Articles and Ideas
- Digital Storytelling by Bernajean Porter
- Adobe Digital School Collection Lessons
- Alphabet Handout | Lesson Plan
- Digital Communication Assessment Tips
- Written Feedback Form
- The Art of Digital Storytelling
http://www.digitales.us/ - Digital Storytelling Finds Its Place in the Classroom
http://www.infotoday.com/MMSchools/jan02/banaszewski.htm - Digital Storytelling Handouts from Arnie Abrams
http://www.arnieabrams.net/handouts.htm
Shot Composition for Video
Shot Types at MediaCollege.com: Review the shot vocabulary on this web page.
In this short lesson we are going to learn the film vocabulary for the wide variety of shot compositions. We will also practice these shots in a fun activity. “Composition Still”
Storyboarding
Storyboarding is a part of the pre-production planning you should go through when preparing for a stop motion, animation or film.
Tutorial>> Storyboarding (4:13)
Storyboard PowerPoint
Example: The Rescue (0:51) * on another site. Make sure to click the back button in Explorer not on the page.
Expectations:
- Your storyboards should include pictures draw to scale/frame based on the focal length/angle
- Use labels
- Use directional arrows
- Indicate shot length (approximate)
- Notes should include: focal length and angle, dialog, sound fx, music, natural sounds, lighting
Teaching Tools
- Storyboard Template (pdf)
- Money Tree Storyboard (pdf)
- http://www.paulmichaelgordon.com/Grand.html (mp4)
The Money Tree commercial files are provided courtesy of Andy Mirovich Production, Paul Gordon, Vice President, Media: paul@mirkprod.com.
All rights reserved.
Online Storyboarding Tools