Overview/Purpose:
This lesson guides students through the final process of pre-production as they plan and prepare for filming.
Guiding Questions:
- How do we prepare for filming and building our documentaries?
Recommended Time:
90 minutes
Lesson Design:
- Distribute and review the Pre-production Planning handout.
- Groups begin pre-production planning using the handout as a guide and checklist and/or work on revising their storyboards.
- Groups who need to revise their storyboards confer with the teacher and work on revisions first.
- Students should assign within their groups any appropriate work needed for pre-production. (For example, bringing in a needed prop or making a needed sign.)
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