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Year 5

Using a storyboard

I can use a storyboard to help me record videos and review them.

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Year 5

Using a storyboard

I can use a storyboard to help me record videos and review them.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Storyboards can be used to plan and create a video.
  2. Videos can be captured using different techniques.
  3. The effectiveness of a video should be reviewed once it is made.
  4. Videos can be reviewed using criteria, for example you can check that a video follows the plan set out in a storyboard.

Keywords

  • Storyboard - a sequence of pictures and notes used to plan a video

  • Video clip - a short video lasting seconds or minutes

Common misconception

A storyboard should just include the images of each screen of a video.

A storyboard can plan the filming techniques and audio that will be on each screen of the video as well as the images or video footage.


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This lesson asks pupils to get someone else to review their video. You could partner pupils up for this activity or watch the videos as a class and get the class to provide some feedback for each other.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz

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6 Questions

Q1.
What is framing in a video?
Correct answer: the way elements are arranged within a shot
the type of camera used
the speed of the video
the type of microphone used
Q2.
Which of these devices can record video?
a book
Correct answer: a smartphone
a pencil
a lamp
Q3.
What is a filming technique?
a written script
a type of still image
Correct answer: a way a video is presented to the audience
the size of the camera
Q4.
What is the purpose of a microphone in video recording?
to adjust the camera angle
to add animation
Correct answer: to record audio
to capture still images
Q5.
What is a camera angle?
the speed of the video
Correct answer: the position of the camera in relation to the subject
the type of microphone used
the direction of the light source
Q6.
Match the terms with their definitions.
Correct Answer:close-up shot,a type of camera angle

a type of camera angle

Correct Answer:microphone,a device used to record audio

a device used to record audio

Correct Answer:framing,arranging objects within a shot

arranging objects within a shot

Correct Answer:camera roll,a place where videos are saved

a place where videos are saved

Assessment exit quiz

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6 Questions

Q1.
What is a sequence of pictures and notes used to plan a video?
Correct Answer: storyboard, story board
Q2.
What is a video clip?
a photograph
Correct answer: a short video lasting minutes or seconds
a text document
a long feature film
Q3.
What can a storyboard include?
Correct answer: details of filming techniques, audio and visuals
only images of each screen
a list of video files
a script for actors
Q4.
Why should storyboards be used to plan videos?
to delete unnecessary files
Correct answer: to organise visuals, audio and filming techniques
to make the video silent
to record the video immediately
Q5.
Why should a video's effectiveness be reviewed?
to make it silent
to delete it
to remove all visuals
Correct answer: to ensure that it meets its purpose
Q6.
Arrange the steps for reviewing a video in the correct order.
1 - Watch the video.
2 - Compare the video to the storyboard.
3 - Check that the video meets the criteria.
4 - Make necessary edits.