6 Word Story – 6 Shot Video Lesson
Goal
Stories told in just six words.
Brevity is a virtue.
This is a collection of short short stories consisting of just six words. It was inspired by Ernest
Hemingway’s famous challenge.
Six Word Stories will be the basis for your 6 shot video.
To help begin your research, look into these Six Word
Story websites.
- Six word stories can
say lots
- 6 Word Story Project
- 6 Words
- 6 Word Memoirs: Tell
Us Yours
- 6 Word Stories
Objective
You will tell the story of YOU in just 6 shots. No two shots
can be alike; in other words, you must use 6 different shots from 6 different
angles. Every edit must be from a different distance. Every shot should be from
a different location. Your grade will be marked down for 2 shots in a row that
are the same/similar.
- Extreme
Wide
- Wide
- Medium
- Closeup
- Extreme
Closeup
- Low
angle
- High
Angle
- Bird’s
Eye View
- Worm’s
Eye View
- Canted
- Eye
level
Storytelling
Be “creative” in how your stories are told. Every good story
has a beginning, middle and end. Within the variety of shots, consider how many
others in that exact same situation would shoot that part of the story in the
exact same way. Be different! Use color and light to your advantage. And don’t
settle on the first thought EVERYBODY would assume. Dare to be DIFFERENT! You may use the Green Screen technique to
change your background if you’d like.
Audio
You may use voiceover narration of your 6 words, royalty-free music, NAT Sound and any other audio you wish to help tell your story.
Video length
Each shot must be no less than 3 seconds and no longer than
5 seconds. Therefore the total length of your video will be :18-:30 seconds
(since you must have 6 different shots.)
Production REMINDERS
- 4 things to consider BEFORE picking up a
video camera
- Video Production Tips
- 5 Deadly Sins of Amateur Video
Post-Production
You will need to:
Export your finished project to your folder.
Copy your finished project to the Shared folder for your
class.
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