The homework task we received last lesson was to storyboard the documentary we watched last class, in my case March of the Penguins, and to tell the story in 9 frames by hand-drawing images with minimal text. I feel that it was a good task, in that it allowed us to practice our story-boarding skills – to draw and to effectively tell a story by breaking it down to its key events. I did not really enjoy this task however, as I’m not the greatest drawer and I found it quite difficult to convey the messages effectively.
In class, we exchanged storyboards and restructured the images to tell entirely different stories, and then pitched the new story to the rest of the class. This activity was both fun and good practice. The activity was fun, because the stories were creative and funny. Good practice because it reinforced the idea that editing can change the story entirely, but also because it provided a good opportunity to pitch a story, fully and effectively. I found trying to create an entirely new story quite challenging, especially because I knew what the original described. Pitching my idea was easier, but I found that practice is extremely important, because I started off quite solidly, simply narrating the ideas I planned in my head, but had to improvise towards the end. If I were to do this activity again, I would spend more time preparing my pitch, making sure the story is clear to those who might have no idea of the background, and making sure everybody understands my recreation.
I enjoyed and appreciated the format of this lesson, incorporating the previous homework task and linking the two lessons together, as well as using a creative exercise to enforce a practical idea of editing.
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