[Music] the scene I'm working on for my next film script is about the importance of pollinator gardens pollinators like bees help to pollinate and that means they help by spreading pollen from one plant to another to help them seed and produce fruit people who have pollinator gardens help different animal species such as honeybees and monarch butterflies from becoming extinct in order to describe my garden I need to use more than just words i need to show it oh hello scholars i'm media literacy Maddie when a media maker creates a scene for their characters it's called the setting the setting is kind of like a magical place that lets the viewers of the film know many different things about the story the setting includes the location this is where the story takes place time period when the story happens events what happens in the story the setting also includes mood which is the story's tone or feeling i think my garden is a perfect spot for the setting of my film on pollinator gardens because it is a likely location or setting to find pollinators such as bees and butterflies let's find Miss Cara she's watching a film about the March on Washington while also learning about setting in film hello scholars it's so good to see you i've been viewing the documentary film Detroit's Walk to Freedom to the March on Washington 60 years of civil rights legacy this film was produced by One Detroit for Detroit PBS as I've been viewing what I noticed immediately was that the film producer wanted to highlight the city of Detroit in a positive way they did that through the settings they chose for each of their film shots in this documentary in this section of the film they showed large groups of people walking peacefully together they showed important landmarks like the tracks for the Detroit People Mover as well as the Fox Theater which is in the theater district downtown on Woodward Avenue though this section does have narration I've turned it off so that we can concentrate only on the visuals that establish the setting turning off narration is a good technique to try when you really want to concentrate on analyzing just the visuals in a film as you watch this video clip focus on the setting that the media maker included which shows it was a peaceful day in downtown Detroit what do you notice [Music] in addition to showing the peaceful setting of Detroit the media took the viewer back in time by including historic black and white images to show what the march looked like in 1963 now it's your turn to create the setting for a couple of scenes in your own film do you have a piece of paper and a pencil handy if you were going to record a scene of kids playing at a park what would the setting look like hm i'm going to write sandbox and swings just like the words and pictures in a book describe for readers where the characters are and what's happening around them the setting in a film scene does the same thing the setting is like a magical background that helps bring the film to life and makes it more interesting and fun to watch what's the next show or film you plan to watch and how do you think the setting will make the story more meaningful and exciting thank you for joining us if you want more fun ways to practice literacy skills don't forget to subscribe to the Michigan Learning Channel and be sure to check the description below for links to activity guides resources and more [Music] [Applause]