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Digital Movies: Filming and Editing Your First Video
Grades 2-4
Have you ever wanted to make a movie? Do you wonder what roles are involved in creating a video? In this program, you’ll learn how to make your very own videos from start to finish and learn how to share them with family and friends. With an iPad participants will learn to create short skits and scenes with iMovie. The program will focus on basic film-making skills, how to direct and edit video scenes, as well as provide an introduction to acting.
Goals and Learning Objectives
- Film cool and exciting videos
- Learn about the roles in producing a movie
- Learn basic concepts about editing videos
- Learn how to create titles and add scenes to your videos
- Learn how to compose videos
- Learn the basics of acting in front of a camera
Projects and Activities
- Acquire props and create sets to act with
- Create several scenes then act them out
- Film and edit a movie
- Generate storyboards to outline content
- Share & review content using constructive feedback
Hardware
Primary Computer Device:
- iPad
Additional Tech Used:
- Headphones
- Microphone
- Web Camera
- Notes:Tablet Users May have a better experience
if they have a second device for video conferencing
Software
- iMovie
More Information About This Camp
Topics and Skills Covered
- Acting
- Basic lighting
- Brainstorming
- Collaboration and communication
- Constructive feedback
- Content development
- Editing digital video
- Filmmaking process
- Iterative design
- Problem solving
- Prop making
- Publishing content
- Scope and scale
- Scriptwriting
- Set design
- Time management
- Video direction
- Video post-production
- Video pre-production