POL1 210: Campaigns and Elections

If you'd like to distribute your media beyond the classroom, you should search for content in the public domain or under Creative Commons. 

The Media Libguide is a great summary of resources

What is Creative Commons? Check out this guide or this infographic

A storyboard is the equivalent of an outline for a paper. When you create a media project, you start with a storyboard.

Storyboards serve the following purposes:

• Allows you to gather your ideas before you begin working with video or audio content.
• Encourages you to think about all elements of your digital story: visual, textual, audible.
• Allows you to quickly sketch and try out different ideas Helps identify resources needed to complete the project and whether you can find them or need to create them yourselves.
• Generates questions that can help you decide whether your scope is achievable or not.
• Are works in progress, just like outlines. They’ll change as you work on your project
• Serve as a quick reference: Did you address all the required elements, such as length and content?

If you’re writing a full script out first, it shouldn’t be longer than 2 double-spaced pages or reading it will take longer than 3 to 4 minutes.

Tools for building storyboards 

Storyboard Templates

2-column storymapping approach - Scroll down to the bottom of the page to Story Table Handouts

Harriet Pilpel Can Fly 

• H = Homegrown
• P = Public Domain
• C = Creative Commons
• F = Fair Use

Derived from Wesley Fryer's 'Harry Potter Can Fly"

Still have copyright questions?

Email Graham Henderson:  shenders@wellesley.edu