Student-Developed Work

90 Second Newbery Project

At EPL, I started a weekly homeschool program for a group of 5-20 students ages 10-14. Each week was a new topic, including STEM projects, book discussions, creative writing projects and small film projects. It was discovered early on that filmmaking was a passion the group wanted to learn more about together and we took on the challenge of the 90 Second Newbery. We created two 90 Second Newbery projects during my time in Evanston.

Working on Scripts

Reading through Drafts

Revising Storyboards

Waiting to Enter the Scene

Setting up the Camera

Adjusting the Camera

Dual Camera Set-Up

Green Screen Shot

Curriculum Breakdown:

Read the book
Write/Storyboard the script
Plan/design the set
Shoot the film
Edit

All aspects of the filmmaking process were completed by the students with the exception of editing.

stop-motion animation workshop

This course was focused on creating a 30-second animated film from an original idea. Teens wrote a script, built the set and shot the film using materials at hand. The goal for this workshop was for teens to gain a basic understanding of the filmmaking process as well as learn about poetry, teamwork and presentation skills. This was a collaboration between EPL and Northwestern University.

Set of "Friends Make Everything Better"

Set of "The Food Fight"

Set of "When Peanut Butter Meets Jelly!"

Set of "The Snowball Fight"

Set of "The Murder of Blake Gates"

Set of "The Duck"

Course layout:

Week One: Finding the Story
Week Two: Building Your Set
Week Three: Shooting Your Movie
Week Four: Editing Your Masterpiece
OPTIONAL: Final Showcase
Lesson Plan with Four Week Breakdown

Students were responsible for the creation of all aspects of their film.

90 Second Newbery FINAL PROJECT