| Lesson
8: Making an iMovie–
Student Independent Filmmakers Needed!
Class
time needed: At least two 40-minute periods
Time varies with scope of project
(individual, group or class) and familiarity
with iMovie.
- Materials
Each student will need his or her 5
completed Timeline Entry Worksheets
parts A & B.
Movie Synopsis
Multimedia Rubic
Access to the Abbe Museum On-Line
Timeline of Wabanaki History
iMovie software
Sound Studio, or other audio recording
software
Help File links:
Submitting Your Movie to the Abbe
Museum
Creating an iMovie: Tips and links
Technology Standards
iMovie Quick Checklist for Students
- Introduction
Students have demonstrated their knowledge
by their work on the Timeline Worksheets
and the Movie Synopsis handout
and now they have the opportunity to
creatively convey what they have learned
from their research of the Wabanaki
Timeline in the form of a movie.
The Abbe Museum is very interested in
providing their visitors with student
created work that creatively supports
the theme of our exhibit—Wabanaki
People: A Story of Cultural Continuity.
Students may make a short movie, send
it to the Abbe Museum and, if selected,
their work may be featured in our museum
or on our website. Students may work
independently, in small groups, or as
a class.
- Procedure
Using your Movie Synopsis and
Timeline Entry Worksheets,
you’ll create a short movie to
submit to the Abbe Museum.
1. Access your 5 Timeline Entry
Worksheets, Wabanaki folder and/or
Wabanaki album in iPhoto.
2. Double check your Timeline
Entry Worksheets to make sure you
have all the elements you’ll need
for your iMovie. If you do not have
all the following elements in your Timeline
Entry Worksheet, or you would like
to use a different timeline entry, you
will need to go back to the On-Line
Timeline of Wabanaki History to
complete your Timeline Entry Worksheet
and/or do more research.
Elements of a good storyboard:
• A number that indicates the
frame order (Students should go back
and fill in the frame number on their
Timeline Entry Worksheets.)
• An image (timeline picture,
original drawing, and/or words) of what
the viewer will see on each frame
• Audio information: What will
be heard? Voice over, music and sound
effects used on each frame
• Timing information – how
long each frame (and the entire movie)
will last– matching up audio and
visual cues. All movies should be 2
minutes or under. (Students should go
back and fill in the timing information
on their Timeline Entry Worksheets.)
Creating
the Movie
If you are unfamiliar with using
iMovie, look in the “Help
File Links” for sites
that explain using iMovie and
some tips for this specific project.
Students refer to the Multimedia
Rubric before they begin
writing the storyboard so they
understand the required elements.
Once finished with the iMovie,
look for “Submitting
your iMovie to the Abbe Museum”
in this lesson for submission
guidelines and instructions. |
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