Video transcript – Inspired to draw: A visit to the art gallery

This video focuses on small groups of children who are visiting an art gallery. The children can be seen drawing and engaging with the adults in the gallery space. It demonstrates the way the environment may influence the learning taking place.

00:00 – 00:05
Audio: [Music]
Visual description: The ECRH logo followed by the video title appear on a white background: ECRH, Early Childhood Resource Hub. Inspired to draw: A visit to the art gallery. 

00:06 – 00:38
Audio: [Sounds of children talking and drawing in the indoor area of the art gallery.]
Educator 1:  You’re doing a good job.
Visual description: In an art gallery, children work in small groups spread throughout open plan rooms. The focus is on a young girl who is kneeling over a sheet of paper and drawing, with an educator sitting nearby and observing the girl. A baby is in a pram next to the girl. Children can be seen drawing in the background. The educator speaks off camera to another child and then moves away. The girl continues to draw on the sheet of paper as the baby in the pram plays next to her. 

00:39 – 01:29
Audio: [Sounds of children talking and drawing in the art gallery.]
Visual description: The open room in the gallery space shows several colourful artworks displayed on the walls. In the background, a different educator sits on the floor directly under the artworks with a group of three children. Two children can be seen drawing, while another is standing and speaking with the educator. A girl in pink, who is the focus in the foreground, uses a black pencil to draw on a large sheet of paper. 

01:30 – 01:37
Audio: [Sounds of children talking and drawing in the art gallery.]
Visual description: A small group of children sit together on the floor with two educators. The children are engaged in the drawing experience and conversations with the educators. White blocks supporting sculptures are placed throughout the space.

01:38 – 01:44
Audio: [Sounds of children talking and drawing in the art gallery.]
Educator 2: And then all you need to do here.… Get a colour and colour your T-shirt in. What colour’s your T-shirt?
Visual description: An educator is lying down on the gallery floor with two young girls. Two large sheets of paper are in front of them with a box of drawing materials in the middle. With a crayon in her hand, the educator points out parts of a sketch drawn on the paper.

01:45 – 01:54
Audio: [Sounds of children talking and drawing in the art gallery.]
Boy 1: Did that blow over there?
Visual description: The camera moves over to two girls and a boy sitting with two other educators. A girl and the boy choose a crayon from the box that sits between them. A child points off to his right.

01:55 – 02:00
Audio: [Sounds of children talking and drawing in the art gallery.]
Visual description: Three children draw on the floor with an educator. A young boy points to the right and the educator looks in his direction. The boy begins to draw on his sheet and the educator directs her gaze to the other two children in front of her. 

02:01 – 02:09
Audio: [Sounds of children talking and drawing in the art gallery.]
Visual description: A range of art works, both small and large, are hanging on the walls. Sculptures are displayed on elevated white blocks. The camera moves towards an art installation of a miniature clothesline that features black and white photos pegged to it. 

02:11 – 02:26
Audio: [Sounds of children talking and drawing in the art gallery.]
Educator 3: And feet.
Boy 2: And feet. 
Educator 3: What colour are they?
Boy 2: Um…a brown colour.
Educator 3: They’re brown? There’s brown here. Would you like to use the brown to...
Visual description: An educator is sitting on the floor with a boy and a girl, while another educator sits on a chair observing. The girl is drawing a picture of a human body as the seated educator watches. The other educator and the boy sit on the floor next to a drawing on a large sheet of paper. 

02:27 – 02:32
Audio: [Sounds of children talking and drawing in the art gallery.]
Visual description: The camera moves away and past the clothesline installation and a set of black and white portraits. A gallery visitor wearing a red jumper sits on a black leather bench across from an arrangement of sculptures on top of a white block. 

02:33 – 02:44
Audio: [Sounds of children talking and drawing in the art gallery.]
Educator 3: If you want, you can turn your body around. You don’t have to write your letters upside down. It’s very tricky writing upside down. 
Visual description: A girl in pink walks up to small group drawing on the floor. Two boys and a girl draw with pencils as an educator observes. 

02:45 – 02:50
Audio: [Sounds of children talking and drawing in the art gallery.]
Visual description: A girl walks in and out of the frame. An educator sits on the floor with a boy near a sculpture of a stretching dog. A different educator sits on the floor nearby next to a large drawing of a body. 

02:51 – 03:01
Audio: [Music]
Visual description: The ECRH logo followed by the video production credits and copyright appear on a white background: ECRH, Early Childhood Resource Hub. www.ecrh.edu.au. Copyright 2015 Commonwealth of Australia. Source: National Quality Standard Professional Learning Program – Early Childhood Australia.

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