21st Century Skills

What are the four 21st century skills? As an advanced student, how do these 21st century skills apply to the work that you are doing in the advance class? How do you think you can apply each of these to your work in this class going forward into the year? Be specific and give an example of how each of the four key 21st century skills apply of your filmmaking career going forward.

1. Creative Thinking

Creativity plays a large role in filmmaking. Although there are specific methodologies to creating a film, the creative process of coming up with ideas of what and how to shoot the story requires creative thinking. For example, storyboarding is required in preproduction, but how and what you storyboard comes as a result of creativity.

2. Communication

Especially because filmmaking is a collaborative effort, communication with the team becomes vital in filmmaking. Efficient communication leads to more effective collaboration, ultimately leading to a better product. For example, communicating important concerns during preproduction can save the overall production in the long run.

3. Information Literacy

As said before, filmmaking requires a team. Often times, the information or idea that on team member thought of requires the other to understand the idea through a written form. The ability to understand the overall flow of the film by looking at the preproduction is vital to better teamwork.

4. Active and Engaged

Being an engaging member of film production is an important when being a part of a team. Not only will disengagement distress other members of the group, it also lowers the change of getting hired for another job. A film crew that is active and always willing to help those around them will be a positive influence overall.