Digital Storytelling: Film and Animation - Level 3
Working in a small group to create a simple film or animation, pupils should:
- Use a storyboard to plan the story they want to tell in their film or animation and create a script to accompany it, if necessary. (Level 4 - showing an awareness of audience);
- Compose and record a variety of still or moving images;
- Use suitable software to import high-quality images and carry out some editing to produce a simple animation or film;
- Add a narration, sounds or music to the film or animation;
- Add some features such as titles, transitions or effects;
- Share their work with the teacher or others.
Level 4
Working in a small group, to create a film or animation, pupils should:
- Plan and storyboard a short film or animation showing an awareness of audience and consideration of plot;
- Show their edited film to another group, discuss it with them and modify it using the editing tools.
Level 5
Working in a group to create a film or animation production, building on skills required at previous levels, pupils should:
- Plan and storyboard a short film or animation showing an awareness of audience and consideration of plot;
- Plan and storyboard a film or animation, demonstrating a clear understanding of audience, for example plan a film about a special event in their school with a voiceover narration and self-produced sound effects;
- Integrate self-produced assets into their production, including those produced in other software or apps, for example moving image footage, stills, high quality photographs and audio recordings;
- Make clear editing decisions, for example what to omit and what to include when shooting and during the editing process.
The World Around Us – KS2
Pupils should be enabled to explore:
- The effect of people on the natural and built environment over time;
- The effects of positive and negative changes globally and how we contribute to some of these changes.