1. Story-telling Reflection
My Story is called The Witch’s War.
The Planning Phase:
I wrote a fantasy genre because our main characters are a wizard and a unicorn
in the story and they are not real.The most interesting thing about my main
character is he is scared of the volcano and does not rule in an angry way.I
enjoyed creating the setting because we named the things and used a bit of
everyone’s art to create the planet.While making my plot diagram, I found it
difficult to get enough facts in the plot diagram.My best idea during planning
was having a volcano in the setting.While planning this story I learned how to
use dialogue and make the start a bit more interesting.
The Drafting Phase:
It was enjoyable to write my story because we had planned the plot and the
setting so we knew what to write.I am proud of my story because it took a long
time. I am proud because I put a lot of effort in making the story.During the
Writing Workshops, I became better at using dialogue and making better starts
to my sentences.If I wrote it again, I would improve my story by using more
dialogues and making an even better start.
The Digital Phase:
I am proud of my movie because it was a long process and we finished it.So I
am proud that we got it finished. I found it difficult to create the storyboard
because everyone wanted it their way.
My role was to be the soundtrack engineer. I worked especially hard at getting
the music right.The thing I am most happy with is that it sounded likefantasy
and I like fantasy.While making the movie, I learned many new technology
skills in iMovie. I became much better at zooming and panning.If I made the
movie again, I would try to make it longer and put in more kinds of music.
Collaboration:
Sometimes, I enjoyed group work because you could finish the task
faster.Other times, I didn’t enjoy group work because every body was bossy
and screaming and it felt out of control .During the unit, our group became
better at working together without arguing.
What else?
During this story-telling unit I enjoyed every thing.After this unit, I might
continue to make movies the way we did.