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Food

Siqi Song, 2014

Personified food items talk about food: what they love, why they are vegetarian or pescatarian, how culture, lifestyle and geography can affect what you eat, quantity over quality.

This animated documentary will raise questions about food and the way we see, eat and think about it.

Clip Details

Genre: Documentary

Record ID: 007-002-000-039-C

Country of Origin: USA

Medium/Content: 3D Animation, Non-Fiction, Colour, Sound

Clip Length: 03:31

Age Group: S1-S3

Classroom Activities

  • Foods are given voices: which type of eater does each food represent? Sort and label these.
  • Would you have chosen these foods to represent each choice? Explain your reasons.
  • Where are the different foods set? Is there a reason for this?
  • Why do you think the filmmaker has chosen this kind of animation for the film? Is it the best way to get their message across?
  • Research the differences between vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian and meat eaters. Create a similarities/differences Venn diagram.
  • Research then debate the advantages and disadvantages of at least two of the choices. Consider health, nutritional content, wealth, eco system, climate change… Present and persuade your audience why being a particular type of eater is best. Is any one option correct? Why/why not?
  • Discuss programmes mentioned. Has anyone seen these documentaries?
  • Would seeing the animal before eating dissuade you from having a certain meal?
  • One voice suggests that eating healthily doesn’t necessarily mean he is happier, so he doesn’t eat vegetables: does this approach apply elsewhere? What are the consequences of this approach?

FILMMAKING

  • Personify a food on the iPad or with a model, then create an animation. Add a voice over using iMovie where the food describes its favourite food and why.

Clip Details

Genre: Documentary

Record ID: 007-002-000-039-C

Country of Origin: USA

Medium/Content: 3D Animation, Non-Fiction, Colour, Sound

Clip Length: 03:31

Education Level: Third & Fourth Level