Instructions for making a video story

*Pictures: https://openclipart.org/

First think about the subject of your video story:

o What is the story about?

o Who is the main character in the story?

o What other characters are there?

o Where is the story located?

Think about what you want to say with your story

Is your story:o Funny?o Sad?o Educational?

How to bring out the message you want:o Showing exampleso Pictures and drawingso Sounds, expressions and

gestures

What material you need to search and where?

What information?o Background informationo Pictures

From where and whom?o Libraryo Interneto Interviews

Write the structure of the story

The beginningo How the story begins?o Who are the characters?

Middle pointo How the plot developes?

The endo How the story ends?o Is it surprising?

Plan the shots you want to take

One shot= one video clipo Usually 3-6 shots are neededo Length of the shot= 10-20 p.

Write down what happens in the different shotso You can also make a comic of

the shot or the story

Write down the characters’ lines

Think about what tools you need:

Where the story will be filmed?o In schoolo Outdoorso At home

What tools are needed?o Noteso Mobile phone/camera

Distribute the tasks in the group :

Who will appear in the video?o What roles do they have?

Who is the photographer?

Who is the assistant?

Are any other roles needed?

Film the different shots of the story

Tips for making the video:

1. Check the lighting2. Avoid background noise 3. Keep the device on a

horizontal position4. Take a few test shots5. Film one shot several

times

Download the videos to MoViE-platform

Think about what videos to upload to MoViE-platform:

o Which video clips are the best?

o Which video clips are important for the story?

Create your own story in MoViE

Which video clips you will use in the story ?

Do you need to edit the video clips?

In which order should the video clips be, so that the story continues logically?

Watching a video story together

When your video story is ready, add it to the group’s site in MoViE

When everyone’s video stories are ready, you can watch them together in the class

You can also evaluate the video stories and comment them