Videos to Inspire Our Own Video Work

We're using a new program for making stop-animation video. If you want to use it outside of class, it costs $5 and will need to be installed on your iPad. Here's a view that highlights iCreate, the program and website: 



What is a movie?

• What kind of movies are there?  

Examples
Parody

Documentary

• A drummer answers an ad

Animation

Inspirational

What are the different elements used in making a movie?

Pictures: Show us
Words: Tell us
Music:  Makes us feel a certain way
Lighting: Sets the mood
Sounds: Places us in the scene

We Can We Make a Movie But We need Your Story

Assignment 1

•  Storyboard 

• Another take on storyboarding

Think about what we talked about in class and what we saw today and pair up into teams to come up with a storyboard idea for a movie you would like to make and fill out the storyboard to tell your story. The movie will be 2 minutes long and made by you.

Take a picture of your finished storyboard and post it on the Hillwood Blog.  Make sure you write a synopsis to “sell” me your idea. Pretend I am a big studio and I only have enough money to make a few movies, explain why yours is the best idea!

Reference Material

• Storyboarding at Stanford

Class 2  
Review Storyboards and let’s decide if we will make the movie or all work on one movie together.

• Make a Plan 
• What do you need?  
• Examples: camera, microphone, locations, props, permissions? 

• Decide on which job you will be doing (sometimes you will do all these jobs at once!)
• Examples: actor,  camera operator,  director,  production planner,  sound recorder,  lighting operator  

• Make a list of what you need to make your movie 
• Examples: Who is helping you? Do you need permission to film in that location? Does the weather matter? rain, wind? Who is bringing the props and camera?  

Assignment 2  
Post your plan on The Hillwood Herald under your storyboard and make a check list of all the things that you will need to make your movie.

Class 3  

Let's make a movie!
Review Plans, and shoot video

Class 4  

Let's edit our movies together ready to show at the Hillwood talent show at Christmas!