Roll out the red carpet for K-2 filmmakers!

Goals

• Boost cooperative learning activities in our school
• Build camaraderie between students and staff
• Improve student and teacher knowledge about digital film-making
• Increase awareness of current technology resources
• Cultivate technology integration into everyday lessons
• Celebrate the artistic work of both students and staff
• Create a library of educational videos to be used in our school year after year
• Increase community involvement in our school

Description

Each class in kindergarten through second grade, including our special classes like Life Skills, Pre-K and PPCD, will be able to enter a film into our school film festival. Students and teachers will work together to plan, script, record, and publish a 3-minute educational video that will fit into one of the following categories:

• Public Service Announcements
• Animation (stop-motion drawings, claymation, or computer animation)
• Inspirational
• Newscast
• Original Song
• Use of Technology in the Classroom

Students will brainstorm ideas for a film with help from their teacher. They will select an idea from this list and create a plan for their film, including a storyboard, a cast and crew, and a script. (All necessary planning forms will be supplied by the Campus Technology Specialist.) Students will use Flip Video Cameras awarded by Digital Wish and Flip Video, as well as technology supplied by the district, such as computers and necessary software, to record and publish their film. The Campus Technology Specialist will be available to assist with hardware and software training and troubleshooting.

Classes must submit their film by a deadline to be set by the film committee. Films must not exceed three minutes, including credits and citations, if necessary, and must fit into one of the above designated categories. A panel will judge all films and one winner will be chosen from each category. In addition, students will vote on a Viewer’s Choice Award winner.

All films will be shown at a special “red carpet event” hosted at our school. Staff members, students, and community members will be invited to attend this event. Sponsors will be solicited to provide refreshments for attendees and trophies for winners. School staff members will dress in formal attire and some will pose as “paparazzi” and “entertainment interviewers” for students when they arrive. Awards will be given at the end of the night in each category and trophies will be given to the winning classes. All films will be added to our school’s library for use by future classes.