Trace over your pencil lines with a Sharpie and add details to each shape to help others recognize what you “saw” in it. Repeat this step until your whole paper is covered and there are no gaps or spaces.Ĩ. There shouldn’t be any gaps or overlapping. Now, pick up your tile and place it next to your traced design, as if it were a piece fitting into a jigsaw puzzle. (I use 12″x18″ paper when I do this with 6th graders.)Ħ. Place your tile on the center of a 9″x12″ paper and carefully trace around it. Lightly sketch your idea onto your tile…. Turn your newly created shape (we’ll call this your “tile”) in different directions and use your imagination to see if it “looks like” anything.
(For older students, you can make this project more challenging by having them repeat this step on an adjacent side of their card, as in the sample project above.)Ĥ. If you include a corner in your cut, it makes it easier to line the shape up on the opposite side. Now, tape the shape so that it is exactly across from the spot you cut it from. (The lines on your index card will show you if you’ve flipped or turned it!)ģ. Next, cut a shape from one side of your 3″x3′ card, and slide it to the opposite side of the card, without flipping it over or turning it. Polygon – a shape with three or more sidesĢ. Tessellation – a pattern made with polygons that completely fills a space with no gaps, spaces or overlaps.
Escher – a Dutch artist (1898-1972) who is best known for his mathematically inspired drawings and prints which displayed great realism, while at the same time showing impossible perspective, eye trickery and metamorphosis. The project has become a brand showcasing enchanting aspects of China and promoting Chinese culture.M.C. It has attracted nearly 900 young people from 101 countries, produced 854 documentary short films and received 157 international awards. It has been successfully run for 12 editions and is enjoying increasingly extensive influence both in China and abroad. The "Looking China Youth Film Project" is a cultural experience program sponsored by Huilin Culture Foundation and hosted by the Academy for International Communication of Chinese Culture.
Making a documentary film in a foreign country is one of the best ways to experience that country on all levels - personally, visually, and as a celebration of shared humanity," he said.Īdria Guxens Chaparro, one of the participants from Spain, said that the program can help the filmmakers discover an ancient culture through exploration of their theme and their stay in Fujian, and that this can eliminate prejudices and stereotypes, while also allowing viewers to learn from the main protagonists in these interesting and illuminating stories. "It is both a tremendous opportunity and a challenge to even the most experienced filmmakers. Paired with Chinese youth, they will head to cities such as Fuzhou, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou and Xiamen to film a 10-minute documentary, telling their stories about Fujian's unique customs and cultural heritage.Ĭraig McTurk, an American film producer and instructor of the project in Fujian, said that the project is an innovative program that celebrates Chinese culture and nurtures young international filmmakers. Nine young filmmakers from Portugal, Jamaica, Singapore, Spain and Mexico are involved in the project, which will last to July 6. The "Looking China Youth Film Project" on Wednesday kicked off its cultural experience activities in the city of Xiamen, east China's Fujian Province.
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