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 * Part 1 – Planning Your Video **

In this unit, you are going to create an informational video. Your audience will be Year 6 students about to enter secondary school and the purpose of your video will be to provide information and advice of one aspect of school life that they need to be aware of. This could be a PSHE related topic (eg. cyber bullying, staying safe online), a practical topic (eg. finding your way around secondary school, staff, rooms etc) or perhaps an aspect of learning (eg. how to safely carry out an experiment in Science or some vital soccer skills tips for P.E).

Before you create your own video, you must first analyse some existing videos of this nature to determine what success criteria you will use. Ask yourself the question ‘What makes a good informational video?’ and draw up a bullet point list on a new Google Doc called ‘Video Success Criteria’. Place this document in your ‘Video Editing’ Folder. Examples might be:


 * Must be no longer than 3 minutes long
 * Should have an introductory title and graphic
 * Should have subtitles appropriate for audience.

You can use the videos and tips below to help you:

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Don’t forget about the audience and purpose when drawing up your success criteria!

Once you have completed your success criteria, you are going to use video editing software to create some story boards which will be used as a plan for your video. Your teacher will show you how to use the software to create storyboards, but remember that each ‘scene’ of your storyboard must be annotated to note the following:


 * How long the scene lasts
 * What will happen during that scene
 * Where the scene takes place
 * Who will be ‘on screen’ during that scene
 * What audio will be playing
 * What text will be used
 * What images will be used
 * What effects will be used

Below is a short video tutorial showing how you can use iMovie 2011 to create a storyboard plan for your video:

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Having trouble identifying the style of music required for different parts of your video? Listen to some different musical styles here: [|Preview Different Musical Genres]

Need some free music? Try this site: []


 * Video Shooting Tips: **

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** Part 1 - Assessment Criteria ** Level 3: Plan how they will use ICT to solve a problem

Level 4: Plan and implement solutions that combine and refine different forms of information

Level 5: Plan and develop structured solutions to problems which use a combination of ICT tools and techniques