VIDEO IN THE CLASSROOM

Instructional Applications

Presented by: Carla Nutt and Mary Kralicke

The Filmmaking Process

FIVE PHASES Development Pre-Production Production Post-Production Distribution

Development

Defining the Project Determining Groups/Roles Developing Ideas Making the Pitch Getting Approval Writing the Script

Defining the Project

What makes a great project? Relevance Awareness of community, family, or self Higher order thinking skills Real world learning Enjoyable

Defining the Project

Define the Purpose Entertain Inform Convince Argue Defend Explore

Defining the ProjectImportant Project Considerations

Purpose Vision/Goal Subject Questions Production Team Format Project Length

Delivery Date Audience Venue Delivery Format Special Instructions Assessment

Defining Roles

Individual Large group/whole class Teams of 5 or 6 students

Defining Roles Teams of 5 or 6 students Writer Director Camera Editor Producer

Defining Roles

Large Groups/Whole Class

Leadership roles Departments

Defining Roles

Leadership Roles: Executive Producer Producer Production Manager Director Assistant Director

Defining Roles

Filmmaking Departments: Writing

Locations

Art

Camera

Sound

Editing

Publicity

Developing Ideas

Brainstorming Mind Mapping (graphic organizers) Parameters/scope Dedicated time to developing ideas Research Flexibility

Making the Pitch

Oral Communications of Ideas Pitching to the Teacher Pitching to Other Students

Writing the Script

The script or screenplay is the blueprint for the construction of the film.

Developing Writing Skills Creative writing Organization Spelling, grammar, punctuation Consistent formatting Shot Lists and Sequencing

Storyboarding

Why use a storyboard? Helps develop and refine ideas

Allows for better communication

Aides in evaluating specific productions choices

Assists with planning for backgrounds, props, and other needs

Reveals needs for transitions

Helps develop students' creativity, logic, and visual presentation skills

Beginning Video Projects

Video Alphabet Illustrate the alphabet with individual shots or whole scenes.

Literal, poetical, or metaphorical illustrations.

Students work in groups of two or four.

Video Metaphor Provide a mysterious or thought-provoking phrase that students

must translate into video.

Use a line of poetry, crossword puzzle clue, a song phrase, a phrase from a famous speech (the Pledge of Allegiance) or a line from a newspaper article.

Advanced Video Projects

A New Ending Students write a new ending or scene to follow

the last scene of a story, novel or event.

Adapt a Scene of Story Similar to writing a new ending. Students write

their own version of a scene from an existing book, story or movie.

Advanced Video Projects

Portrait A video portrait of a person (student or teacher

choice) A member of the family, community, a peer. Encourage students to show the subject's

everyday activity, as well as interviews. What other elements in that subject's life might

tell us more about that person?

Other Applications

Demonstration of procedures Promoting school activities Audience-targeted advertisements Reviewing, reflecting shared events Student-created presentations Documentaries Public Service Announcements (ISAFE) Morning announcements

Resources

• American Film Institute

• Adobe digital School Collection

• POV’s Borders

• http://delicious.com/froese/videointheclassroom• http://gallery.mac.com/flickschool#100102&view=grid&bcolor=black&sel=22

• http://www.soundzabound.com

ReferencesAdobe Digital School Collection: Teacher Resources. Retrieved

from http://www.adobe.com/education/instruction/adsc

Garrison, Andrew. Video Basics and Production Projects for the Classroom. Center for Media Literacy. Retrieved from:

http://www.medialiet/.org/reading room/article3.html

Guttler, Frank. AFI Screen Education Blog: Lights, Camera, Education! Retrieved from: http://blog.afi.com/screened/?cat=3

Regnart, Pat. Digital Video Production Kent School District Retrieved from: http://www.kent.k12ws.us/KSD/IT/TSC/managing/hardware/vidprod/#DVclassroom

Windows Movie Maker

Capture

First, launch Movie Maker (Start > All Programs> Windows Movie Maker).

Use the Movie Task List to select the capture option to capture video from your camera of choice (Flip Camera, Digital Camera, Camcorder, eeePC).

You can also use the Import Video option to import video clips already on your hard drive or to import pictures.

It’s very important that all the files used to create your movie project are all stored in one project folder you’ve created.  (For example, save all music, pictures, and video you’ll be using in the same place rather than scattered about in My Music, My Pictures, My Videos, etc.)

EDITING

Edit

Now, take one the clips you want to use and drag it to one of the boxes on the Storyboard.

Keep doing this until you have all the clips on the Storyboard that you’d like to use.

You can move the clips around in the Storyboard until you have a good sequence.

Now, to adjust the timing of the clips, switch to Timeline Mode by clicking on the "Show Timeline" button just above the Storyboard.

You can use the Clip menu at the top of the screen to set start and end points for the clip or you can just click and drag the front or end of the clip to set the start or end point.

TRANSITIONS and EFFECTS

Add Transitions and Effects

Switch back to Storyboard mode by clicking the "Show Storyboard" button above the Timeline.

To display a set of transitions to select from, choose “View video transitions” from the Movie Tasks pane. See the smaller boxes that look a bit like semaphore flags between the boxes with the video clips? That’s where you’ll drop your transitions.

Select the transition you want to use and drag and drop it onto the semaphore flag between two clips.

To display the Video Effects palette, choose “View video effects” from the Movie Tasks pane.  See the little box on each of your clips that has a star? That’s where you’ll drop your chosen effect.

TITLE AND CREDIT SLIDES

Add Title Slide and Credit SlideTo create your titles and credits, choose “Make titles or

credits” from the Movie Tasks pane. Choose from a menu of possibilities the type of title or

text you are creating. Then get to work and type it, just like you would in a word processor.

To select a different way for the title to behave choose “Change the title animation” and select something else.

To change the font, the font size, the font color, etc., select, “Change the text font and color.”

Click "Done, add title to movie" when you're ready.

MUSIC

Add Music – New to IISD – http://www.soundzabound.com

Username: sound(campus number)

Password: music

To add music or a narration track, choose “Import audio or music” from the Movie Tasks pane.

To add a narration track, you’ll need to find or create a blank space in the audio track in Timeline mode (click “Show Timeline”) and then select Tools > Narrate Timeline.

Right-click on any audio clip—including the audio tracks of any of your video clips—and adjust volume, create a fade in/fade out effect, or even entirely mute the audio.

PUBLISHING

Publish

Select "Save to my computer" from the Movie Tasks area and then select a folder. From the drop down list of possibilities, select:

"Video for broadband"

 "Video for ISDN"

"Video for dial-up access"

Of course, you can also "burn" your movie to a CD or DVD

FLIP CAMERAS to MOVIEMAKER1. Capture video on clips

2. Plug Flip USB into computer

3. Run ‘Flip Share’ application

4. In top menu click “Share online’- ‘Other’

5. Follow step-by-step instructions (name folder if desired)

6. Wait for computer to create the .wmv files (you will be notified but will not ‘see’ anything happening)

7. Folder will appear on Desktop with .wmv file(s)

8. Open Moviemaker- import video- Choose newly created.wmv’s in the folder you saved.

9. Ready to edit