Lesson 9: Teacher’s Guide

Purpose: 

1. To introduce important film terminology and components required to set up a PSA.  

2. To familiarize students with the process of setting up a scene for filming. 

3. To start students on the process of setting up scenes for their own PSAs so they are prepared to film.

Materials: 

• Whatever camera, lighting, sound, prop, and costuming equipment you, your school, and/or your students can provide. 

• Paper and pencils for students to make notes and map out their scene setups.

Time: 

1. Key Vocabulary 10 min. 

2. Attention-getter 15 min. 

3. Discussion 15 min. 

4. Activity 15 min. 

5. Assignment 5 min. (in class), TBD (at home)

   
   Total time: 60 min. (+TBD homework)

Teacher Preparation:

1. Bring whatever camera, lighting, sound, prop, and costuming equipment you or your school can provide to this lesson. You may also encourage students to bring items from home.  

Tips:

• Remind students to bring their scripts, shot lists, storyboards, and logistics checklists from previous lessons to this class meeting. 

• It may be helpful for students to volunteer on each other’s PSA crews. For example, one student could help with set dressing for another student’s PSA, and in return, the other student could hold the boom for that student’s PSA. Students can also cast other students to act in their PSAs. 

• This lesson has numerous important Key Vocabulary terms, so be particularly attentive to defining these and ensuring students attain conceptual understanding of them. Have students make sentences with each of the words and provide examples or pictures as needed.