Storyboard

Things To Consider When Creating A Storyboard

 * Translating the text to the image.
 * How will you use the language of film to tell a story?
 * Determine camera shots.
 * Hitchcock had the entire film "composed" in the storyboard.

Storyboard Templates
[|Storyboard #1] [|Storyboard #2]

Strategies and Activities For Teaching Students
1//. Set norms and establish collaborative groups standards// a. Round table discussion= let each team member’s voice be heard b. Use rubric at the beginning so kids know what the expectations are for the project

//2. Realize that this is the beginning stage that will set the group up for success from beginning to end.//

//3. Introduce and model through direct instruction the storyboarding process// a. Show the group a commercial/ mini-video and then work backwards creating a storyboard

//4. Hands-on approach where every student has the opportunity to create a storyboard using note-taking strategies//

//5. Carefully explain the graphic organizer and create a whole group sample together// a. Scene Sketch: 1a. Remind the students that the drawings are minimal, quick sketch, don’t get caught up in the drawing aspect 1b. Try to make the scene sketch a visual representation of the envisioned shot 1c. Use post-it notes to manipulate through the scene sketches (add/delete) 1d. Draw in the angle of the shot anticipated

b. Detailed Scene Description: 1a. bullet word form noting what the scene sketch depicts 2a. Consider Theme/moral/stay focused / what do you want the viewer to walk away visualizing

c. Audio

d. Shot Description/Angles: Consider different shots such as:Bird’s Eye View, Worms Eye View, Normal View,

//Additional Things to Consider://

1. Podcast is an easy project to begin modeling the storyboard process 2. Once script is complete and approved by teacher, remind student groups to continually go back and refer to the storyboard during the filming stages 3. Points of view and the storyboard to go with it – See Shrek 3 footage at the end as a model to show to class 4. Take a picture book and take away the pictures and have the students storyboard the book noting the scene sketch in the main idea 5. Kids may go home and watch clips on tv as they are working on the process: watch a mini film