Students will engage in hands-on research activities by collaborating in small groups to identify and explore traditional Asian narratives, deriving themes that inform Asian film aesthetics, and constructing empathy maps to understand the cultural implications, preparing them for subsequent phases.

Students will collaboratively articulate the traditional art and literature influences on defined themes within Asian film movements and post them to the feedback wall, refining insights through peer critique to enhance cultural awareness and empathy before moving to the ideate phase.

Students will collaboratively brainstorm diverse storyline ideas for mini movie scripts, influenced by traditional Asian arts, forming the basis for developing creative adaptations that embody the thematic aspects of East Asian film movements.

Students will create low-fidelity sketches and storyboards of their visual essays, integrating peer feedback from the collaborative wall, to prototype the thematic connections between Asian film movements and traditional art or literature.

Students will engage with community partners for feedback on their interactive displays and visual essays, refining their prototypes through this real-time dialogue to enhance their exhibition experience in the celebration of Asian film movements.