filmspielplatz.de is a free film education platform aimed at children, daycare centers, schools and families. It is a joint project of DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum, Frankfurt am Main, and Deutsche Kinemathek – Museum für Film und Fernsehen, Berlin.
Filmspielplatz („film playground“) adds to the digital education offerings of DFF and Deutsche Kinemathek. The platform encourages children to watch selected short films of different genres as well as newly produced instructional tutorials on how to make their own movies. Inspired by this, they then become active themselves and engage creatively with what they have seen. Some of the films are available barrier-free (with audio description or in German Sign Language) and in multiple languages.
Due to legal issues, some content of filmspielplatz.de is only available in the countries of Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Nevertheless, this site provides the possibility to watch selected tutorials („Erklärfilme“) and short film packages („Kurzfilme“).
The content is in German language only.
Erklärfilme (Tutorials)
Achtung Aufnahme: Vertonen mit einer Geräuschemacherin (Recording in Progress: Dubbing with a Foley Artist)
Lebendige Figuren: Gesichter animieren (Figures that come to life: Animating faces)
Magische Illusionen: Tricks mit Freunden (Magical illusions: Tricks with friends)
Riesen und Zwerge: Perspektive (Giants and dwarfs: Perspective)
Verkehrte Welt: Camera Obscura (A world upside down: Camera Obscura)
Zauberhafte Verwandlung: Animieren mit Knete (Magical transformation: Animating with dough)
Zeitmaschine: Alles Rückwärts (Time Machine: Everything in reverse)
Kurzfilme (Short films – discover each in 4 steps)
Aug(de)mented Reality 3
Here you can find some ideas related to the movie Aug(de)mented Reality 3, which was made in the USA in 2015. The filmmaker’s name is Marty Cooper, but he also goes by Hombre McSteez. In the film, camera footage mixes with drawn figures, much like from an animated film.
1. Start
2. Watch film (on YouTube)
3. Learn
4. Ideas
Gesicht des Bahnhofs
Here you can see the film „Gesicht des Bahnhofs“ (Face of the Station). It was made in 1962 in the FRG. Manfred Durniok directed the film and Oskar Sala produced the music.
The film we are talking about here is called „Im Freibad an der Lahn“ (Outdoor Swimming by the Lahn river). The film was shot by Oskar Barnack in about 1920. But it was not until 1950 that the film was put together in the way that it appears now. The film has no sound, so it is a silent film.
1. Start
2. Watch film
3. Learn
4. Ideas
Lumo
Discover the film Lumo and then make or play something to it at the end. The film was made in Germany, in 2009, and the filmmaker’s name is Antje Heyn. It is an animated film in which drawings come to life.
