Box TV

Skill level: ★★★ Challenging – you may need an adult to help
Time: 1–2 hours

What you need:

Box TV construction:

• TV template PDF, printed onto 6 x A4 sheets of paper
• large piece of card, about 60 x 90 cms
• glue
• utility knife or box cutter
• cutting mat
• metal ruler
• clear sticky tape or double-sided tape
• pen to draw and score foldable lines.

Storyboard scroll:

• storyboard scroll template PDF, printed onto A3 paper
• 2 x cardboard tubes (like cling wrap rolls), at least 33 cm long.

Decoration:

• glue, sticky tape, scissors
• patty pans
• coloured markers, crayons or pencils
• sticky tape or double-sided tape
• pipe cleaners or straws, if you want an aerial
• lids or buttons for TV knobs
• stickers.

Step 1

• Print out the storyboard scroll template PDF onto A3 paper.

Step 2

• Ask an adult to cut off the shaded area of the storyboard scroll sheet. This will help it fit inside the box TV.

Step 3

• Draw your episode inside the storyboard rectangles. Think of each rectangle as four separate scenes, working from first at the top, to last at the bottom.
• If you want to make a longer episode, tape more A3 sheets to the bottom and keep drawing.

Step 4

• Ask an adult to help insert the completed storyboard scroll face down into the box.

Step 5

• Check that you can see the storyboard drawings through the front of the cut out TV screen. Check it lines up neatly and that the pictures are not upside down.

Step 6

• Once in place, tape the top of the storyboard scroll to the top tube. Wind the storyboard around the top tube until the end of the storyboard is at bottom tube, then tape that in place. The tension on the storyboard should be tight.