Moving image texts are an integral part of modern society and as current trends in digital technology develop there will be greater need for all to be able to use and create these. Furthermore filmmaking provides purposeful applications of many elements of paper based and oral literacy skills across the curriculum. Through a synergy of these modern skills and traditional ones, the learner will be equipped with the tools to effectively meet with and influence the demands of modern society.
Some children became much more vocal, more animated - Early Intervention Assistant
Writing I think improved and became much easier for some children who until that point were very conscious of the fact they were not very good at writing! - Early Intervention Assistant
As educators, the responsibility lies with us to provide experiences and opportunities for learners to use and enjoy a wide variety of texts in contexts that are meaningful to them. The processes of exploring and making all texts are mutually supportive. Creating a truly comprehensive moving image education experience requires application and linkage of all the key elements within the model. Knowledge and skills that are gained through decoding texts will be transferred and broadened while authoring films, utilizing all the other key elements to achieve this. The converse is also true; in fact the process spirals on, progressing and deepening the learners' mastery.
Children often referred back to their previous MIE experiences, relating previously watched texts to new ones and their film making experiences to new situations. - Nursery Teacher