Create a digital video that addresses Oregon Standards
Your assignment is to author a digital
video which illustrates an important concept that you might teach your
students from the Oregon Standards.
One way to approach this project is to
imagine that you've assigned the students a final video project as part
of your unit. This project you are creating is a sample of the kind of
work you might want to see your students do.
Digital Video packet
In the attachments below you'll find the digital video packet that you may find to be a helpful background reading. It includes a sample treatment and storyboard (more about that below in the assignment). There is also a copy of an excellent digital video assignment sheet from local HS Social Studies teacher Scott McCahon, and a couple of "best practices" articles from Learning and Leading that describe how digital video can be used in the classroom.
Checkout procedures:
- Digital video cameras. In order to edit your movie in iMovie or Windows MovieMaker,
you need to film it using a digital video camera. We have a number of
these available for online checkout.
Please limit your checkout to 24 hours of well-planned filming so that
others have a chance to use the camera. You will need to provide your
own digital videocassette tape (also called miniDV tapes). These are
available at Fred Meyer (and other fine stores).
You may also be able to check out a camera from the Technology
Information Center (TIC) in the basement of Marsh Hall. They have a
strict 24 hour limit on their checkout.
- Computers
with iMovie or Windows MovieMaker. After you film you
will need to capture your video using computer software. All Macs in
our lab have iMovie; All Windows desktop computers have MovieMaker. There are also a
limited number of iBook and MacBook laptops available for online checkout if you want to
work away from Pacific.
- Technical
note:
iMovie creates huge files that do not move readily from one computer to
the next until you have a final project. For best results choose one
computer to do your group’s movie on and stay with that computer.
As a
result you also do NOT save these files to the student folders, as
there isn't enough room. MovieMaker files are smaller and can be moved
between computers, but generally only our advanced users have figured
out how to do this. In general, once you start working on a movie on a
given computer, plan to continue to work on that computer.
Assignment Specs:
- Your final movie will be
about 5-10 minutes in length.
- Work in groups of 3-5
students.
- Your final product will be
an iMovie or MovieMaker file. You will show it to the entire class.
- You must also turn in a
treatment, storyboard, and a group task log with your final project
- A treatment is a brief
synopsis of what your video will be about. Include in your treatment
the names of the members of your group and their roles and
responsiblities.
- A story board shows in
rough cartoon form the action, actors, and camera angles for your video
along with any critical dialog. This visual roadmap is the key to
helping everyone work together.
- A group task log that
tells what roles each member took, what each member did, and how much
time was involved.
Suggestions:
- Here are some suggested
possible roles to assume in this project
- Editor: You will be responsible for editing the
group's final movie (with the assistance of the group) and preparing to
show it in class. You might want to have 2 people doing this.
- Writer: You will write the treatment and
storyboard for the group (with the assistance of the group) and turn it
in with the final project.
- Camera: You will learn how to use a DIGITAL
video camera with a FireWire connection. Note that the key to this
project is shooting good shots with good sound that will require a
minimum of editing. You are welcome to take turns in your group doing
this job if more than one person is interested in learning how to use
the camera.
- Screen talent and
other jobs: You will be the one
who appears on the screen as needed in telling your story—you’re the
star!
- Here's a suggested
timeline for the tasks in your project
- Select your group, assign roles, and
write your treatment. You may submit the treatment to Mike by email if you want feedback, although that is not required.
- Set the date when you are going to film
and sign up for the camera.
- Create your storyboard
- Film the project with the storyboard as
your guide
- Edit your movie and save it on one of our
computers as a Quicktime movie
- Prepare to show on an iBook in class. You
might also want to save your movie as a Quicktime movie on a DVD.
- Additional support:
- iMovie support--From
the Apple iMovie website, here are more detailed descriptions of how to
make an iMovie. Topics include working with photos, adding effects, and
working with Audio. This page also includes an excellent link to
step-by-step iMovie tutorials if you would like a more structured
approach.
- Windows Movie maker: how to...--from the Microsoft website, a more detailed description of how to make digital video using MovieMaker.
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Ċ ď Mike Charles, Oct 9, 2010 5:44 PM
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