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Digital Storytelling

Creating with iMovie Trailers is an easy and fun way for students to learn important media literacy lessons simply by using images and videos.  "iAm" iMovie Trailer projects are the first project our Broadcast Technology students produce to introduce themselves to the class each semester.

Student "iAm" videos

"iAm" iMovie Trailer example projects

Lesson
Who are you? What do you care about? Who do you care about? What/who do love/like? What do you aspire to be? In this video project, you will tell the world, “iAm......”
Instructions
  • Find or take AT LEAST 30-40 photos or video clips to prepare for your story.
  • Make sure these photos or videos clips are on your camera roll of your iPad
  • You will not be able to access Facebook from school. Make sure you send these photos via gmail, Dropbox, AirDrop, or Google Drive to your iPad.

Important notes
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 If you don’t already have photos like these, go take some! Use your devices. You do not need to appear in any of the visuals, but you must OWN or have written permission to use the images or video clips. 

Click here for a PDF version of this lesson.

Directions
  1. Read & Watch the iMovie for iPad tutorial video and websites.
  2. Create a trailer in iMovie for iPad and iPhone
  3. iMovie Trailer Tutorial for iPad
  4. ​Select the film trailer theme in iMovie.
  5. Change each text area to create words or statements describing “iAm....”
  6. Use photos that build or show the audience visual images of who you are, what you care about, what you aspire to be. Ultimately saying, “iAm.”
  7. Photos should be you:
  • on a vacation or trip
  • with your family
  • with your friends
  • working
  • doing a special activity or hobby
  • Anything else you choose that tells us the story of YOU!
  • (If you don’t already have photos like these, go take some!                  Use your devices. )

Screenshot Tutorial: from creating the project on iPad to exporting to your Photo Library


Scoring guide
Section 1:
​Does the video illustrate personal features of the student?
  • Unique info  = 4 pts
  • Interesting = 4 pts
  • Creative = 4 pts
  • Powerful = 4 pts
  • Written Quality= 4 pts

​Total = 20 points



Section 2: 
​Production Value 
  • Color = 4 pts
  • ​Lighting = 4 pts
  • Focused images = 4 pts
  • Photos tell a story = 4 pts
  • Export correctly = 4 pts

​Total = 20 points
​
Section 3: 
​Deadline
  • Met the deadline = 10 pts
  • Missed the deadline = 0 pts.

Total points = 50
About the instructor
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Video Technology Center
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Ladue Horton Watkins High School is located in 
St. Louis, Missouri
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