After “completing” the Door Scene Project, we were surprised to find that it was only step 1, we still had many steps to complete! For step 2 we took some time to storyboard our scenes, fleshing out the scripts and adding details to create an even better short video. Once the storyboarding was complete, we were thrown for another loop- for step 3 we had to exchange our storyboards with a classmate and, without any discussion, we had to create someone else’s digital story solely from their storyboard! We were not allowed to add, change or enhance the storyboard at all. We were to read their storyboard and film it exactly as written.
This proved to be very difficult. I read through the storyboard that I was given several times, but I did not understand the vision of the group who created it. In the end, we filmed it as it was written, but I am sure that the end result was not what the writers’ had in mind. Although step 3 was a tough challenge, it provided an excellent learning opportunity. We all instantly realized just how important it is to create a detailed storyboard, so detailed that anyone who picks it up will be able to create our vision. This project was a challenge and a great learning experience.
I felt the same way when we were creating our scene for step 3. The creator provided good detail, but it still didn't feel like we were meeting all expectations that the original author had in mind. Little things like camera angle and dialogue go a long way to helping outsiders to understand your idea.
ReplyDeleteMelinda, I couldn't agree more with your post. As a class, I thought we were all definitely thrown for a loop. As my group was trying to decide which member had the best story we were later faced with a more difficult task of acting out another groups script. Overall, I felt this experience reiterated the importance of thorough execution of storyboarding.
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