The Oyster Gardener Media Studies
Engage your students in the film production process by watching the short documentary 'The Oyster Gardener'; a film about a Year 12 student and aspiring marine biologist, Jolie, who becomes involved in an oyster reef restoration project in her local river. Your students will also learn about how sustainability impacts all areas of productions.
Overview
In this lesson, students will connect with The Oyster Gardener short film and the themes presented in the film. They will learn about how sustainability impacts all areas of productions and analyse the documentary conventions used in the film. They will also learn about social impact documentaries and about the role of an Impact Producer.
Learning Intentions:
- To understand how sustainability impacts all areas of filmmaking.
- To understand documentary conventions.
- To understand how technical and symbolic codes are used to convey meaning.
- To think about how sustainability will affect your future productions.
Credits and acknowledgements:
Curriculum material and mapping has been developed and written by Kayla McCarthy.
You & Me Pictures and Regen Studios would like to thank the generous contribution of Doc Society Climate Story Fund for the development of these resources.
The Oyster Gardener is a You & Me Pictures film developed and produced in association with Regen Studios, and made possible with the support of the ABC, Screen Queensland, Doc Society and Shark Island Foundation.
Thank you toThe Nature Conservancy Australia, Noosa Environmental Education Hub, Noosa Integrated Catchment Assoc Inc (NICA), CSIRO Bribie Island, and Good Shepherd Lutheran College for their generous participation in the film.
Watching the film
If your school or institution has a ClickView subscription, you can watch The Oyster Gardener on the ClickView platform. If you do not have access to ClickView, you can purchase an educational licence to screen the film to your class and request a streaming link to share with your students. Please complete the Host a Screening form on our website and our team will be in touch to assist you.
Curriculum mapping
What you'll need
- Lesson materials
- Teacher lesson plan (presentation slides) - online Google Slides
- A device to play the film on
- Force of Nature's Climate Anxiety Discussion Guide for Educators. We highly recommend teachers explore this resource developed by Force of Nature to help you facilitate conversations about the climate crisis in a way that safeguards young people.
Lesson materials
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