The Making a Movie Activity

What better way to stimulate creativity than to making a movie? This fun activity can be done indoors or outdoors. The objective is promote creativity, teamwork and collaboration.

It requires some equipment as cameras, microphones and netbooks with film editing aplications. You can turn this activity into a full day event.

Divide participants into large teams (minimum 8 people). Ask each team to divide responsibilities (screenwriter, actors, camera operator, director, etc.).

You can introduce a theme. If that seems too constricting, ask teams to pick their own topic/theme.

Ask teams to write scripts for their own 5-7 minute movie. As a rule of the thumb, a single script page translates into a minute of film.

Teams will create movies based on the script, borrowing equipment as necessary.

Screen all finished movies at the end of the exercise, awarding prizes to the top picks.

Making a movie is an exercise in teamwork. You need every part of the “studio” working together seamlessly to pull off a successful movie.

Since you’re working in a limited environment, teams will also have to be creative to get the narrative and effects they want. This can promote lateral, unconventional thinking.

The topics of this publication: creativity, imagination, teamwork, lateral thinking, cooperation, collaboration