One Shot, One Sentence- My Flip Video Debut

In our ECMP 455 class we had a session using flip video to create a video. I have never been exposed to this type of technology to create a video. I found it to be an exciting adventure.  The theme of the video we had to create was, “The Door Scene.”

Step One

The first step was our introduction to visual storytelling. We were in a group and had to create a scene with the following scripted scenario:

“A person is about to open a door. The person hears a sound and becomes mildly concerned. The person finds the door locked and searches for his or her keys. The person hears the sound again and becomes visibly apprehensive. As the filmmaker, you goal is to build tension and growing panic, using any visual element or device that you can think of.”

Here is what our group game up with:

Step Two:

The second step was to create a storyboard script scenario for the Door Scene in a manner that we thought that would be most visually effective. At this time we also had to create a new or exciting ending for our video. We had to use different shots while filming the scene and include every detail in our storyboard.

Step Three:

The third step was rather exciting. We had to exchange our storyboard for another groups storyboard. Once we had another groups storyboard, we had to film their storyboard.

Here is what we came up with:

I found this to be a very exciting session for ECMP 455. I have created several videos in the past, however, never thinking about different angles that can be used while filming. I found that the different angles of each shot added a lot to our scene. I also found it very effective when using the flip videos! Although there was not stop or delete button on this piece of equipment, it was still a not bad debut we filmed.

After the completion of this project in class, Krysta and I will be incorporating this form of digital storytelling into our wiki. There are so many ways to create a digital story in your classroom and this is another fun way for children to write a story. We will post our wiki in the near future for you to check out.