YEAR 11 CREATING A STORYBOARD

 

UNIT: DM5 Creating a storyboard

LEARNING AIMS:

A. Explore the components of storyboards and how they are used.

B. Produce a storyboard for a specified media product

 

ASSIGNMENT TITLE:

Create a storyboard for an animated film trailer.

VOCATIONAL SCENARIO OR CONTEXT

Blue Fox Toons, a local animation company has released a competition for students aged 14-18 year olds. They have asked young people to create a film idea for a new animation film aimed to appeal to a family audience. They have asked that entrants create and submit a 15 frame storyboard of their original animated idea.

 

You will develop your understanding of the animation genre, research animated films to generate and plan your own animated film idea, understand the different types of storyboards and their uses and then finally produce a 15 frame storyboard sequence, with annotation, which explains your ideas for both visual and audio content.

 

TASK 1: To develop an understanding of what a storyboard is, the types of storyboards available, their components and their uses. 

 

CHECKLIST OF EVIDENCE REQUIRED:

• Worksheet - Definition of what a storyboard is and key terms.
• Mind map - different types of visual media that require a storyboard.
• Match up activity worksheet - Identify types of storyboard
• Presentation – definition and outline the roles of a director, cinematographer and camera operator with examples.
• Camera shot quiz and match up activity - identify the name and purpose of different camera shots and angles.
• Cloze activity - different edits and transitions.
• Sound worksheet - Identify and explain the use of diegetic and non-diegetic in film clips.
• Script to screen drawing activity. 
• Typography worksheet - Analyse the use of typography and effect on audiences.
• Create their own ident using appropriate typography.