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have used movie maker with a class. It was not a history class. Before students commenced making the movie they had to answer some questions. The questions came from an Adobe Digital Careers Teaching Resources CD and can be used with the planning of any movie. This can form part of the assessment to assess the depth of the student’s understanding. Students had to prepare the movie for a client. This could be the Anzac Day co-ordinator at the school. Before students started their production they had to answer the following questions on a worksheet. The questions were based on three interview topics they were to image they had with the client. There are three interview topics • Goals and target audience • Content • Design requirements

Identify some immediate goals for your movie. Describe three long-term goals for your movie. Describe the primary audience for your movie. What should the movie inspire the audience to do after they view it? (What is the “call to action?”) List some reasons how you audience will benefit from your product or service What is the single most important point you wish to convey in your movie? How will you acknowledge the sources of your content? Is the content free to use? Do you have content you want to reuse in this movie? For example, you might have content from previous movies, brochures, posters, websites, and so on. How will you get this content to the designers? List the appropriate colors, fonts, graphics, or logos be included in the video? Describe these. Describe the content of movies you like. Do they feature only the product or service itself, people using the product or engaging in the service, animations, or other kinds of content?
 * Goals and target audience **
 * Content **
 * Design requirements **

Hope this of some use in helping students plan their work.

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