Making Movies in a Class Period Ben Smith and Jared Mader Red Lion Area School District Tuesday, October 7, 2008
1.Technology Operations and Concepts 2.Planning and Designing Learning Environments and Experiences 3.Teaching, Learning, and the Curriculum 4.Assessment and Evaluation 5.Productivity and Professional Practice 6.Social, Ethical, Legal and Human Issues National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers
What is Digital Storytelling? Telling a story - Communication Use of text, color, animations, graphics, photos, and video to communicate information that is personally important.
A Picture is Worth a 1000 Words
The Use of Pictures Words Audio Only - Telling the Story Pictures and Words - Visual Only Pictures, Words, and Music Pictures, Words, and Narration Video Video with Narration Overlay
How to Start Use the Writing Process Pick a Topic Use a Storyboard Pictures First Story First Storyboards Templates for Software Plain Paper Post Its
Working on the Project What is the Purpose? Informational Entertainment Who is the Audience? What details need to be included? What types of Digital Materials will you use? Audio Still Images Video Where can you get the Digital Materials?
Other Ways to Get Images Internet Google Images Wiki Drawing and Scanner Computer Drawing Video from United Streaming
Software Possibilities Word PowerPoint Excel Inspiration iPhoto iMovie / MovieMaker Audacity and Audio
Tips and Tricks Record Audio Downsize Photos Screen Capture Import Files to iMovie
Equipment / Media Needed Video - Camcorder Firewire or USB iSight Camera Cables Media - DV, 8 mm, HardDrive, DVD Apps iMovie, MovieMaker, Jumpcut (Web 2.0 app) Digital Camera - Still Images Cables / Card Reader Digital Cards and Lingo - SD, Memory Stick Microphone (Built in or External) Hard Drive Space - Possibly External Drive 1 hour = 13 GB / 1 minute = 200 MB Tripod Production Media DVDs / CDs
Budget Digital Camcorder = $250 / Free Digital Camera = $150 / Free Microphone - $30 / Free External Hard Drive = $100 Tripod - Donation up to $30 Tapes, Media Cards, Readers = $100 Look for Mini-Grants around $500 for 1 station
Planning the Project How much time will be devoted to the project Live Recording vs Tape Recording Live Audio vs Narrating Later How to handle the editing instructions How to handle technical instruction Camera Operation How much information to give students Web Video Directions How will the videos be shared
Preparing the Technology Establish a file architecture for each project Helps to organize all video components
Capturing and Importing the Video Connect camera via Firewire or USB
Import additional media Add Pictures, Audio or VoiceOver
Post Production Exporting - Where will it be viewed? Powerpoint Word Inspiration Website
Assignment Create a movie file, interviewing a participant about technology use in their school district. Export the file as a Quicktime or WMV file, ready for the web
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