Door Movies by the 8th graders
The American Film Institute created a great student film curriculum that I have been using with my 8th grade digital video arts classes.
In this assignment the kids had to shoot a film in a small group. the requirements were: one actor only, all filmed within 5 feet of the door. The actor was to walk up to the door, hear a frightening noise, react in fear, struggle to open the door, finally make it through the door and show relief that the strange noise was not in-fact dangerous.
The first day, they shot the film without any storyboard or planning, then they watched the outcome, learned more about camera angles and storyboards and wrote a storyboard. Next, to experience the importance of storyboards they had to re-shoot using the storyboard from a different group. Finally, they re-filmed their own storyboard. For the editing part, all students had to edit their own version from any footage from the several group sessions. They had to edit out all camera audio and use only music and sound effects to tell the story and build the suspense.
2 finished films by different editors ~ Starring LIZ
2 finished films by different editors ~ Starring TANNER
February 4th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
it was kind of gross! but good
February 5th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
I like when she scared
and when you zoom in
February 11th, 2008 at 10:52 pm
I like when she acted scared when she lost her keys. Also I liked the sound affects.
February 15th, 2008 at 2:48 am
could have done better with the vidoe but i like the sound effects.
February 20th, 2008 at 12:16 am
Tanner did a good job with his facial expresions ilke when he was stuck in the door. the background music fits the situation well. i LOVED it when Tanner was doing summer salts.
February 20th, 2008 at 12:45 am
I like the sound affects a lot.
February 20th, 2008 at 7:50 pm
Great sound effects. Tanner did great @ being unfearful.
February 20th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
Tanners was kind of weird but super funny the back round music was cool
February 21st, 2008 at 3:29 am
it was really funny the backround music really fit what was going on
February 27th, 2008 at 3:54 am
it was cool untell after the credits that was just plain weird
February 27th, 2008 at 3:54 am
it was good but after the credits was just plain weird
November 24th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
it waz kinda immature for 8th graders i expected alot more from them im an eighth grader to ant mac. but it was ok