Setting up the Studio

The last few weeks have been very busy as we have located our studio in a new space in the school. The equipment is purchased and the cameras are ready to roll! The grade five class was selected as a pilot group to write a script and produce the first Hebrew language video. The first steps included selecting a topic, planning a script, storyboarding and shooting each of the scenes required to make the video. We have almost reached the point of starting to take rough videos of each of the scenes. A normal part of our school is to produce short plays depicting various events in the Torah, so writing a script, developing characters, finding a wardrobe, making a set and practicing the play is a normal part of the school year. The students in grade five are going to be working in small groups to take video footage as the whole class together presents a logistical problem.

There is no doubt, however, that we are all on a steep learning curve with respect to producing a quality video. We would like to make this a learning tool for other Jewish day schools, so there is a desire on the part of participants to produce something that is interesting for children to watch and hopefully learn something new.