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Year 5 - Computing

Using a storyboard

Video production

Unit Summary

In this unit pupils will discover how to create short videos. As they progress through this unit, they will develop the skills of capturing, editing, and manipulating video. Pupils are guided with step-by-step support to take their idea from conception to completion and evaluation.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to use a storyboard to help you record videos and review them.

Key Notes

  • Storyboards can be used to plan and create a video.
  • Videos can be captured using different techniques.
  • The effectiveness of a video should be reviewed once it is made.
  • Videos can be reviewed using criteria, for example you can check that a video follows the plan set out in a storyboard.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • storyboard: a sequence of pictures and notes used to plan a video
  • video clip: a short video lasting seconds or minutes

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • A storyboard should just include the images of each screen of a video.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Describe the system or process from this lesson in clear steps.

Storyboards can be used to plan and create a video. Videos can be captured using different techniques.

2. Define this computing term and give one practical example. 'storyboard'

a sequence of pictures and notes used to plan a video. Add one real device or system example to prove understanding.

3. Correct this common computing misconception.

Mistake: A storyboard should just include the images of each screen of a video. Correction: A storyboard can plan the filming techniques and audio that will be on each screen of the video as well as the images or video footage.

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