Step 2: Illustrate a Storyboard
Each group divides up the script among group members. Each group member illustrates a minimum of 2 images and saves them to a storage system.
1. Students divide up the script among group members.
Students can divide it up by sentences, key words, phrases, etc. Each group member should be assigned a minimum number of images (such as 2 images) to illustrate on their device so that all students in the group participate. We demonstrate how to work through this process in our presentations.
2. Each group member must determine what they are going to illustrate.
Students must see how the portion they are illustrating relates to the rest of the script. If this is a topic that they are unfamiliar with, they may need to research it. Many students like to create something they think their classmates will relate to or find humorous. Encourage humor! Encourage relevance!
3. Illustrate!
Students can do a rough draft on their script to make a storyboard, but eventually, they will need to pick a program to use. It is ok if every student in the group doesn't use the same program, but they should agree on a file type that they save an image as (such as a .jpeg) as this will make it easier when turning it into a movie.
Our Program Recommendations:
I notice you animate some portions of your videos. How do you do this?
We get this question a lot. Our videos are mostly a series of comics, but sometimes they contain minor animations. We do not use a fancy animation program. We create an image, save it, reopen it to make a slight change (such an image rotation or position change), save the new image, and repeat--- and we eventually end with a series of images that may appear animated once put into a movie editing program. Are you interested in trying this out? We would suggest naming your images numerically in sequence as shown below before putting them in a movie editing program.
Students can divide it up by sentences, key words, phrases, etc. Each group member should be assigned a minimum number of images (such as 2 images) to illustrate on their device so that all students in the group participate. We demonstrate how to work through this process in our presentations.
2. Each group member must determine what they are going to illustrate.
Students must see how the portion they are illustrating relates to the rest of the script. If this is a topic that they are unfamiliar with, they may need to research it. Many students like to create something they think their classmates will relate to or find humorous. Encourage humor! Encourage relevance!
3. Illustrate!
Students can do a rough draft on their script to make a storyboard, but eventually, they will need to pick a program to use. It is ok if every student in the group doesn't use the same program, but they should agree on a file type that they save an image as (such as a .jpeg) as this will make it easier when turning it into a movie.
Our Program Recommendations:
- Autodesk Sketchbook: We use this! And now, it's FREE!
- Google AutoDraw: Requires no installation of any kind and works on nearly every device! Plus, it can help you with your illustrating by using A.I. technology to suggest a drawing.
- Gimp: Free and allows for advanced features. Available for download for Windows, OS, Linux.
- MS Paint: Free program from Microsoft. This is what we used for all of our original videos. Now as we've grown, we use a different drawing program.
- No tech? Students can draw by hand on paper, and you can use a smartphone to take pictures of them so they will be able to be used in a movie editing program just as you would a digital picture!
I notice you animate some portions of your videos. How do you do this?
We get this question a lot. Our videos are mostly a series of comics, but sometimes they contain minor animations. We do not use a fancy animation program. We create an image, save it, reopen it to make a slight change (such an image rotation or position change), save the new image, and repeat--- and we eventually end with a series of images that may appear animated once put into a movie editing program. Are you interested in trying this out? We would suggest naming your images numerically in sequence as shown below before putting them in a movie editing program.
