Behind the Veil-Curriculum-Letter

24 Day 2: Drafting Ideas and Creating a Production Plan 1.Depending on the project chosen, there are different activities that students can engage in to draft their ideas. a.Storyboarding (see template in Appendix B) b.Shot Listing (see template in Appendix B) c.Interview Questions for Documentary Subjects (see resource here: https://pulitzercenter.org/builder/lesson/six-tips-strong-interviews) d.“Where I’m From” Poems (see example: Where I’m From - Rethinking Schools) 2.Production Plan a.Prompts for students: i.What is your intention? What do you want to communicate to an audience? ii.What do you hope audiences will feel or understand after watching your film? iii.Who are the characters (or documentary subjects)? iv.What is the setting(s)? v.What is the story? vi.What is the mood and style? (this relates to cinematography and editing choices) vii.How might you play with time? How much time will pass? b.Students should work independently or in groups to map out their production plan (see template in Appendix B) c.There will be two days to film and record audio and two days to edit. Students will need to consider locations, actors or subjects, b-roll (shots that help to tell the story visually), and their roles on set if working in a group (e.g., director, cinematographer, editor, sound recordist). Day 3: Production Day 1 (independently) Day 4: Production Day 2 (independently) Day 5: Editing Day 1 (independently) Day 6: Editing Day 2 (independently)

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