HISTORY IN PLACEConnecting primary students with local museums

through the making of short films

[Name of Your Museum]

[Image of your museum]

[Information about your museum]

PRESERVEKeeping objects

safe

RESEARCHFinding out information

CONSERVERepairing objects

EDUCATEHelping others learn about our

history

SHARETelling stories

about our history

What Do Museums Do?

Types of MuseumsInternational

• Collects objects from all over the world.

National

• Collects objects from a certain country.

State

• Collects objects from a certain state.

Themed

• Collects objects related to a certain theme (eg. National Sports Museum).

Local

• Collects objects related to a certain region.

Heritage Property

• A building or site looked after by the National Trust. Often these belonged to famous people and contain their belongings.

What kind of museum are you visiting today?

Private

• Created by an individual or group and not owned by the government.

Cultural Museum

• collects objects relating to a certain cultural group (eg. The Chinese Museum).

Personal Collection

• You may have one of these!

• EG: a collection of teddy bears you keep in your bedroom.

Personal Collections

Do you collect anything? What made you start

collecting? Why do you collect

those particular objects? How long have you been

collecting? Where do you store it?

What Makes A Good Story?

‘There was a wolf. He tried to eat some girl. The end.’

Which version of the story is better? The text or the image? Why?

Beasts From Belowhttp://australianmuseum.net.au/movie/Beasts-From-Below

What kinds of storytelling techniques are used in this story?

The Dame Nellie Melba Collectionhttp://www.cv.vic.gov.au/stories/dame-nellie-melba/6286/the-

dame-nellie-melba-collection/

What kinds of storytelling techniques are used in this story?

Story StructureFilm title

• Can be layered over an image of the museum or object.

Shot 1

• Introduce your topic using images/ text/ voice over/ interviews.

Shot 2

• Tell the first point of your story using images/ text/ voice over/ interviews.

Shots 3, 4, 5…

• Continue telling your story using images/ text/ voice over/ interviews.

• Around 8 shots will be enough for your whole story...

Credits & Acknowledgements

• First names of everyone who made the film.

• Names & titles of interviewees.

• Sources of images.• Sources of any music .

Puzzle Egg Storyhttps://vimeo.com/71376188

Here’s a story made by Eleanor, one of the original project creators.

Eleanor has deliberately made some mistakes in her editing. Can you identify them?

Are my images in

focus?

Is my sound clear and easy to

understand?

Are there smooth

transitions between scenes?

Does the sound link correctly to

the images?

Tips for Filming and Editing

Copyright

If you’re going to show your film to the public, it’s important to think about copyright.

If you include photographs, paintings or music, make sure that you are allowed to use them.

For music, better still, make your own!

Provide credits for images and music at the end of your film.

Today: the Museum Tour…

Then… choosing Your Topic

Which story would you like to tell?

Have your topic signed off by your group leader before you start making your storyboard.

Make sure that you are not doing the same topic or object as any other group.

…start Storyboarding

Make sure that you plan your images and voice-over before you start editing.Have it signed-off.

Gather Information, Photos, Interviews & Start Editing!

Gather all your information.

Take good photos. Record your sound

track and/or interviews in a quiet space - make sure the microphone is towards the speaker.

Showcase

If we have time at the end of the day, we’ll come back and watch some of the draft films…

Resources for Extra Research

Culture Victoria http://www.cv.vic.gov.au/

Melbourne Museum http://museumvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum/

State Library of Victoria http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/ National Trust of Victoria http://www.nationaltrust.org.au/vic/Home

National Film and Sound Archive http://www.nfsa.gov.au/

National Archives of Australia http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/snapshots/lighthouses/victoria.aspx

Trove (National Library of Australia) http://trove.nla.gov.au/

Heritage Council of Victoria www.dpcd.vic.gov.au

Enjoy!