Before Watching : A short text on how it all started and comprehension questions on it would do the trick! http://www.5minuteenglish.com/oct29.htm
Then the students are ready to watch Mr.Bean's Spooky Cartoon....
While watching : The students can check a list of Halloween vocabulary provided by the teacher to spot the items in the film. Suggested vocabulary : Frankenstein, haunted house, spider, skull, monster, blood, thunder, vampire, skeleton, grave, moon, etc. Don't forget to include words that don't exist in the film ! Alternatively the activity can be a "match the words to the pictures" activity.
eg. a skeleton
Step 1: The idea for a film is born
Step 2 : Write the script
Step 3 : Visualise the characters and the mood in a storyboard
Step 4 : Prepare a screenplay
Step 5 : Recruit cast and crew
Step 6 : Prepare the set, costumes and props, equipment, music and make-up
Step 7 : Assemble the film
Step 8 : Release and go to the Premiere, walk the red carpet!
Step 9 : Your film becomes a blockbuster, a well-planned quality film, you become a millionaire and get the Oscar!!
The students can decide on their own what the stages of making a film are and work in teams to note them down. If their language level is not that high, an alternative idea is to give them the stages on jumbled strips of paper to put in the correct order.
Another activity is to research and make a list of the professionals involved in the process of filmmaking such as the director, the casting director, the location manager, the production manager, the director of photography, the production designer, the sound designer, the art director, the music composer, the choreographer and of course, the actors.
