See our book club films below!
Ella Enchanted from Shannon Ziliak on Vimeo.
Students in my Newbery Book Club created films about their favorite Newbery books. Some students opted to create a 90 Second Newbery Film, which tells the entire story of the book in just 90 seconds! Some of these students will be entering their films in the 90 Second Film Festival. Other students opted to create a book trailer. See our book club films below! Jude Harper made a 90 Second Newbery film of My Father's Dragon, by Ruth Stiles Gannett. It won a Newbery Honor in 1949. Her film stars friends and family and is a creative interpretation with some awesome costumes and guest actors. Raquel created a book trailer about March: Book 3, by John Lewis. March did not win a Newbery, but it won numerous other ALA awards in 2017. Her book trailer uses moving music and pictures from the book and from real life to entice her audience to read the book. Liam created a book trailer about the book Chains, by Laurie Halse Anderson. He used Powtoon to create an engaging trailer. Chains did not win a Newbery, but it won the Scott O'Dell Award from Historical Fiction in 2009 and was a National Book Award Finalist in 2008. Amelia made a 90 second Newbery film about Ella Enchanted, by Gail Carson Levine. We just had an author visit from Ms. Levine, so we were excited to see her film that starred her family with some funny scenes as she tried to corral her little sisters. Ella Enchanted won the Newbery Honor in 1998. Ella Enchanted from Shannon Ziliak on Vimeo. Norah created a 90 second Newbery about A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeline L'Engle. Her super creative film is a stop action movie using lego figures. She decided she liked it without sound, so you need to know the story! A Wrinkle in Time won the Newbery medal in 1963. Movie Coming Soon! Ethan did a book trailer about Flora and Ulysses, by Kate DiCamillo. Ethan decided to use a book talk format, so he tells us about the book, then reads his favorite part (hint: it involves a squirrel and a vacuum cleaner). Flora and Ulysses won the Newbery medal in 2014. A couple students chose to make films about Adam Gidwitz's book, The Inquisitor's Tale, which one a Newbery Honor this year. This book was a huge favorite of our entire club this year. Isabella created a 90 second Newbery film using stop motion lego action. She narrated the story as her lego figures act it out. Lana created a live action book trailer that looked like it was a lot of fun to film. Lana's film is set to private on Vimeo, so use the password "baba" to view it. Lucas chose to make a 90 second Newbery film about Elijah of Buxton, by Christopher Paul Curtis. Lucas wrote a script and filmed a live action movie with the help of his family. Elijah of Buxton won a 2008 Newbery Honor and was the 2008 Coretta Scott King Award winner. Umar filmed a book talk about the One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate. Her book won the Newbery medal in 2013. Comments are closed.
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Corinne Smith
Media Specialist at Fifth Avenue Upper Elementary in Decatur, GA Archives
November 2023
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