Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Day 3-Storyboards
Today's readings were all about making storyboards. I didn't find a clear definition but it looks like storyboards are just a graphic organizer for video making and multimedia presentations. They break down the elements of a video production. For a 30 second movie you would start with an eight frame storyboard. It is basically 8 blank boxes shaped like a TV. You would think of the storyboard template as a comic strip. Each block has a picture with action and a line or two of dialog. You write down what you see happening in each block. It seemed pretty simple so I went ahead and tried to make one using PowerPoint. I just inserted the MS organizational chart. It was simple and could be made in a just a few minutes. I liked it and it did make sense to use some sort of organizer when we are creating presentations. I could see how it would help with the organization and the thinking process( just like the graphic organizers do when you are writing a story). It seems like your video or presentation would run smoother if you had a storyboard to work from. Good idea!
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Storyboards are really useful, but you are right the article didn't really provide clear definition. I use storyboards in my classroom a lot and my students really seem to like them.
It's interesting that you thought of the storyboard as a "graphic organizer", that's how I described it to myself after reading the articles. I also thought that the written kind looks like a comic strip.
The PowerPoint idea sounds great for storyboarding a movie or podcast, too.
Hi!
My name is Adam Hunt...I'm one of the interns and I'll be in the next couple days...on storyboards, I can't do any type of planning without sketching out ideas into a storyboard format-even when it comes to unit planning. However, for multi-media, it is absolutely vital as I've found without storyboarding I get caught up in the process and my final product isn't strong or consistent. It helps keep you focused on your topic (so even if something looks really cool you can say, "No, this doesn't fit with what I'm doing).
Storyboards are great! It lets you put all of your ideas on paper so you can visually see them. This is a get tool for our students. This lets the teacher know what they are thinking and where they need help. It also shows that they are doing the work. There are to many students who jump into a project without planning and they come running to us saying I don't understand what went wrong! Well with a planned out storyboard, a teacher can look back and find the problem or even catch it before it happens. Without one, the student is stuck saying I don't know. This year with my students, I am going to teach step by step planning and if they don't do it they do not get to move on.
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