Lesson video

Hello, my name is Mrs. Holborow and welcome to Computing.

I'm so pleased you've decided to join me for the lesson today.

In today's lesson, we are going to be investigating the shots and filming techniques used for videos, and we'll be writing a script for a video.

Welcome to today's lesson from the unit Video Production.

This lesson is called Planning a Video and Script Writing, and by the end of today's lesson, you'll be able to create a storyboard to plan scenes for a video.

Shall we make a start? We will be looking at these keywords in today's lesson.

Let's take a look what they mean.

Shot.

Shot: A video recorded using a chosen filming technique or camera angle.

Script.

Script: Written words that will be performed on screen, stage, or radio.

Prop.

Prop: An object used in a performance.

Look out for these keywords throughout today's lesson.

Today's lesson is split into two sections.

We'll start by outlining the shots and filming techniques for a video.

We'll then move on to write a script for a video.

Let's start by outlining the shots and filming techniques for a video.

Now that you have used a storyboard to help you record a video, you'll create a storyboard on a topic of your own choice.

You will choose your theme and a prop.

Decide on filming techniques, and write a script.

Choosing your theme.

Your video should include you talking to the camera about something you are familiar with and involve a physical prop.

Here's some ideas, how to play or make something.

For example, how to make a model with building bricks.

How to solve a game cube, how to play a particular game like chess.

How to make a paper aeroplane.

Unboxing.

My favourite pet place to visit, or zoo animal.

Or you could do a review video on a book review, a film or TV programme, a sports review or a food review.

You could link your chosen idea to a topic from another subject.

Use what you know from the other subject.

This will mean that you have the information you need when you come to write your script.

You may also have an exercise book to help you.

Using something you already know might help you save some time.

Choose a physical prop.

A prop is an object used in a performance.

For example, some building blocks, a postcard or picture, a football or a paper aeroplane.

These are all examples of props.

A prop can help you to engage your audience, help your audience understand what you are saying, make your video more memorable.

Think carefully about a prop that you could use to help communicate the ideas in your video.

Time to check your understanding.

In a video about a pet dog, which prop do you think would engage the audience the most? A.

A bowl of food.

B.

A collar and lead.

Or C, a photo of the dog.

Pause the video whilst you have a think.

Did you select C? Well done.

Although the bowl of food and collar and lead are related to having a pet dog, the photo of the dog is probably most likely to.

In a video about making paper aeroplanes , which prop do you think would engage the audience the most? A, a toy plane; B, a finished paper aeroplane, or C, instructions.

Pause the video whilst you have a think.

Did you select B? Well done.

Showing the audience an example of the finished paper aeroplane might engage them in your video and they might want to create their own paper aeroplane.

Your storyboard should contain six shots.

A shot is a video recorded using a chosen filming technique or camera angle.

Use images on your storyboard to show what will happen in each shot.

A storyboard template is available as an additional resource for this lesson.

Don't worry about drawing the images too carefully on your storyboard.

Remember, it's just a plan or outline to show what you are going to do.

Your storyboard should contain the filming techniques.

Don't add your script just yet, because we're going to look at that later on in the lesson.

Filming techniques.

You've learned about a range of different filming techniques so far.

Use these to help you create your storyboard.

Talking head, panning, so from one person or object to another.

Close-up, mid-range shots, and long shots.

Let's have a look at Jacob's example storyboard.

We've broken this down over two parts, so this is part one.

In the first video clip, Jacob is going to use the filming technique, talking head.

In the second clip, he's going to use a close-up, where he's going to do a close-up of a chessboard.

And then in the third clip, Jacob is going to use a panning technique where he's going to pan across chess pieces.

Storyboard plan part two.

In clip four, Jacob is going to use another close-up, but this time the close-up is going to be of the player placing a piece on the chessboard.

Clip five, Jacob is going to use a mid-range shot with some people talking about chess.

And then for the final clip, Jacob's going to use the talking headshot again.

Okay, we've come to our first task of today's lesson.

Task A.

Add the images and filming techniques to your storyboard and answer the following questions.

Which topic did you choose to base your video on and why? Which filming techniques did you choose and why? Which prop did you use and why? Pause the video here whilst you answer the questions.

How did you get on? Did you manage to plan out your storyboard? Great work.

Let's have a look at Jacob's storyboard explanation together.

Jacob says, "I decided to make my video about chess.

I thought carefully about what I wanted to tell people in each shot and how I would film each one.

I used close-up, mid-range, and talking head shots mostly, but added in a panning shot to show off all the chess pieces in a row.

We have lots of chess boards in Chess Club at school.

I'll ask my teacher's permission to borrow one to use as a prop for my video." That's a great idea, Jacob.

Well done.

So we've already outlined the shots and filming techniques for a video.

We are now going to move on to write a script for a video.

Your storyboard should contain a script for each shot.

Words that are performed on screen, stage, or radio are called a script.

You'll write the words you want to say underneath the image for each shot.

So here's an example.

We are adding a script to each of the six shots in the storyboard.

Let's have a look at Jacob's example.

So if you remember, we split Jacob's storyboard into two parts.

Here's the first three shots.

So Jacob has the talking headshot first.

The script Jacob is going to use for this is, "Hi, my name is Jacob, and this is a video about the game of chess." In the second shot, the script is going to be, when you play chess, you use a chequered board, and there's going to be a close-up shot of a chequered board.

And then for the third shot, the script is going to be, these are the chess pieces.

There is a king, queen, rook, bishop, knight, and pawn, and that's going to be a panning shot moving across the chess pieces.

For Jacob's Storyboard part two, we have a close-up of a chess piece and the chequered board and the script is going to be the pieces move in different ways.

You can take the other person's pieces you need to reach checkmate.

Then it's a mid-range shot and the script is going to be, checkmate happens when the king has no way to escape from the other pieces.

And then it ends with a talking headshot with the script "I love playing chess.

I'm a member of the school chess club.

If you want to learn more, why don't you join too?" That's a really well planned out script.

Well done, Jacob.

Time to check your understanding.

Watch the video.

Which script do you think matches the video the best? A, in chess, you can take another player's pieces by moving your piece into the place where the other player's piece is.

B, chess is a good game that you can play with other people.

Or C, you can play chess online on your computer.

Watch the video and answer the question.

Did you select A? Well done.

The script for A is the most suitable for the video.

Watch the video.

Which script do you think matches the video the best? A, puzzles can have different sizes and different number of pieces.

B, you have to attach puzzle pieces together finding the piece that fits into the gap correctly and matches the picture on the puzzle.

C, there are lots of different puzzles available.

Some are good for very small children and some are good for older children.

Some are good for adults.

Watch the video and answer the question.

Did you select B? Great job.

Okay, we're moving on to our next task of today's lesson, task B.

And you've done a fantastic job so far, so well done.

I'd like you to add a script to your storyboard and answer the following questions.

How did you decide what you wanted to say in your video clips? And where did you get the information from for your script? Pause the video whilst you write your script.

How did you get on? Did you manage to write your scripts? Well done.

Let's have a look at Jacob's sample answer together.

Jacob says, "I followed the pictures on my storyboard carefully, thinking about what I could say about each one.

I'm in the chess club at school and know lots about the subject.

I based the script on my knowledge of the game.

I also knew that there were props available in school that I could use, so that made things easier.

As the videos are only going to be short, I kept the script quite short too." That's a really good explanation from Jacob.

Did you manage to explain your script too? Remember, if you need to, you can always pause the video here and add some detail to your answer.

Okay, we've come to the end of today's lesson, planning a video and script writing.

Let's summarise what we have learned together in this lesson.

A storyboard outlines the shots in a video, including filming techniques.

You can write a script to plan the audio for a video.

I hope you've enjoyed today's lesson, and I hope you'll join me again soon.

Bye.