01What pupils experience
Some projects can be built around a Longplay concert. Pupils meet the musicians, prepare their interviews, attend the performance and take part in making a video report.
There are two ways in. Francesca leads independent creative video workshops, with no musicians involved. Or a live Longplay performance becomes the starting point of a programme of interviewing, filming, editing and media literacy — especially suited to older pupils. Not every workshop needs musicians, and not every concert includes filmmaking.
02Four creative video workshops
Videoactif
Green-screen effects, collage, painting and objects: the children together make a short animated sequence. For example: nine 2-hour sessions.
Videoclip
Pupils choose a piece of music, plan a storyboard and share the acting, set, camera and technical roles. Examples: four 2-hour sessions or six 80-minute sessions, plus a presentation.
Short movie
Pupils write a story, prepare their shots, act and film a short work, with attention to an original soundtrack or musical accompaniment. Same indicative multi-session formats as the Videoclip.
Concert + Reportage Vidéo
A real live concert is at the heart of the programme: pupils prepare, attend the concert, interview the artists and then help edit a short video report. See below.
Durations, group sizes and ages are indicative examples. The actual scope, equipment, filming permissions and outcome are agreed in advance with the teacher or the school.
03Concert + Reportage Vidéo: the concert seen from behind the camera
The pupils prepare their questions and discover the instruments. They attend the concert, interview the artists and the audience, while Francesca films the performance. Afterwards they choose the images, add comments and voice-over, and edit the report with her.
- PrepareMusic, instruments and interviewing, in the classroom — for example three or four sessions.
- Attend the concertA concert outing. Francesca films the performance while the pupils interview artists and audience.
- Edit and shareChoosing material, recording narration and editing a short video report — for example at least two sessions.
This format needs a real concert: whether it can happen depends on the programme, timing, school requirements and filming permissions. Not every concert includes filmmaking, and it is never assumed to be included automatically.
04What pupils do
- FrameLook through the camera and decide what belongs in the picture.
- AskPrepare interview questions — for a musician, or for each other — and record the answers.
- FilmTake on real filming roles: image, sound, interviewer, director.
- EditChoose, cut and order the material into something they can show.
- QuestionAsk how images are made, what they leave out, and how they shape what we think.
- SharePresent the result: a short screening, or a restitution alongside a live set.
05How pupils take part
This is a hands-on, make-something offer: every pupil has a role, and no equipment or musical experience is needed — the tools are chosen for the age group.
The exact format and the pupils’ roles are built with the teaching team and adapted to the age and the setting.
06Who leads it
- Francesca MusettiMedia educator, video producer and editor — leads the workshops
- Longplay musiciansFor Concert + Reportage Vidéo: the artists of the concert, chosen with the school from the musicians of our Education sessions
Her professional film work is on the Media page; this page is about what pupils and teachers do.
07About Francesca Musetti
- CREMIT — Università Cattolica di Milano
- Media educator, trainer and researcher: projects for pupils from maternelle to lycée, and for parents and teachers.
- Young people aged 3–17
- Co-founded and directed cultural and educational projects: short films with teenagers, stop-motion, digital-practice workshops.
- Video workshops for students
- Designed and led alongside her own production and editing work.
- JazzAscona, 2009–2012
- Official video director for the festival.
- Training
- Communication sciences, with master’s-level qualifications in Communication and Training and in Pedagogy / Education. Works in Italian, French and English.
Footage from the first workshops will be shown here once the necessary permissions are in place.
08Age and audience
- From maternelle to lycée
- Together, the four workshops cover ages 4 to 18; each one is built for a stage of schooling, as shown above.
- Teachers and parents
- Francesca also works with teachers and parents, and in youth and cultural settings.
- Agreed with the school
- Level, group size and pupils’ roles are set with the teaching team before the first session.
09Formats, adapted to your group
Several sessions
The three creative workshops usually run over several sessions, for example four 2-hour or six 80-minute sessions (Videoclip, Short movie) or nine 2-hour sessions (Videoactif), ending with a presentation.
Concert-based project
Three or four preparation sessions, one concert outing and at least two sessions to select, narrate and edit the report.
Shaped to your setting
The number of sessions, the group size and the final outcome are fixed once the group, the venue and the objectives are understood.
10Practical
- Formats run from a single session to a multi-session cycle; the shape is fixed after understanding the group, venue and objectives.
- Image rights and consent are handled with the school before anything is shared; permissions are required before any pupil footage is published.
- Equipment, filming permissions and the final outcome are agreed in advance with the teacher or the school.
- Available in French, English and Italian.
Plan a workshop or a concert report with Francesca
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