DLT:
  • Create a storyboard from a script/plan of a documentary.
  • Use cinematography, foley effects, special effects, narration, transitions, music, etc. to help tell the story and set the mood of your documentary.
  • Plan a consistent theme throughout your storyboards for each act.

Activity:
Storyboard the 2nd Act (The Middle ) - You brainstormed a documentary idea before spring break. You then created a 3 act plan to tell your story. Now is the time to start your storyboard and planning the visual story of your documentary. How will your shot selections tell the story? Close ups of real life participants? Reenactments? Historical images of the situation? Dramatic music? Special effects? Do we see the narrator?

You can create your own storyboard template, use one previously provided or that you download, use Canva and the storyboard tools there. The choice is yours. Remember the storyboard focuses on the visual representation, sound, and special effects. Plan your storyboard as if you are giving it to someone else to make your video for you. It should be detailed! Due by the end of class.

From the previous lesson:

Plan three acts, more commonly known as a beginning, middle and end to our story. This is the point of your documentary. Why are you telling the story and why would viewers be interested? A documentary should persuade, surprise, question, and/or challenge the audience. Try to show why an audience should feel a certain way about the people and things you're filming.
  • The middle, or second act, is the character(s) struggling to accomplish these goals and the obstacles that stand in their way, or explanation of why the audience should care about the specific topic. What is the concern, danger, urgency, etc? How do you convince the audience it is important to them through your story and explanation of events?