How to direct a cartoon: shoot and reshoot each scene

What your kid learns

• The director checks each scene against the storyboard.
• Reshooting is normal. Real directors shoot the same scene again and again.
• Saying what to change makes the next take better.

The steps

1. 1

   Your kid presses shoot, and Tek films every box on the storyboard, about 30 seconds a scene.

2. 2

   They watch each scene and check that it matches its storyboard box.

3. 3

   They keep the good takes, and reshoot the rest with a note on what to change.

Transcript

1. 0:00

   This is the set. It's where your movie gets made.

2. 0:04

   Your star, your storyboard, and your sound all come together here.

3. 0:09

   Step one. Press shoot. Tek films every box on your storyboard. Each scene takes about thirty seconds.

4. 0:22

   Step two. Watch each scene. Does it match your box? Tap it to hear the sound.

5. 0:30

   Step three. You're the director. Keep the good ones. If something's wrong, shoot it again, and say what to change.

6. 0:39

   Real directors shoot the same scene again and again. That's normal!

7. 0:43

   When every scene is a keeper, it's time to make the poster!