This engaging short film designed for Language and Visual Arts activities in grades 3 to 6 looks at a non-verbal form of communication that is universally understood - body language. With a candid camera and a catchy song, Body Talking demonstrates how our posture, gestures and facial expressions can tell others a great deal about how we’re feeling. Scenes in parks and playgrounds, on city streets and at bus stops show that “without saying a word, we can still be heard” - when our body does the talking. (Award: Vancouver)
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ACMI Identifier
508337
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Film festivals - Canada - Vancouver - Awards
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Visual communication
Childrens Films → Children 6-12
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Communication
Crafts & Visual Arts → Visual communication
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education - Study and teaching
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Visual communication
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Nonverbal communication
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Nonverbal communication (Psychology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Visual communication
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)