Simon Richards
As a primary school teacher in South Wales Simon taught right across the KS 1&2 spectrum.
He was also the Teacher Training Manager at Into Film before starting his own training company - eCoach.
Location Cardiff
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Simon Richards replied to Angeline Madyara
I replied to your other comment with this link but if filmmaking is your area of interest don't miss this course - https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/filmmaking-animation-classroom/8
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Hi Angeline, this course may also interest you - https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/filmmaking-animation-classroom/8 it starts on Monday
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Hope you enjoy Rita!
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Simon Richards replied to Sandy Dunne
Hi Sandy - have you seen the course we created with The Tate about using still and moving image in the classroom? Seems like it would be right up your street!
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Simon Richards replied to Samantha Fray
Hi Samantha - this course should give you plenty of ideas for those age groups. The great thing about film is that it spans all generations. I love Ratatouille as much as my daughter!
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Simon Richards replied to Juliana Marcelino
Yep - information is generally easier to digest when broken down into bite size chunks.
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What did you find was the most useful element of having these instructions in video format? Was it the ability to review your learning?
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Hi Everyone
I'm the lea educator for this course and will be answering any pressing questions alongside a couple of colleagues. Great to have you all with us and we look forward to reading and watching some fantastic content! -
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Some fantastic padlet posts - thanks all!
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Simon Richards made a comment
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Simon here - I'm the lead educator on this course. I'll be answering questions and inputting into conversations, alongside my colleagues Paul Stapley and Tarah Patel throughout the 2 weeks.
Hope you enjoy the course.Simon
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Simon Richards replied to ELizabeth Ridgway
This is very true - whilst the selfie can act as a powerful teaching tool there needs to be an awareness of those pupils who don't wish to be the center of a picture.
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Is that to stick character to paper or to create the characters?
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But still a better love story than 'Love Actually!' Excellent work.
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That is fab Cristina - very well done!
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Simon Richards replied to julia mansell
Hopefully it'll be a happy mistake!
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Hi @VerityKriegler , thanks for your comment on our course. We would love to use it to promote the course on the FutureLearn website and in our newsletter. May we have your permission to do this?’
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Hi Susana, thanks for your comment on our course. We would love to use it to promote the course on the FutureLearn website and in our newsletter. May we have your permission to do this?’
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Simon Richards replied to Lisa L
Hi Lisa, thanks for your comment on our course. We would love to use it to promote the course on the FutureLearn website and in our newsletter. May we have your permission to do this?’
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Simon Richards replied to Katie K
Hi Katie, thanks for your comment on our course. We would love to use it to promote the course on the FutureLearn website and in our newsletter. May we have your permission to do this?’
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Simon Richards replied to Verity Kriegler
@VerityKriegler Hi Verity - could I poss get your permission to share your thoughts with staff and external stakeholders? Just to highlight what teachers think about the course. Cheers
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Simon Richards replied to Marlyn Doyle
Hi Marlyn - could I poss get your permission to share your thoughts with staff and external stakeholders? Just to highlight what teachers think about the course. Cheers
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Simon Richards replied to Lisa L
Hi Lisa - could I poss get your permission to share your thoughts with staff and external stakeholders? Just to highlight what teachers think about the course. Cheers
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Let us know how it goes Jeanne.
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Simon Richards made a comment
Slightly off topic here but I went away to Disneyland Paris last week with the family. The ghost house ride was closed but it certainly reminded me of something - https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article7685309.ece/ALTERNATES/s810/Haunted-Mansion-in-Disneyland-Paris.jpg
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I used to teach in a class where 55% of students were EAL. Film was a great way in.
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Simon Richards replied to Marlyn Doyle
Have you ever tried our other courses Marlyn? The timetable should be out soon.
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Simon Richards replied to Walaa Zacaria
Hi Walaa - hopefully it'll be the start of something new!
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Simon Richards replied to Kim Silber
Hope you enjoy Kim
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Simon Richards replied to Peter Hall
Hey Peter that sounds great - Into Film do run competitions for films created by students (for future projects) - https://www.intofilm.org/competitions
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That is great and more enjoyable than most romcons you see these days!
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Simon Richards replied to CAROL BYRNE
I love Coraline and hadn't even considered that but it is very much like that house. Great film !
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Yep Lisa, the social media approach probably works best with secondary school pupils due to age limits. However you can use a similar idea with younger pupils and get them to use software such as http://www.classtools.net/SMS/ to create text messages between characters.
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Some great pics going up on the padlet wall!
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Simon Richards replied to Alexander Reid
Hey Alexander - are you a member of Into Film? The team in Scotland are brilliant and offer a ton of training opportunities.
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Simon Richards replied to Jim Byrne
Anime club? I bet that's popular!
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You'll def enjoy week 2 then Rachel - little bit of stop motion in there!
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Simon Richards replied to Rachel Warnick
Glad you enjoyed our other courses Rachel. Hopefully this one will give you some new and exciting techniques.
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Simon Richards replied to Bentley Bogle
Hey Bentley. Film making can play a great role in assesment and as a revision tool in the math classroom. Check out our other course too - https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/filmmaking-animation-classroom/5 a date for it should be confirmed in the next few weeeks.
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Simon Richards replied to Katie Harvey
Hi Katie. Hope you enjoy and get a lot out of the course.
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Brill thanks Mary!
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Hi Cristina thanks for your comment on our course. We would love to use it to promote the course on the FutureLearn website and in our newsletter. May we have your permission to do this?’
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Hi Mary
thanks for your comment on our course. We would love to use it to promote the course on the FutureLearn website and in our newsletter. May we have your permission to do this?’ -
Hi everyone. I'm Simon and I'm the teacher development manager here at Into Film. In a previous life I was a primary school teacher in the Swansea area of South Wales. I'll be doing my best to answer any questions you may have over the next few weeks.
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Hi. You can certainly use your smartphone to create a short film - this week you'll learn more about editing, which can be far simpler than most people think.
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Youtube is your friend in this instance. It's a place I sometimes turn to for tutorials on a range of film related subjects.
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It possibly feels that way because it has taken 15 steps to get here. From experience i would expect teachers / pupils to plan, devise , shoot and post produce a five shot film in an hour.
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It is worth checking out the section on this in our other course 'Raising Literacy through Film' (link above) course. I think the camera shots to sentence work is possibly the strongest part of that course.
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Hi Phil. We focused on iMovie here because it is used by the vast majority of teachers, however if you're using an Android device to film with there is a link to Windows Movie Maker tutorials in the text above.
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Are you still having issues Joy?
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And this would be a very useful film with teachers!
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I think the teacher would possibly show it as an exemplar to the class and then ask them to create their own short films, linked to certain letters, in small groups. The plenary could then be a sort of mini phonic film festival where all the groups show their content.
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Can't wait to see your film at the end of the week!
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Simon Richards replied to Joy B
Hi Joy
This week is all about how you can use the multi shot film across the curriculum. The number to narrative sheet is one part of this and will hopefully give educators ideas about using film in the numeracy classroom. You'll also fins some video exemplars that should clarify things. -
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I've added a planning template for younger pupils to the step.Thanks
Simon
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I've added a think worksheet to this step that could possibly be used with younger pupils.Thanks
Simon
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Simon Richards replied to [Learner left FutureLearn]
Excellent summary of what the term means Rachael - I'm taking that if you don't mind!
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Hi Danica. We've used Lego Movie Maker previously and it is a great alternative. Really it comes down to using whatever you feel more comfortable with.
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That is superb Philip! A Sunday well spent!
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Simon Richards replied to Ruti E
Worth trying Ruti - you can use a range of different light sources.
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Simon Richards replied to Ruti E
One of the most important things to consider when doing SMA with younger pupils is that you'll need to control their expectations. The very nature of SMA means they need to do very small movements which can be difficult for them to understand, it also take a while to complete. However once they get it they really love it!
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Of course. The beauty of the course is that it is open for the foreseeable future so you can come back in a couple of weeks and finish off the course at your leisure.
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Well that's well worth a look then as lightening cables generally cost around £40.
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He was right. Both editing and sound are key ingredients in the making of any film.
Check out these two trailers that highlight their importance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYyNDWjIivo
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ckv_Dz-Sio
Simon
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Hi Andrew
Do you mean you have problems transferring files from iMovie? If this is the case you can buy 'lightening adaptors' that will get the films onto your white board within seconds.
Simon
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It's free on any new Mac hardware (iPads e.t.c)
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Hi Colin
I wasn't aware that they had done that. Here are some alternatives https://www.iskysoft.com/video-editing/windows-movie-maker-alternative.html
ThanksSimon
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I really enjoyed that film Ivan. Thanks
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And really consider the audience!
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Hi Lara
This was completed as a group task and with a fair amount of scaffolding from the teacher. Though the pupils chose the shots themselves depending on the sentences. -
Hi Miranda
It probably makes sense to tie them togetherSimon
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Simon Richards replied to Ruti E
Hi Ruti
5,4,3,2,1 is really just a guide. If you'd like to simplify it with pupils then that's just fine. The key is to have a simple framework to work from.
Simon
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I think the 'most efficient strategy' task is quite any interesting element and will certainly create discussion. If you feel it is quite complicated you could get rid of it for the first couple of goes, and then re-introduce when pupils get a bit more confident with the media.
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This sounds superb - I want a go!
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This certainly is very relevant at the moment!
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Hi Anne
Remember that you can enter any short films you create in to the numerous IntoFilm filmmaking competitions - https://www.intofilm.org/competitions -
Elena my advice would be to throw yourself into it. Once you start playing about with this type of filmmaking you'll soon see that it is incredibly simple yet effective.
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Hi Elisabetta
We'll be looking at simple editing techniques in step 2.10.Thanks
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Simon Richards replied to Luigia Palumbo
Ofcourse - you can create any film that you think would suit your pupils.
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Thanks Philip
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That is a very useful resource Ida. Thanks.
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You'll never go to the cinema again without considering the significance of each shot!
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Simon Richards replied to Danica O
I think that problem solving is one of the skills that is really improved through filmmaking. Generally problems come up throughout the process and it really teaches young people to use their initiative. For example in one class a pupil bought in a skateboard to help with tracking shots (but be careful of health and safety).
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Hi Lisa. It's probably worth looking on youtube for any good moviemaker tutorials.
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Hi Laura - you can turn subtitles on the video by clicking on the icon to the left of the HD.
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Great idea! You could get the pupils to create
a range of different punctuation marks and then use them all as a revision bank or as lesson starters. -
We'll see you on stage at the Oscars in no time!
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Very true. Not only can creating a video help pupils express their thoughts on difficult topics but the finished film can be used as an educational tool with other groups of young people.
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Hi Verity. PSHE stands for 'Personal Social Health Education' so pretty much the same as PSE.
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Good point. I think it also forces the pupil to consider what the outcome of the sentence is. Is it more emotive and therefore demands a close up or physical therefore commanding a long shot.
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Simon Richards replied to Ida Brandão
Hi Ida. As the majority of schools use iMovie that's what we decided to focus on. Try this link to give you android based alternatives - https://filmora.wondershare.com/imovie/imovie-alternatives-for-android.html
Thanks
Simon
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Simon Richards replied to Simon Shoebridge
Hi Simon. If you got to step 1.1 you'll find that there are a range of downloadable word files in a zip folder. If you download that you'll find these documents in word format.
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Hi Simon - which one is yours?
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Hi Magadalena - this maybe an encryption problem. If you send your doc to simon.richards@intofilm.org I can add it on your behalf.
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It would be great to have a choice about where to write, when and how. I try early in the morning but my daughter wants me to feed and clothe her (aren't 6 yr olds so bloody selfish). I try late at night but by 10 I'm so damm tired that I lose the ability to converse entirely. The writing in bed idea works well till my wife punches me and I try a Cafe but get...
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