Making a Movie

When using multimedia with students, starting simple is important. Finding apps that are intuitive helps to insure that a minimal amount of time is spent teaching the technology and the majority of the time is spent on content.

​One app that is simple yet produces great quality multimedia products is Lego Movie Maker. The following are examples from different age levels: 

KINDERGARTEN

• Chicken Movie 

 UPPER ELEMENTARY

• The Drag Race

TEACHERS

• Hulk Needs Coffee

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• With your movie candy team, look over the  planning sheet and bag of Lego characters.
• Plan a SHORT single scene plot (think about a joke, a three sentence story, etc.)
• After you have your story planned, using the storyboard, draw out scenes for the major shots.
• Using the LEGO Movie Maker or iMovie app, take a series of photos to represent movement of the characters. Make sure to use the overlay feature to help you align your shots.
• Add title cards, sound, text and music as desired.

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• Add your movie to SeeSaw. 

• Tag all team members and place in Multimedia folder.

Let's go to the movies!

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Movies in the Classroom