Kōkiri Learn

Week 2 of 5

How feeds and cameras shape what we see

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Session 1 · AUTHOR: Understand

Feeds, algorithms and digital features

  1. 10 minShare diary findings: what surprised you about how much media you meet?
  2. 15 minUnplugged algorithm game: the teacher acts as 'the feed', choosing which cards each student sees based on what they tapped last. What happens after five rounds?
  3. 15 minDigital features hunt on a teacher-chosen web page: hyperlinks, embedded video, share buttons, comments, menus. What does each one want you to do?
  4. 10 minTalk: online posts can last a long time, be copied and be seen by people you didn't expect. What does that mean for what we post?

Session 2 · AUTHOR: Techniques

Reading the camera

  1. 10 minRead 'Reading the camera'. Match shot names to example stills.
  2. 25 minShot detective: in threes, photograph the same object or classmate using five shots and three angles.
  3. 10 minGallery: which photo makes the subject look powerful, lonely, funny or friendly? Why?
  4. 5 minWrite one sentence using the frame 'The camera is placed… so the audience feels…'.

Getting started

Use the shot cards with pictures on them as a guide.

Stretch

Find emanata (motion lines, sweat drops, sparkle marks) in a comic and explain what each adds.

Checkpoint

Each student can name and explain the effect of three shots or angles.

Activities for this week

  • Shot detective: How do camera shots and angles change how we feel about the same subject?
  • Crop it two ways: Can the same photo tell two opposite stories?

Useful this week