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Door Movie Teacher Resources

Cynthia — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:14:50 +0000

The Door Movie: Using AFI curriculum, students created a short video about a door. They then added music and sound effects in Windows Movie Maker to complete the movie. The entire process included storyboards, multiple camera angles, shooting, editing and reshooting. Although students worked in small groups to film, they each edited their own version of the finished movies. See all posts tagged with Door Movie to see student work.

Assignment Expectations: You WILL be graded on the following parts of your movie.

Storyboard: 20 points
- rubric_storyboard (click to read or print)
- Required Elements:
  - Movement of actor
  - Camera Angle
  - planned sound effects
Filming: 20 points
- rubric_filming (click to read or print)
- Required Elements:
  - one director, one camera person, one actor
  - Cooperate as a group
  - You must complete the filming of the whole story within one class period
  - You MUST follow the storyboard as written
Editing: 50 points
- rubric_editing (click to read or print)
- Required Elements:
  - Beginning, Middle and End to the story
  - NO in camera sound
  - music and sound effects throughout movie (no dead air)
  - Title and credits complete
  - one or more video effect

Storyboards to use and print out

Examples of finished professional storyboards

Other Examples of the Door Movie by AFI students

The AFI Door Movie Instructional Videos and resources http://screennation.afi.com/Learn.aspx

Door Movies

Cynthia — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:37:13 +0000

All the door movies in one place!!!!

Download Video: Posted by cgaub at TeacherTube.com.

Verb, It’s What you DO! Pivot

Cynthia — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:32:47 +0000

Based on the “Verb it’s what you do” commercials, create a pivot that has letters acting out and spelling out an action of some kind. Be creative! For this Assignment Students Picked a verb, Used MS PAINT to create a background , Used PIVOT Stickfigure Animator to act out the word and then Used Windows Movie Maker to add music and title, credits.

dive (click to see an example)

To work on from home you will need to download the program from snapfiles. http://www.snapfiles.com/get/stickfigure.html

Pivot “Verb: it’s what you do” Assignment

Cynthia — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:43:16 +0000

dive (click to see an example)

Animate a Word Project in “Pivot” Animation Project

Based on the “Verb it’s what you do” commercials, create a pivot that has letters acting out and spelling out an action of some kind. Be creative! Must have details AND a background. Save as a GIF and Upload to Windows Movie Maker to add music and credits.

To work on from home you will need to download the program from snapfiles. http://www.snapfiles.com/get/stickfigure.html

Personal Stories

Cynthia — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:40:48 +0000

Eight graders in Digital Video Class wrote a story about a person, place or event that impacted their life. They then had to collect and create visuals that told the story, record the story narration and put them together in either MS Photostory or Windows Movie Maker. This was their final project for second trimester.

Click on the Arrow to play or the TEXT link to view full screen

Personal Story by Emily B

Personal Story by Paige B

Personal Story by Anna S

Personal Story by Clarissa L

Personal Story by Leobardo C

Personal Story by Heather N

Personal Story by Brady P

Personal Story by Joseph B

Personal Story by Ciarra F

Personal Story by Austyn

Author Mock Interviews with Mrs. Vigil’s Class

Cynthia — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:49:31 +0000

and more coming soon!

More Door Movies From 1st period

Cynthia — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 23:51:24 +0000

By Ahmed Starring Ahmed

By Kevin Starring Kevin

By Anna

Door Movies by the 8th graders

Cynthia — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:23:41 +0000

The American Film Institute created a great student film curriculum that I have been using with my 8th grade digital video arts classes.In this assignment the kids had to shoot a film in a small group. the requirements were: one actor only, all filmed within 5 feet of the door. The actor was to walk up to the door, hear a frightening noise, react in fear, struggle to open the door, finally make it through the door and show relief that the strange noise was not in-fact dangerous.The first day, they shot the film without any storyboard or planning, then they watched the outcome, learned more about camera angles and storyboards and wrote a storyboard. Next, to experience the importance of storyboards they had to re-shoot using the storyboard from a different group. Finally, they re-filmed their own storyboard. For the editing part, all students had to edit their own version from any footage from the several group sessions. They had to edit out all camera audio and use only music and sound effects to tell the story and build the suspense.

check them out here

Door Movies by the 8th graders

Cynthia — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:15:39 +0000

The American Film Institute created a great student film curriculum that I have been using with my 8th grade digital video arts classes.

In this assignment the kids had to shoot a film in a small group. the requirements were: one actor only, all filmed within 5 feet of the door. The actor was to walk up to the door, hear a frightening noise, react in fear, struggle to open the door, finally make it through the door and show relief that the strange noise was not in-fact dangerous.

The first day, they shot the film without any storyboard or planning, then they watched the outcome, learned more about camera angles and storyboards and wrote a storyboard. Next, to experience the importance of storyboards they had to re-shoot using the storyboard from a different group. Finally, they re-filmed their own storyboard. For the editing part, all students had to edit their own version from any footage from the several group sessions. They had to edit out all camera audio and use only music and sound effects to tell the story and build the suspense.

2 finished films by different editors ~ Starring LIZ

door movie starring LIZ

2 finished films by different editors ~ Starring TANNER

door movie with tanner

Door Movie Student Version: by Paige 7th grade

Cynthia — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:45:45 +0000

paige door

The Virtual Classroom » Windows Movie Maker

Door Movie Teacher Resources

Door Movies

Verb, It’s What you DO! Pivot

Pivot “Verb: it’s what you do” Assignment

Personal Stories

Author Mock Interviews with Mrs. Vigil’s Class

JRR Toilken Interview Author of the The Lord of the Rings

R.L. Stine Interview Author of the Goosebumps Series

Gary Paulsen Interview Author of the Hatchet

Gordan Korman Interview Author of Swindle

Christopher Paolini Interview Author of Eragon

Harper Lee Interview Author of To Kill A Mockingbird

Judy Blume Interview Author of Freckle Juice

Louis Sachar Interview Author of HOLES

Sharon Creech Interview Author of Love that Dog

Lemony Snicket Interview Author of the Series of Unfortunate Events

Ann Brashares Interview Author of the Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants

JK Rowling Interview Author of Harry Potter Series

More Door Movies From 1st period

Door Movies by the 8th graders

Door Movies by the 8th graders

Door Movie Student Version: by Paige 7th grade