Making Your Own Silent Movie
ACTIVITY: MAKE YOUR OWN SILENT MOVIE
 Note: You may need the assistance of an adult, older student, brother or sister, or parent to assist with videotaping. You will need a videocamera.
This activity will take 6-12 hours to complete.
- Write your script, or adapt a script from a story. Choose a short story that has only
2-3 actors and only 1 -2 sets or scenes. Remember that your story must have a beginning, a
middle, and an end.
- If you are writing your own script, you may want to use this script sheet.
- Put your film crew together. You will need 5-6 people. Include the following:
- A director, who organizes the movie and gives direction to the actor
- A camera person (get an older student, friend or teacher to help with this. This person should know how to operate the video camera.
- Card artist and set designer.
- Costumes person.
- The actors.
- Identify what is required for the set and props or objects. You may want to work on this
as a group.
- Practice or rehearse the movie. Encourage your actors to show what is happening.
- Decide where the title cards will go, and what information you will put on them. Have
the cards made up. Don't forget title cards and end cards.
- When you are ready, perform the movie from start to finish. Have your camera person
record as you go along. If you make a mistake, have him or her record over that portion of
the tape. Don't forget to get the camera person to record the title cards too!
Suggested Stories:
- A well known or familiar fairy tale or myth
- Books by Arnold Lobel:
- Days with Frog and Toad 25th Anniversary Edition
- Frog and Toad are Friends
- Mouse Tales
- Frog and Toad All Year
- Frog and Toad Together
- Robert Munch stories:
- 50 Below Zero
- Moira's Birthday
- Mortimer
- The Paper Bag Princess
- Thomas' Snowsuit
- Franklin the Turtle stories
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