1. Have you ever
heard of
FRANK?

2. Lesson 12 – Storyboarding an advert

3. How much do you remember about
fact and opinion from the first
lesson? Read the following
statements. If you think the
statement is a fact, you need to
stand up. If you think the words
on the screen are an opinion, you
need to sit down.

4. Drugs can kill people.
fact

5. Cannabis should be
legalised.
opinion

6. Snorting cocaine is worse
that injecting heroin.
opinion

7. People who take illegal
drugs are breaking the
law.
fact

8. People who take drugs
are stupid.
opinion

9. Dealers should be put in
prison for a long time.
opinion

10. A single ecstasy tablet can
kill a first time user.
fact

11. Drug users who inject are
at risk of contracting AIDS.
fact

12. People wouldn't use
drugs if there were other
more interesting ways to
spend their leisure time.
opinion

13. Some people who suffer
from Multiple Sclerosis
smoke cannabis to ease
their pain.
fact

14. By the end of the lesson...
ALL of you will be able to develop sensible and creative
ideas using storyboards.
MOST of you will be able to organise and present
whole texts effectively, sequencing and structuring
information, ideas and events. WAF 3
SOME of you will be able to develop effective ideas in
detail and using appropriate language.

15. Read pages 56 -60
Link is constantly wet and freezing and this
makes 'sleep impossible.' The wind is biting, and
Link is hungry. He is having trouble making any
money through begging. For a brief moment, he
even contemplates returning to Vince. The fact
that Link considers this as a realistic option
reveals just how desperate he really is.
Drugs and alcohol abuse is proportionally
higher amongst homeless people.

16. This is a blank
GCSE storyboard
sheet.
The ‘Shot No.’ tells you
what sequence the shots
are in.
There are three main types of
transitions between shots.
This is referred to as the
‘Edit’.
• Cut – this is when the shot
cuts across to the next scene
directly/
• Fade – image fades, usually
to black
• Dissolve – image
blends/blurs into another
image.
There are lots of different
scene transitions or ‘edits’.
The type of shot
depends on the location
of the camera and the
movement of the
camera. The main shots
are...
This is a sample
GCSE storyboard
sheet

17. Storyboard Task
Your task is to create a storyboard for an
advert for FRANK that raises awareness about
drugs. You may want to explain why drug and
alcohol abuse is proportionally higher
amongst homeless people.

18. Are you able to...
...develop sensible and creative ideas using
storyboards.
...organise and present whole texts effectively,
sequencing and structuring information, ideas and
events. WAF 3
...develop effective ideas in detail and using
appropriate language.

19. How much do you
know about
drugs?