Flip Book Project Instructions

Objective

Students will plan and create a paper flipbook containing either hand drawn or computer generated text and artwork with the computer files and material provided by the teacher. The audience of the flipbook must be taken on some form of a journey; either in a surreal sense or an actual trip through an environment. The production must have a consistent style and demonstrate the use of a variety of "Camera Angles". The flip book will include a cover with appropriate content and a conclusion page as well as 46 content pages.

Creation Options

• 1. Traditional hand drawn image and textual content

  2. Computer generated image and textual content (Template File)

Steps

• 1. Complete the planning document: Treatment and Storyboard

  2. Choose creation option

  3. Create the content for the flipbook

  4. Assemble the flipbook using the process shown in class. (bound edge with staples glue and a spine cover.

  5. Record the viewing of the flipbook with a video camera and store this file.

  6. Submit the planning, flip book and the digital video.

Duration

• Planning 1 period

• Creation 3 periods

• Assembly and Submission 2 periods

To Be Submitted

• Title Page

• Planning: Treatment and Storyboard

• Flip book

• Video (the file location will be provided by the teacher in class)

Evaluation

Planning / Pre-production

• Communication / 5

• Knowledge / 5

Final Product: Flipbook

• Application / 5

• Knowledge / 5

Final Product: Digital Video

• Application / 5

• Thinking / 5

Success Criteria

Planning / Pre-production

• Concise and descriptive treatment describing the elements of the tale and the journey

  • Neat, organized and detailed storyboard

Final Product: Flipbook

• • Submitted on requested deadline

• Book content is complete

• Appropriate cover is neatly displayed

• Neatly created images and text

• Journey / Transformation

• Multiple camera angles integrated into story

• Consistent pace of movement

• Accurately and correctly assembled

• Properly and neatly bound

Final Product: Digital Video

• File correctly exported and submitted

  • Titles

  • Credits

  • Appropriate textual content

  • Clip of flip book

  • Title of book shown

  • Steady footage

  • Appropriate pace

  • Appropriate Transitions

  • Appropriate audio track

  • Correct volume and fades

  • Appropriate opening and closing