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Commentary on the film: Spots

Children will discover watercolour drawings and the imaginary world of the main character.

Questioning the film: Spots

Understanding the story, the theme, expressing one's sensibility and exercising one's critical thinking skills.

1 The little boy in the woods suddenly begins to dream.What is the trigger?
The white-on-black dot pattern of the birds.
2 Describe the first place in the boy's dream.
The white dots on the birds have turned into white dots on plants that may remind you of Lotus roots.
Note that the author, a Chinese woman, made this film in Japan and that Lotus roots are a common food in Asia.
3 The boy, before falling into the water, crosses a strange space (1 min 12 sec)What does this remind you of?
Flying butterflies.
4 What does he discover in the water?
Animals such as octopus, fish, coral and a myriad of small dots that may look like particles suspended in the water.
5 The boy lands on the sea floor.What does he find?
A deer whose antlers turn into flowers.
6 The boy comes to (2 min 33 s).What is the trigger?
A flower petal from the deer's antlers falls on his eye.

To complete this activity, introduce the workof Yayoi Kusama, an avant-garde Japanese artist who systematically uses coloured dots in her works.

Download the PDF of the film's educational activities

Created with the support of the Ministry of Education and the CNC.
Viewing the film with the family, educational activities with parents at home and with teachers in the classroom.
Watercolours made easy (Plastic arts) (Cycle 2 and 3)
Educational activities proposed by Maîtresse Aurel from the blog Maîtresse Aurel based on the film Spots.

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