preproduction « Steven Katz

15 Tips For Creating Movies in Your Classroom

1. Select the right project.

2. Keep a curricular focus.

3. Know what you want for the final product.

4. Treat the movie like an essay.

5. Keep the rubric focused on content.

6. Include some technical criteria in the rubric. (lighting, sound, etc.)

7. Have a time constraint.

8. Critique example movies with students, using your rubric.

9. If being don in […]

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Monkeys in my back yard.

Costumes & props.

My history students’ costumes from last year.

Preproduction: Scriptwriting.

Preproduction: Selecting a topic and making a plan.

Suggestions for grading preproduction assignments.

Movie plan handout.