Webelos/AOL Elective Adventure: Moviemaking (Easy)

Webelos/AOL Elective Adventure: Moviemaking

Do all of these:

1. Write a story outline describing a real or imaginary Scouting adventure. Create a pictured storyboard that shows your story.

1. Story board work sheet 
2. Making a story board for kids 
3. How to story board with post it notes  (5 min, kind of rambling, for adults, but good)
4. How to write a story video
5. Elements of a story
6. How to write a simple screen play
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2. Create either an animated or live action movie about yourself. Your movie should depict how you live by the Scout Oath and Scout Law.

1. Lets story board one video for all the boys, story board that and shoot it as a den.
1. Maybe just work one big story board, for one big video with all the boys making at leas one pic & description... Instead of one story board per boy...
2. Or break the boys up into smaller groups with a parent to shoot the video... 
1. Story board by groups
2. Then shoot as groups.
2. Shoot it with a cell phone..
1. I made a bracket like this to go on a tripod/mount to make the video look better.
3. If you don't know how to edit software, plan the move as one shot, for example, have your scenes set up in a circle. stand in the middle and turn.
1. Example Video, have all the boys stand in line, with a small script card they wrote about one one or 2 point of the scout law means to them, and how they apply it in their life. walk down the line with your camera, they read/speak her lines, play it on your phone, or upload and play it on the tv, DONE.
1. If you are going to upload it to You-Tube, to watch it on you TV. be sure to leave out identifying info, like last name, schools, etc... Keep your boys safe.
4. Be aware that a one shot video has to be restarted if you screw up too badly, it can take lots of attempts, so keep it simple. if you have access to video editing software and know how to use it (or want to learn) that's the cool too, you can add all kind of cool effects and titles and the like, but if you don't multiple attempts at a single shot is a better call, imho.
1. Microsoft movie maker is included in most versions of Microsoft (up to 8), or can be downloaded free.
1. Here is a video tutorial
2. Another, in case you don't' like that one, 
3. Lots more on youtube, including once for specific parts like how to add titles, etc.
4. Be aware, this is cool and addictive stuff, but it takes a looong time...a One shot video is the best way out of this pin alive, if you have never done it before. 
1. Really :D.
5. My idea is a one shot battle of Scout Jedi, all proclaiming what part of the law is most important.. then a battle to the end with nerf light sabers made from fun noodles.
1. Go down the line, each boy talks abotu his point, then turn around they run out and start fighting as silly as possible, as goofy over the top dramatic as possible, the idea here is for the boys to laugh when they see it back.
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3. Share your movie with your family, den, or pack.

1. Watch the move as a den 
1. On your TV in your den if you can!

Workbook for use with these requirements: PDF Format DOCX Format