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StoryTelling!

Multimedia in the Classroom

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What are stories?

The Visual Narrative

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Modern students

Visually educated. You Tube, Computers, TV.

They can interact with the screen, but may never get the chance to CREATE!

Multimedia enhances storytelling ability and so much more

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Define Item Task

Multimedia Project Types

Podcasts, Radio shows, Powerpoints

Photostories, Comics, Stop-Motion animation

Movies

Can you produce them all?

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Dennis the Menace

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Perhaps the order could be

hammer, boxes, water, tower?

or any other combination

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Teaching Multimedia

Start as simply as possible -

Draw a picture - Record your description

Act out a drama and take photos

Make your own comic - Plasq “Comic Life”

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Photo comics

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Comic Life Is this easy enough?

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Photostory as Gaeilge

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Camera Angles

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RadioPromo for Glóranna Scoile

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Movie Genres

WittyDark

Horrific

Whimsical / weird

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Movie Genres - Funny

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6th class,2nd yr / TY

No exam pressures

Lots of energy

Lots of enthusiasm

some classes may have limited scope (e.g. Gaeilge in TY - cannot proceed to L.C. work as will leave incoming fifth years behind)

A great alternative to field trips! School or locality based

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Multimedia in Classrooms

Many jobs

Many skills

Many actors

One Location - Classroom

“Bruascar”

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K.I.S.S. Do ONE!

Watch short films to get a ‘feel’ for the genre.Sources:IFB short shorts, Gearrscannáin, competition organisers other schools, on line, Downloads.

Script it! - Celtx free scriptwriting software

Write simple stories as storyboards / treatments e.g. Boy buys robots, robots lead to all sorts of crazy people, including a mysterious old man with his dad’s old sword, a space ship and a long lost sister, blow up the bad guys at the end, this is only part one!

Draw pictures and lists so everyone knows their job!

Rehearse the lines so they feel natural.

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On Location

PLAN, PLAN, PLAN, PLAN, PLAN.

Visit the location with camera crew.

Decide what shots happen in each place.

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Fact or Fiction?

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Essential KitA Camera. (Use what you have)

Tripod, Mics and Boom(fishing pole!)

Lights for faces or dark places.

Storyboard of shots

spares of everything including time.

Food for everyone

Rain gear.

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Expectations

Great fun

A busy time

A product which will last in minds and inspire others.

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ResourcesYourself and your class. Free

Fís (online filmmaking resource)Free

Windows Photostory 3 or i-photo(Mac) Free

Windows MovieMaker or i-movie(Mac) Free

Irish Film Board, local cinemas, competitions.

e-how.com, google video, youtube. Free

mac forums, icreatemagazine. Free

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CostsTime: Your students give theirs free

Talents of the whole class

Could be free!

Should cost no more than €30 per student for a two day “aided” shoot, Edit time and DVD for each student. Blooper reel too.

Local businesses can be worked into shots and help cover costs!

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Who can help?