Video Examples

 

Grupo Santa - Draw my life from Mandrill Filmes on Vimeo.

"Draw my life" videos have been a popular style for many years. Many YouTube content creators often take to this style to tell their story in a fun and simple way. I have also used this style when creating videos before (with a mix of paper visuals to increase efficiency), and it serves as a great method for storytelling. For staff, using this style may be a fun way to introduce themselves and share those on the library TV/monitor. 

I would also frame this video as a way for students to do storytelling. This would fit really well in English to have students visualize a story they have read and use the text as a narration for a set of images. They could put it together in a video to show their understanding and interpretation of the story through their use of tone, pace, colour, and symbols. I could also imagine this being used in social studies to bring historical events to life. Rather than have students write about it, they can create script, narrate, draw, film, and share it with the class as a project.

 Using a draw my life video style can also help with reducing some privacy issues, perhaps, as student faces are not being shown.

Reference

Mandrill Filmes. (17 February 2017). Grupo Santa - Draw my life. [video] Vimeo, retrieved 13 May 2021 from https://vimeo.com/204585148