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Starting work on your how-to movie



Photo Credit: Roll Camera! by Knot (http://flickr.com/photos/knot/881466760/)

You’ve figured out what your movie will be about, now you need to plan what you will film. You need to fill out a storyboard to plan what you will be showing in your film.

Wednesday May 28, 2008

Dark side of the moon

Originally uploaded by simonkoleznik

“Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody.”–Mark Twain, 1835-1910

Do you have a “dark side”? what are some things about you that you don’t share with others?

Tuesday May 27, 2008

Fairy Tales

Originally uploaded by margolove

“Make ‘em laugh; make ‘em cry; make ‘em wait.”–Charles Reade, 1814-1884

Read made this statement to describe how to write a successful novel. What do you think a good story needs? OR, what makes a good movie, or video game?

Thursday May 22, 2008

teenage angst

Originally uploaded by Malingering

“The young think they know everything and are confident in their assertions.” — Aristotle, 284-322 B.C.

What do you know already? What have you learned? What would you like to share?

Wednesday May 21, 2008

What did Jason’s run mean to you? What do you think about this?

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