Exclusive Moviestorm Halloween education offer: engage your students

As Halloween approaches, and kids all over the word gear up for the world of ghosts, ghouls and assorted horror, why not use the theme to engage them in classic literature and films?

 

 As this great article from Barnes & Noble suggests, horror should be embraced as a genre that inspires students to learn:

5 Reasons Horror in Children’s Literature Is a Good Thing

Combining Moviestorm and horror is a great way to enthuse your students with writing. They can write the script to a short story, and quickly bring it to life as a film, without the usual logistical restraints associated with live filming, such as equipment, cast, crew, location and of course, budget.

Moviestorm supports all levels of horror, from pumpkins and graveyards, through to modern vampire stories and all sorts of ghastly monsters. People of all ages and abilities use Moviestorm - you do not need any technical, creative or filmmaking skills to get going with it's intuitive game-style interface.

To help you get started, we have assembled a fantastic seasonal offer for your school and students, allowing you all to get productive and start creatively enjoying film and literature horror for Halloween.

Buy 5 Moviestorm Education licences, get 5 free + Annual Home Use licences are under $5* per student Contact me now - timjudges@moviestorm.net Promotions open until 31 October 2013, so get going now to avoid missing out! * Or £ / Euro equivalent

	Featured Movie Haunted House ...ghost caught on video! How to Introduce Moviestorm Advanced Skills Teacher and education advisor, James Durran, uses Moviestorm to enthuse students, ages 11-18, in English and visual literacy.  Download this engaging introductory lesson plan 6th Form Media Teacher, Steve Thorne, uses Moviestorm to allow his students to introduce and practice the art of filmmaking. Download this engaging introductory lesson plan   Student Activity As a first filmmaking exercise, why not get your students to make a simple 'shocking' Halloween film like the one above?  Use the ''hide'/'unhide' function to make your monster appear on set when the viewer last expects it!
	Watch other movies by teachers and students Featured Packs   Halloween Enter the graveyard, if you dare. Bones, the skeleton is sure to be there... Dark Romance Evoke the passion and thrill of your favourite vampire movies with this darkly romantic pack. Explore all our packs

Halloween special: Moviestorm is great for horror

As Halloween approaches, we are reminded about the fantastic horror machinima created by our users, so we thought we would draw your attention to their craft, and offer you an incentive to get youself or your friends involved in telling your own blood-curdling, ghoulish or just plain deeply-disturbing stories in Moviestorm.

Check out some of the movies and content that could be yours below, and start scaring people.  Its a lot of fun!

	Shocking stuff!
	Featured Horror Movies The 15th Floor By KV, Moviestorm Filmmaker "When Andrew is hired to disprove hauntings on the 15th floor of a hotel, he gets much more than he bargained for." Sacrifice By Steve3416, Moviestorm Filmmaker "A young man plays a dangerous game with the supernatural and demonic world." Frankenstein      by Paul Carr, English Teacher "A new series I am creating for students of ESL and or literature, introducing classic stories in a short machinima movie ..." Watch other movies by Moviestorm filmmakers ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Featured Content Male and Female Monsters Creepy, kooky, spooky and quite horrible heads for male and female Moviestorm characters. The packs includes werewolves, zombies, vampires, and other monsters. Halloween Enter the graveyard, if you dare. Bones, the skeleton is sure to be there... Dark Romance Evoke the passion and thrill of your favourite vampire movies with this darkly romantic pack.