Six Words, Six Shots Video Project

1. Six-Words, Six-Shots
Creative freedom to tell a story
in only six words, using six shots
Adapted from a project originally created by:
Don Goble, Ladue Horton Watkins High School

2. “Can’t wait to play...inform...perform.”

3. How do I ?

4. Word
Stories
6 Unique
Shots

5. Your Challenge: to create a video
you have never created before
using six words and combining six shots.
No 2 shots can be alike
Must use 6 different angles

6. For sale: baby shoes, never worn.
—Ernest Hemingway
 The original short short story
 In the 1920s, Ernest Hemingway’s
colleagues bet him that he couldn’t
write a complete story in just six words.
 They paid up.
 Hemingway is said to have
considered it his best work.

7. Storyboard
Don Goble

8. 1. ES = Establishing shot
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setting, location
2. WS = Wide shot
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scene begins, introduces character
3. MS = Medium shot
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Offers some detail of action, narrows focus
& character
4. CU = Close Up
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Offers greatest detail, reveal resolution
Record EACH shot for a minimum of 10 seconds

9. setting, location
1. ES = Establishing shot
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10. 2. WS = Wide shot
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11. 3. MS = Medium shot
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12. 4. CU = Close Up
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13. Don’t forget to
Don’t forget to change up the angle for creative shooting!

14. Don’t forget to
Don’t forget to change up the angle for creative shooting!

15. Don’t forget to
Don’t forget to change up the angle for creative shooting!

16. Don’t forget to
Don’t forget to change up the angle for creative shooting!

19. Tips for Taking Your Story To the Next Level
 Be creative
 Beginning, middle and end
 Color & light
 NO to the 1st thought
 Dare to be DIFFERENT

20. 4 P’s to storytelling
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People - Who is in the story?
Places - Where does the story take place?
Plot - What is the conflict and the journey?
Purpose - Why should anyone care? What is the
meaning of your story?

21. Audio
Voiceover
Royalty - Free Audio
Natural Sound

22. Royalty - Free Audio