Grade 5 · Technology · Lesson 22

Storyboarding & Scripts

Before you press record, real filmmakers plan on paper. A storyboard is a comic-strip plan of every shot. A script is the words people say and the action they do. Together, the storyboard and script turn an idea into a video that flows scene by scene.

What this lesson teaches

1Plan a short video using a five-panel storyboard
2Write a clear shot description for each scene
3Add dialogue or captions that match the action
4Use the parts of a script to organize a story

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