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Creative Storytelling in Film with Pixton & Celtx


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Tell Stories Through Film!

Pathway: Digital Storytelling Stage: Beginner
Age:  8-11 Grade (US): 4-6
Pathway: Digital Storytelling
Age:  8-11
Stage: Beginner
Grade (US): 4-6

 

In this course, students will become inspired filmmakers as they learn to comprehend the power of storytelling to express their ideas. These young filmmakers will advance their skills and experience as they learn, through creating, the fundamentals of Storytelling.

Your life, your story. Students will dive into the art of storytelling as they express themselves through their own lived experiences. Students will be the main character; the producer; the sound designer; the lighting engineer, and learn to communicate meaning through storytelling. Students will learn to differentiate between fact and fiction and become content creators instead of passive consumers of media. Students will gain a wide understanding of how their story, and the stories of history, work as building blocks for their own video projects.

Course Guide

The Course Guide contains all information required to deliver this Digital Media Academy Pro course. 

 

Standards Alignment

This course is aligned with national and international standards for technology education. Standards include the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), International Baccalaureate, UK National Curriculum, New Zealand Curriculum, and more!

Learning Outcomes

 

Students will be able to…

1

Comprehend the history and basis for storytelling

2

Create unique and inspiring stories using media

3

Share their stories with an audience

4

Learn to work with individual and group digital media projects

5

Understand basic elements, the building blocks of digital media

 

Students will create...

1

Simple cinema toys

2

Storyboards

3

Mini-documentaries

4

Scripts

5

Fictional videos

 

Career Pathways 

Producer, Director, Filmmaker, Photographer, Animator, Illustrator, Comic Book author, Graphic designer, Video Game Designer, Writer, Marketing (advertising, publicity, media relations, brand manager)

Here is the course outline:

Unit 1: Why Moving Pictures?

Learn about different types of movies and how they tell stories!

Lesson 1.1: Cinema and Storytelling
Lesson 1.2: Image and Text
Lesson 1.3: Types of Moving Pictures
Lesson 1.4: Create Your Own Moving Picture!

Unit 2: What’s Your Story?

Develop your storytelling skills and prepare to create your own films!

Lesson 2.1: Documentary vs. Narrative: True or False
Lesson 2.2: How to Interview
Lesson 2.3: Intentional Shooting
Lesson 2.4: Fictional Storytelling
Lesson 2.5: Create Your Project!

Unit 3: Crafting a Catchy Story

Learn about storytelling in advertising and experiment with some video production techniques!

Lesson 3.1: Advertising Basics
Lesson 3.2: Media Literacy Concepts & Storyboarding
Lesson 3.3: PSA vs Commercial - More Media Literacy
Lesson 3.4: “Edited in the Camera” - Ad Production

Unit 4: Fables, Folktales and Fairytales

Learn about fictional storytelling and produce your very own fantasy narrative!

Lesson 4.1: Fable & Universal Themes
Lesson 4.2: Folk Tales & Cultural Themes
Lesson 4.3: Elements of Fictional Narrative
Lesson 4.4: Dramatic Skit - Production

Unit 5: Your Story Revealed

Unleash your creativity and start your final project!

Lesson 5.1: How to Script Your Story
Lesson 5.2: Cinematography and Sound
Lesson 5.3: Picture Production
Lesson 5.4: Sound Production
Lesson 5.5: Final Production Results and Showcase

Student Showcase

Now it's time to show off your projects!

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Student Showcase