their countries, analyzed film awards like the Oscars, and ultimately wrote and filmed their own short movies in genres like comedy or drama. The project utilized online tools like blogs, chats, videos, and surveys to facilitate international collaboration.

1. Títle:
ESSELT'S FILM PRODUCTIONS
Nyvångskolan (Sweden)
Participating
Marijampolės Petro Armino Secondary School (Lithuania)
Schools: Institut Jaume Callís, JAUME CALLIS (Spain)
Pepi Andreu (Spain) Zofi Holgerson (Sweden)
Participant Marta Pey (Spain) Edita Grubienė (Lithuania)
teachers: Elisabeth Backström (Sweden) Kristina Kavaliauskaitė (L
Duration: September 2009- June 2010
4th ESO (15-16 year-olds): SPAIN 13-16
Level: 8th. & 9th. grades (14-16 year-olds): SWEDEN Age:
8th. & 9th. grades (14-16 year-olds): LITHUANIA
Project English
language:
Subjects Citizenship, Design and Technology, Foreign Languages, Geography, History
"ESSELT'S FILM PRODUCTIONS" (ES=Spain, SE (=Sweden) and LT (=Lithuania) is
Description among students of these 3 different European countries. A series of activities related to th
of the
so that students could exchange information about their favourite films, actors/actresses, d
project:
took part in forums, and ultimately, wrote, shot, directed and edited their own short movie
participative as students have been using different ICT tools such as blogs, chats, mails, fo
• to widen our pupil's experimental and cultural horizons;
• to use English as the lingua franca among different European young people ;
• to use the ICT in a creative and educational communicative way with the use of blogs, ch
• to improve and diversify the teaching and learning of English through the use of the ICT to
Objectives: importance of films in our everyday life making it a common ground to explore and debate
films, awards and other cross-curricular issues;
• to exchange cultural realities of the different countries related to the world of films: giving
developing a rich and multicultural European reality.
Contents,
activities &
programming
STEP 1: INTRODUCTIONS:
in each step:
TIMING: Sept-Oct
WORK: Everybody / individually
TASKS: 1. 1. students edit their profile in the twinspace in www.etwinning.net
And introduce themselves .
1.2.in the blog:
http://esseltsfilmproductions1.edublogs.org/ : “Esselt’s film productions” blog, stu
articles about:
1) MY CLASS (my classroom, my classmates, subjects, teachers…):
2) MY SCHOOL (description, facilities, …):
3) MY CITY
4) MY REGION
5) MY COUNTRY

2. 1.3. FORUMS IN THE BLOG ABOUT CINEMA
students leave comments (minimum. 1)
1.4. COMMENTS IN THE BLOGS: leave comments on the different article
STEP 2: CINEMA OUR COUNTRIES
TIMING: NOVEMBRE-JANUARY
WORK: INDIVIDUALLY OR IN NATIONAL PAIRS OR GROUPS
PLACE: BLOG 2 (http://esseltsfilmproductions.edublogs.org/about/ )
TASKS:
1) WRITE ARTICLES ABOUT DIFFERENT TOPICS RELATED TO THE FILM INDUSTRY IN YO
OR GROUPS)
a) FAMOUS DIRECTORS
b) FAMOUS ACTORS
C) FAMOUS ACTRESSES
D) FAMOUS FILMS
E) FILM AWARDS
f) FILM FESTIVALS
2) FAVOURITE FILMS. (INDIVIDUAL)
Edit your profile in the Twinspace (access it through this link: http://new-twinspace.etwin
update a picture of yours and write about yourself in “GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER”.
films, your favourite film, with links or pictures or it.
3) SURVEY ON FILMS:
3.1.) Using www.polldaddy.com: (students have to register, but no junk mail is received (tru
information found in the articles published or an opinion poll about the world of films)
3.2.) Other students do the survey and submit the answers.
3.3.) A summary with conclusions is published in the blog by students who created the sur
STEP 3: THE OSCARS
TIMING: MID-JANUARY TILL BEGINNING OF APRIL
WORK: INTERNATIONAL PAIRS OR GROUPS
PLACE: TWINSPACE / BLOG 2 http://esseltsfilmproductions.edublogs.org
TASKS: 1) THE OSCARS
1.1.) GROUP STUDENTS FROM THE 3 COUNTRIES AND ASSIGN EACH GROUP A PERIOD

3. 1.2.) STUDENTS’S MEETING PLACES:
A) WIKI IN TWINSPACE CALLED “ THE OSCARS”. Each student should write using a different fo
B) CHATROOM IN TWINSPACE
C) MAILBOX IN TWINSPACE
D) ANY OTHER MEANS OF COMMUNICATION THEY FIND SUITABLE.
1.3.) WRITE A FINAL ARTICLE ABOUT HE OSCARS NOMINEES FOR EACH CATEGORY IN 2
VIDEOS. PUBLICATION IN BLOG 2.
ARTICLES SHOULD INCLUDE:
1. Full description of all the nominees (if films or people)
2. Pictures and/or videos of the films.
3. Which one is the favourite? Why?
4. A bit of history: former winners in this category.
1.4.) CREATING A SLIDESHOW IN COLLABORATION WITH WWW.EMPRESSR.COM
Once you have gathered all the information about the Oscars or the History of Fashion and Dress
www.etwinning.net, in collaborative international groups, it’s time you prepare a nice presentation
You are going to use the Web 2.0 tool: www.empressr.com
These are the instructions you have to follow:
1) Access the webpage: www.empressr.com
2) Click on LOG IN with this information:
Username: filmsfashion Password: english4eso
3) Click on CREATE NEW and then on START WITH A BLANK PAGE.
4) Go to UPLOAD to upload pictures.Then go to LIBRARY and then drag them into the canv
5) If you want to add text, click on TEXT, double click and type in.
6) If you want to add an audio file, click on RECORD (first make sure you have the microphon
by saying: “Hi, I’m _____ from _______”), SAVE, and then drag into the canvas.
7) To add a new slide, click on ADD.
8) Once you finish, click on SAVE or SAVE AND PUBLISH (if it is completed).
9) You can view your slideshow by clicking on MY EMPRESSRS.
10) You can always edit your presentation by clicking on EDIT

4. Still having trouble? You can follow these instructions in this post:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/26555463/Using-Empressr
2) FORUMS IN THE TWINSPACE ABOUT:
a) your favourite actor/actress
b) your favourite soundtrack
c) your favourite line/scene
d) the worst movie ever
STEP 4: FILM MAKERS
TIMING: BEGINNING APRIL- JUNE
WORK: NATIONAL GROUPS
PLACE: TWINSPACE / BLOG 2 http://esseltsfilmproductions.edublogs.org
TASKS
TASK 1: DIVIDE STUDENTS IN NATIONAL GROUPS, MAYBE THE SAME ONES AS IN S
EACH GROUP WORKS ON DIFFERENT FILM GENRES
(SEE: http://www.filmsite.org/genres.html for details and links to famous films for each genre)
1) PUBLISH AN ARTICLE IN THE BLOG: http://esseltsfilmproductions.edublogs.org/ ABOUT YO
The article could include
main aim/s of the films
characteristics:
a) typical characters
b) settings
c) typical elements
- 2 examples of films each nationality: include title, director, year, cast, link to a famous scene or t
good example of this genre.
2) PREPARE A SCENE OF A FILM FOR EACH GENRE. IT CAN BE A SCENE FROM A WELL
WRITE THE SCRIPT. MINIMUM DURATION: 5 MINUTES.

5. YOU HAVE TWO OPTIONS: YOUR TEACHER WILL TELL YOU WHICH ONE TO USE:
A) Using the tool: http://www.xtranormal.com/, very easy to use and I think very attractive . Just ty
You have to SIGN IN for an account.
Choose the 2 actors option.
How to use Xtranormal
B) Write a script and act it out. Record yourselves using a videocamera. Then upload it in a hostin
http://www.youtube.com or http://vimeo.com/
Finally, our short films will be published in the blog and the rest will comment on them.
3) IF TIME: SUBTITLE THE VIDEO FROM ENGLISH TO SWEDISH, LITHUANIAN, CATALAN O
USING THIS OTHER TOOL: http://dotsub.com/
SPECIAL EVENTS/ TASKS:
1) “THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA”:
- in December / in the twinspace
- Task 1: match trailer and predict about the film.
- Task 2: write a film review.
2) EDITA’S VISIT TO VIC:
- in February / in the twinspace
- Exchange of presents (postcards and posters prepared by students with the
help of the art teacher)
- Edita’s speech about Lithuania, the school, the students, the project.
- Comments on the event and presents in the twinspace.
3) VIDEOCONFERENCE LT/ES:
- in April/ in the twinspace
- communicate using www.skype.com and getting to know each other better.
4) PODCASTS “LISTEN TO US”:
- in May / in the twinspace
- recording of students’ reflections on the project

6. • Articles in the blogs;
Results or products: • Comments on the articles;
• Posts in the forums;
• Take part in the videoconference;
• Work in collaboration in steps 3 & 4
- 10% of the final mark: writing assessment and project on the
Pupils assessment: whole.
Computer with internet connection
Hardware /microphone /webcamera /data projector
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Blogs: www.edublogs.org
Software Wiki: www.pbworks.com
Twinspace of www.etwinning.net
Presentations: www.slideshare.com,
www.slide, www.animoto.com,
www.empressr.com.
Podcasts: www.podomatic.com
Technical resources: Video hostings: www.youtube.com,
www.vimeo.com.
Publications: www.issuu.com
Surveys: www.polldaddy.com
Films: www.xtranormal.com,
www.goanimate.com
Communication e-mail (twinspace and personal,
tools videoconference (www.skype.com), chat
(twinspace),
Coordination with other • Art, geography and history, technology
subjects:
Communication of • In the twinblog and in the blogs.
results: •