Assignment: Commercial

This is part of a series suggesting different ways to use Moviestorm in schools or other educational environments. They also make useful exercises for film-makers wanting to develop and practice different film-making techniques. Many more lesson plans and ideas, with free downloadable resources, can be found on the Moviestorm Web site.

Assignment: Commercial
Make a TV commercial for a real or fictional product. Limit yourself to 30 seconds.

This was produced for a competition run by Doritos in the UK.

Suggested techniques

Make sure the sound and music matches the video.

Watch lots of TV ads and copy the style.

For teachers: benefits to students

• This helps students understand media and promotions.
• Limiting them to short spots helps them get their message across in a concise way.
• The student needs to understand sound and graphic design as well as video.

Suitability

• Ages 14+
• Suitable for groups or solo work
• Business, media and design