Assignment
Your project is to work collaboratively to transform an area of a printed text into a storyboard. You will likewise consist of a written explanation of the designated results of your cinematic choices.
Actions
Preparation
1. Review a brief story from this unit that you might think of as a movie. As a group, select a little passage to change into a storyboard of at least 20 shots. You will not have the ability to catch the whole story in your storyboard; select an engaging section that contains lots of visual aspects.
2. As director, choose how you would like to show your version of this text and the impact you desire it to have on your audience. Present your ideas to your group, and reach an agreement about your focus.
Preparing
3. Brainstorm a series of shots. Think about framing, camera motion, lighting, sound, and editing in each shot. Use sticky notes to sketch out or explain each shot on the Storyboard Graphic Organizer.
Be sure to think about the result you are trying to develop with each shot and the words or phrases that communicate your vision. Share this draft within your small group. Even if you plan photos for your final draft, you should sketch what your photos will appear like for this initial draft. Choose how to share the obligations of producing each component of the storyboard. Produce a draft.
Refining
4. As a group, share your ideas with another group. Solicit feedback on
• Clear sequence of ideas
• Effective use of cinematic techniques in relation to the story
• Accurate identification and application of cinematic techniques
Use the notes generated during the peer group discussion, and revise your storyboard.
Add an explanation of the intended effect of your choices. Be specific in terms of your framing, lighting, sound, and other choices, and be sure that your effect is consistent with your cinematic choices. Support your explanation with textual evidence from the short story.
Revising and Editing for Publication
5. Prepare your final draft. Choose a presentation method, such as mounting your frames onto poster board or creating a slide show. Label each frame with all the information required (shot type, angle, lighting, and sound), including intended effect of each shot.