Storyboard Your Idea

Congratulations. You have completed steps 1 and 2. 
After completing research on racism and understanding the power of public service announcements, it is the group’s job to make the video. Begin planning the video using a storyboard.

Since you have never created a video project before, this process is very new.  You may find that you will need to go back to steps 1 and 2 to get some additional information as you go along. That is part of the process, the steps are there to help you.

Investigate and answer the following questions:

What is a Storyboard? 

Check out these two sites to understand what a storyboard is:

Storyboarding Multimedia (So what is a storyboard?)
Storyboarding, a Recipe

Why is a storyboard important as a planning tool in pre-production?  Click on both references to understand why planning a storyboard is critical to a successful video production:

Storyboarding
Storyboarding Multimedia (The Advantages of Storyboarding)

Group Activity:  
Have each member of your collaborative group discuss what they learned from their webquest research.  In round robin fashion, have each member describe what a storyboard is and why it is important.

Task:
After discussion, complete questions 1-3 on the worksheet:
Creating a PSA Video - Planning Sheet (PDF)

How Do You Create a Storyboard?

• Learn about methods and tips
• Find examples

The following sites provide valuable tutorials and actual examples of storyboards and blank forms:

Actig With a Pencil - Storyboard Your Movie
Storyboarding Worksheet - Match the Tool to the Task

Group Activity: 
Print page 12 from the following website:
PROGRESS REPORT FOLLOWING AN INVESTIGATION (PDF)

Work together as a group and fill out each section of the progress report.  Evaluate the investigation process.  

Group Discussion: 
Do you have enough information to create your PSA video?  Have you informed the audience on the problem?   How have you addressed the issue of racism?  Have you offered any solutions?

Tip: Look back at the "Task" page to see if you have met the criteria.

Task:
After discussion, complete questions 4 and 5 :
Creating a PSA Video - Planning Sheet (PDF)

Creating and Evaluating the Draft

Once you finish investigating the storyboard process, work with your group to create a draft storyboard on page.  You can create your own or download copies from the following two sites: 

Creating Effective Classroom Videos - Preproduction
Actig With a Pencil - Storyboard Your Movie

Storyboard worksheet (PDF)

Group Activity:
Prior to creating the artistic poster version, have at least two other groups critique your draft using this rubric.

Print two copies of the rubric, mark your choices and hand back to the appropriate group. Make comments directly on their storyboard where appropriate.

Task:
Using the comments and rubrics you received, create the final version of your storyboard using poster board, index cards, and color.

Tip: Remember to review actual storyboads from the sites you visited.

STOP!

CHECK WITH YOUR TEACHER BEFORE PROCEEDING TO VIDEO YOUR PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT.

Filming Your Video

With a completed storyboard as your guide and teacher approval, you are ready to shoot and edit the PSA video.   Work collaboratively with your group to research shooting and editing tips.

Learn about shooting tips – use the following two sites to learn about planning your shot, framing, types and much more:
 
Video Shooting Tips
Shooting a Video

Understand how to steady your camera in a variety of locations using video examples from the following website: 

Creating Effective Classroom Videos - Production  

Discover editing tips.  Its time to learn about transitions, animation, titles, and more.   Click on the following sites to see actual video examples on how to edit video: 

Creating Effective Classroom Videos - Post Production
Editing - Refining the Storyboard

Post-Production Editing / Step-by-Step (PDF)

After you finish investigating production and postproduction tips,
have fun filming the video.

Use your storyboard as your guide for each scene.