Movie Production

Guiding Questions & Goals

As you work through this project think about our guiding questions:

  • What is the process of producing a short film and how do I effectively plan the project?

  • Why would I pick a film as the method to tell a story over some other method?

  • How do I create or edit music to make a soundtrack for the film?


The two goals that we are working towards are:

  • Students will learn how to effectively plan a project from start to finish culminating in the creation of a short film over the period of 8-10 class periods keeping in pace with the check-in points along the way.

  • Students will learn technology skills in iMovie and Garageband that will be used to successfully create their final short film that will be shared with the class at the conclusion of the project.

Project Details

As you know, we will be creating a short film that will be shared with our classmates and potentially with the larger community if permission slips are returned. Your short film should be 5-15 minutes and you may work in small groups of up to 4. Try to have about 3 minutes of recording to edit per student so that everyone can have experience and practice. Just because you can only have 4 people in your group does not mean you are limited to 4 actors. You can have as many different actors as necessary but remember they must also have time to record their own film! Please look over the rubric below and ask any questions you may have!

Movie Production Rubric

How to Navigate

This WebQuest website will guide you through the entire process from beginning to end! Make sure to check out the homepage at the start of each class to see the newest information about that day. As we progress you will see additional pages appear. Although you may be tempted to skip around please follow in order from left to right and top to bottom.

At the bottom of most pages you will see a folder. This will take you to Google Drive where you can download all of the content for that page. This will be helpful if you have limited or no internet connection at home.

At the bottom of some pages you might also find tips or extension activities. If you find yourself ahead of schedule please check out the extension activites, they will only make your project better!