Abstract:

"COMMON EXPERIENCES, DIFFERENT VISIONS is a 55-minute video documentary which presents the differing perceptions of common experiences of two teams of high school students--an American team of students from high schools in the state of Indiana and a Japanese team of students from Kaminokawa High School in Tochigi Prefecture. In the program, the two groups of students participate together in common experiences in both Indiana and Tochigi Prefecture, taping themselves and recording their impressions. The everyday activities the students chose to explore include going shopping, participating in sports, and going on vacation. Each group produced its own program with its own comparisons about how the two groups viewed the activities in which they participated. The two versions were edited with professional help and brought together for this program. A study guide with questions to stimulate classroom discussion accompanies the video."