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5,4,3,2,1 Storyboard
Storyboard Toolkit
Screenwriter’s script template

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Camera Movements

Camera positioning

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5 shots

4 key ideas

3 geographical facts

2 minutes maximum in length

1 area of curricular focus (the world around us).

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Create Your Own 5,4,3,2,1 Brief template

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Planning
Analysis
Writing and scriptwriting
Filmmaking

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Self

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6 Top Tips to help you improve the quality of your film.

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6 Top Tips to help you improve the quality of your film.

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1. Aspect ratio

If filming on a tablet or phone, it’s best not to switch between portrait (filming with the device upright) and landscape (filming with the device on its side). Keeping your device in landscape will usually produce the best results.

2. Camera positioning

Where is the best place to position the camera to get a clear shot, without background or foreground clutter? You may also wish to consider whether to position the camera at eye level, higher (high angle) or lower (low angle).

3. Camera framing

Would a long shot, mid shot or close up suit best for the activity you have in mind?

4. Lighting

Are the people being filmed facing the light source rather than standing with their backs to it? (A light source behind the subject will leave them in silhouette.)

5. Sound

Have you chosen a suitable location to cut out background noise? Is the microphone close to the person who is speaking to camera?

6. Use of a tripod

If you are without access to a tripod, have you minimised camera shake with your elbows on a table, shelf or wall?
Creating a cardboard tripod
6 top tips

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Shot sizes

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Before you begin, you may like to ask yourself some questions to assist with planning:

What approaches could your film take and what would be the impact on your pupils?

How will you film your production?

What will you record? Will you need any props?

Who will be in the film?

What shot type will you use?

What type of outline plan will help you formulate your ideas (e.g. chatting through ideas with others, writing ideas down, storyboarding)?

Plan Worksheet

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1. Think: Focuses on the topic, problem or area of study, including reflection on any connections with prior learning and thinking of creative solutions.

2. Plan: Research of ideas. Planning responses through film or animation. Creation of a script or storyboard of ideas.

3. Create: Creation of a filmic, animated or audio response to the problem, question or area of study.

4. Evaluate: Screening of work for peers and discussion of the approach. Comparison of the selected approach to the work of others. Self and peer evaluation.

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Why filmmaking and animation for learning? 

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Why filmmaking and animation for learning? 

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Filmmaking can consolidate understanding and retention of information;
Filmmaking is empowering;
Filmmaking tells stories visually;
Filmmaking develops key ICT skills;

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Shoot and Screen outlines a four-stage approach to filmmaking in the classroom; Think, Plan, Create and Evaluate. Shoot and Screen is designed to be a fun, creative and engaging way of introducing curricular filmmaking to young people. The approach will help pupils develop a range of transferable skills and it can be used right across the curriculum.