From One Media Teacher to Another: SpaceDraft. Get on it.
Introduction
Media students at Scotch College are using SpaceDraft create fast, simple and interactive visual representation of their pre-production filming plans.
Overview
Nicole Spanbroek , Media teacher at Scotch College, found that the Year 9 Media students were losing motivation and inspiration when asked to plan their media projects due to the laborious nature of manually creating storyboards or shot list blocks. To keep students engaged throughout the planning process, Ms Spanbroek has implemented SpaceDraft, through which students can create fast, simple and interactive visual representation of their plans.
Benefits
SpaceDraft offers fast visualisation of plans, supporting different learning styles and engaging neurodiverse students.
Students can receive instant visual feedback throughout their planning process, all before shooting scenes.
Students can plan their shots with real world locations using SpaceDraft’s inbuilt data map functionality.
Existing Challenges
In Media classrooms, using traditional methods of storyboarding and blocking scenes can be disengaging for students, as these methods are time consuming and do not produce instant visual feedback. Additionally, following Covid, there has been an increased demand for education to be available in online-friendly formats.
Solutions
In 2019, SpaceDraft was implemented as part of the curriculum for Years 9-11 Media students at Scotch College. SpaceDraft enables students to:
Easily visualise their pre-production plans before shooting scenes.
Block movement for people and objects for specific timeframes in real world or imagined locations.
Collaborate online with SpaceDraft’s live sharing features.
Results
Ms Spanbroek has found increased engagement amongst students throughout the planning stages of pre-production. SpaceDraft has improved the accuracy and efficiency with which students can communicated their plans, saving valuable time within the classroom.
