Write your own story and make it into a movie

What is this?
Dvolver is a funny website which provides you with an opportunity to design your own story and then create a movie accordingly. The most interesting thing of Dvolver is that you can choose characters, contexts and music as they like. Now your dream of becoming a movie maker is coming true. What are you waiting for, click http://www.dvolver.com/moviemaker/make.html and have a try! The following is a simple example made by myself, and I hope you will enjoy it!



Why is this website excellent?

• A couple of background and sky for you to choose and create your unique context of the story.

Here is a combination effect of my context.It is beautiful and romantic, isn't it?

                                

• You can choose the scene of your plot to make your movie funny.

•  You can also choose funny and interesting character to carry out your story.

• Then you can make up the dialogue of your story as you wish.

                        

• You can also add amazing background music to your story to make it attractive.

                        

• In the end, you need type in the title and your name and design a special way of presenting your title.

                       

• After finishing your movie, you can send it to your friend or your teacher by email. Just type in the email address and name of the recipient and your email address, then the movie will be sent immediately.

• It is also easy for you to embed your mini movie in your blog by copying and pasting the link given by the website.

                    

How might it be used in English language teaching?

• Students can practice their English vocabulary and grammar when making up dialogues.
• Teacher can set up a specific scenario to let students practice particular English expressions in certain situations.
• Teacher can ask students to create a story after reading a material to let students explore further about the topic or check their understanding of the reading texts.

Limitations:

• The movie has a short time limit.
• There is no sound of the movie, viewers just can read the dialogue on the screen.
• It demands teachers to spend a lot of time to watch individual work and give feedback.
• If there is no internet access, students can not apply this technology.