Like Emily Carr
This short film is part of a series entitled I Can Make Art and focuses on the work of Emily Carr. In this film, kids examine Carr's unusual world and the inspiration for her haunting landscapes. Drawing on this inspiration, they then attempt to create a giant forest mural on a window in their school. The series is comprised of six short films that take a kid's-eye view of a diverse group of Canadian visual artists.
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I Can Make Art2005 6 filmsSeries of films that take a kids'-eye view on a diverse group of Canadian visual artists.
This short film is part of a series entitled I Can Make Art and focuses on the work of Emily Carr. In this film, kids examine Carr's unusual world and the inspiration for her haunting landscapes. Drawing on this inspiration, they then attempt to create a giant forest mural on a window in their school. The series is comprised of six short films that take a kid's-eye view of a diverse group of Canadian visual artists.
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writerJane Churchill
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directorJane Churchill
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producerTamara Lynch
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director of photographyNathalie Lasselin
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sound recordistNick Huard
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editorJoey Calugay
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production managerElaine Shatenstein
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series researcherJane Churchill
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series art consultantNancy Retallack-Lambert
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artistNathalie Daigle
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workshop leaderNathalie Daigle
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music composerEric Lemoyne
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stills photographyRoger LemoyneJane Churchill
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visual researchSylvia Mezei
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copyright clearanceSylvia Mezei
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additional art consultantJenni BlackmoreVivian GreySharon FernandezAnne NewlandsWillie ReidDale SheppardWendy Wilson
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sound editorTony Reed
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foley artistKarla Baumgardner
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assistant foley artistElana Medicoff
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foley recordingGeoffrey Mitchell
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re-recordingShelley Craig
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online editorSylvain DesbiensDenis Gathelier
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digital editing technicianChaz OliverOchelle GreenidgeMartine ForgetPhyllis LewisDanielle Raymond
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animation designJane Churchill
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animationBenoît Chagnon
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titlesBenoît Chagnon
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infographicsLouise OveryPierre Landry
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marketing managerMoira Keigher
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post-production coordinatorClaude CardinalLinda Payette
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production assistantRyan De Souza
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studio clerkChristine Williams
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studio administratorMarie Tonto-DonatiNickie Merulla
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executive producerSally Bochner
Emily Carr took inspiration from the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast.
Questions/Activities:
- What makes Emily Carr’s art style unique?
- This can be used to gauge attention to the material as well as identify interest in forms of artistic expression that can be explored further with individual students.
- Painting From Memory
- Based on memory alone, have the students recreate a familiar landscape or natural object, e.g., trees. Allow students to personalize their interpretations in order to convey their individual understandings of the natural world.
- Outdoor painting
- Emily Carr is known for her unique landscape paintings. Have your students bring painting materials outside in order to get inspiration from the world around them.
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Like Emily Carr, Jane Churchill, provided by the National Film Board of Canada