Thursday, May 17, 2012

EDIM 508 Week 2_Storyboarding

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Currently I teach a second level course that consists of a Video Production unit. The students within my class are already familiar with Storyboarding and what it is because of doing it in the first level course. When I introduce Storyboarding at the second level, I go more in-depth and show the students how it is used at an industry level. Although I have this more in-depth information about Storyboarding, I do not currently have any introductory level information. Knowing that the teacher who teaches the first level is going to retire in the next decade, I figured I would use this opportunity to gather some.

The video resource I found is a great introduction to what Storyboarding is, why it is used, and a review of content that would be previously taught. The video may seem a little out dated, but the content is presented is what is important. The video starts out by explaining that a storyboard is the building blocks of your video. It allows for a visual and written representation of the storyline and how each scene needs to be shot. The video then moves onto an interview of a student who explains his experience and opinion of how useful it is. Next, the video changes presenters and goes into camera movements. This part of the video is perfect review material from what my students would have been taught the project before Storyboarding.

I feel that my students would enjoy this video. Not only would they have the satisfaction of already knowing material presented, they also are able to identify with the people being presented within the video, as they are around the same age of student. Seeing another students their age always help them have more confidence in doing the activity by themselves, especially something that may be uncomfortable territory like drawing. For those students who struggle socially or verbally, Storyboarding is a good activity that allows them to plan through visual representation. Having the freedom to plan and a create scenes will increase the amount of engagement and interest in a simple activity.

Welcome to Discovery Education | Discovery Education . (n.d.). Welcome to Discovery Education | Discovery Education . Retrieved May 17, 2012, from http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=7CFC1858-0413-4E4C-A0FE-D76D05B40BCC&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US

 

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