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Short Film Competition for Kids

 

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Short Film Competition for Kids

Make a short film and you could be a winner!

Objectives: By the end of this project, the students will have:

  1. 1.Co-operated to write an original story in English
  2. 2.Co-operated to enact the story in English
  3. 3.Co-operated to record the story with a video camera
  4. 4.Co-operated to present a short recording of the enactment

 

Grade: 4th (4/A and 4/B mixed)

Length of Film: 4 minutes. (Min. 3 mins, Max. 5 mins.)

Needs: Video camera, flash drive or a CD to save the movie file.

 

Date Due: 12 December, 2011

                            Film Screening and Evaluation: 16December, 2011

 

PROCEDURE

1) Select FOUR (4) friends, so that your group has five members. The groups will be determined by the students, with the assistance and intervention of the teacher, if necessary.

 

2) Plan and write your story with your group members. Use the attached ‘storyboard’ to develop main shots/scenes.

 

3) Record your story with a high quality video camera, paying careful attention to volume and clarity, at a location that will suit your story. (Ask your parents or another relative to do the shooting/recording of your group enactment.)

 

4) Presentation, Assessment and Evaluation: Present the movie in the lunch hall to a jury.

 

2Note: Study the assessment and evaluation rubric (attached) to understand how the grade will be determined. A small percentage (10%) of the points will be given by a jury when your movie is presented in the lunch hall.)

 

Evaluation

Written Story: 40 points

Enactment: 30 points

Group Cooperation/Team Effort:10 points

Creation of Recorded File:10 points

Presentation: 10 points

Storyboard


1

Group:…………………..

 

Written Story 40 points

 

31-32-33-34-35-36-37-38-39-40 points

21-22-23-24-25-26-27-28-29-30 points

11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20 points

0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 points

 

Enactment (30 points)

 

26-27-28-29-30 points

21-22-23-24-25 points

16-17-18-19-20 points

11-12-13-14-15 points

6-7-8-9-10 points

0-1-2-3-4-5 points

 

Group Cooperation/Team Effort (10 points)

 

7-8 -9-10 points

4-5 -6-7 points

0-1-2-3points

 

Creation of Recorded File (10 points)

 

7-8 -9-10 points

4-5 -6-7 points

0-1-2-3points

 

Presentation (10 points)

 

7-8 -9-10 points

4-5 -6-7 points

0-1-2-3points

 

Total: