Video Planning Worksheet“My Life in Japan”
Name:
Student ID #:Class and #:In this video, you must introduce who you are and talk about your “Life in Japan.”
You must show your (1) daily routine, (2) demonstrate an activity that you do, and (3) teach about some aspect of Japanese culture (or yourhome culture if not from Japan). Answer the following questions with complete sentences. The more you write and plan, the easier it will be to
make your video.

A. Planning
1.

2.

Introduce yourself:a.

What is your name? (does your name have a special meaning?)b.

Age? (birthday?)c.

Where are you from/live now?

d.

Other basic information about you? (school, hobbies, favorite..., family members, etc.)

What is your DAILY ROUTINE?
a.

What do you do in the morning?

b.

During the day?

c.

In the evening?

d.

Has your daily routine changed because of the pandemic?

3.

In the video, you must DEMONSTRATE an activity or job that you do in your life. (hobby, part-time job, something you doin your free time, etc.) What is something that you can demonstrate doing? Brainstorm some possible activities here,
and then choose ONE.

4.

In the video you must TEACH the audience something about Japanese culture that they might not know. Make a list ofthings that you do or use daily that might not be familiar to most foreigners, then chose ONE.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

5.

Choose one from Question 4 and give more information about it. Explain it as if you were talking to someone that doesn’tknow much about Japanese culture.

6.

When you make your video, you must show pictures or video clips of your daily activities. Make a list of the pictures orvideos that you want to include in your video.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.

7.

Extra information that you want to share in your video?

B. Making your Video
Make a video of your Life in Japan. In the video, you should show your daily routine, demonstrate an activity, and teach some aspect of your culture.
Imagine that you are showing this video to foreigners in a study abroad class. Maybe many people in the class don't know about Japan or Japaneseculture. It is your job to teach them about you and your life in Japan.
BE SURE TO SHOW AND DEMONSTRATE. Show pictures and/or video, show objects, and demonstrate what your daily life is like. (Still photos areok, but video and action is better.)

YOUR VIDEO SHOULD INCLUDE:
1.

Self-introduction: What is your name? age? where are you from/live now? (Give basic information about you.)2.

DAILY ROUTINE: What do you do in the morning, during the day, in the evening?

3.

DEMONSTRATE an activity or job that you do in your life. Hobby, part-time job, something you do in your free time, etc.

4.

TEACH the audience something about Japanese culture that they might not know. (simple is ok)

Notes:•Use your PC, Mac, or smartphone to record a video. You can edit your video using any video-editing software that your know, including
iMovie, VivaVideo, KineMaster, VideoShow, etc.

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Music and special effects are up to you. They should enhance your video, not over power it.

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You can record your voice directly or use voice over (アフレコ). You voice should be very clear and easy to hear.

•The video should be all in English. If you use some Japanese language (or a language other than English, there should be English subtitles
for those parts.

Video time: 2 1/2 - 3 minutes
Max File size: 100MB (recommend low quality video and small file size)

After you make the video, UPLOAD the video to the assignment as a video file or as a file share link.
ビデオを作成した後、この課題の中にアップロードまたはファイルのリンクをシェアしてください。