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You'd be hard-pressed to find a more engaging method to expand the concept of literacy.
HOOK > HOLD > PAYOFF Series on storytelling
Having a sense of where to start makes all the difference.
Novice (getting started)
Novice (getting started)
Equipment
Smartphone or tablet with a camera
THAT'S IT!! Honestly. If you aspire to go pro, a nice bag of rice in a sock, or tablet stand can go far in stabilizing the shake-a-shake.
Some green paper. Or paint. For a green screen.
Headphones with the mic on it that came with your smartphone. This guy knows all about it. Remember, you're wanting the mic on the headphone cable--headphones only won't do the trick. Nowadays, there's the Bluetooth earpod situation.
Apps
LumaFusion is pretty good, and doesn't cost too much.
FilmoraGo FREE:
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wondershare.filmorago&hl=en
iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/filmorago-video-editor-of-photo-movie-editing/id1019382747?mt=8
Desktop (only free for 30 days): PC or Mac https://filmora.wondershare.com/
Video How-to
We are Wistful about Wistia: because you and your students long to make great videos.
Intermediate (pull focus to Story)
Intermediate (pull focus to Story)
Storyboard
Google Slides: a great place to storyboard. At the minimum, we can hit some bullet points.
"Get it on paper and big things will happen." Again, I cannot emphasize enough that using Post-its for creating those stick-person framing ideas is a real time saver!
Script Writing Software helps you get your ideas on paper and look professional!
Websites
Adobe Education Exchange: Lesson Plans/Ideas. Geared toward using Premiere, but useful, nevertheless. "We’ll help you get started and develop your understanding of how to plan, shoot, edit and publish video."
Vimeo Film School!: Don't know how? No problem. Tüts (that's short for Tutorials). Be advised that some Vimeo content is NSFW (nudity, language, mostly).
More Wistia:
Get 'dat B-Roll with Barry Rollins
What did you say? Getting better audio.
DSLRGuide: Simon is the best, he's super transparent about the struggles (literal and philosophical) of storytelling.
Fancier Equipment
Glide Gear: I love it. They have the tablet mount and a tripod I love (the tripod also converts to a monopod for gib, swish and steadycam function.
PadCaster Station: allegedly, colleges have dispensed with their $100k satellite trucks in favor of this rig.
Green Screen Kit: all the lights, stands, backgrounds and clamps you would likely need for this stage of the game.
Microphones:
If audio-only is your game (you know, like for radio theater and audio podcasts).
Better audio for video, combined.
Expert (my credential hasn't arrived, so I'll try to imagine...)
Expert (my credential hasn't arrived, so I'll try to imagine...)
YouTube streaming:
InstaLively: allows you to do Facebook Live Streaming, Twitter Live Streaming & YouTube Live Streaming from your phone.
Periscope: Broadcast live video and interact with people through hearts and comments.
Switching: allows you to set up multiple camera angles and switch between them.
More equipment you might not need, but...why the heck not?
Audio: they get the fancy stuff over at Wistia, yet it's still fairly reasonable.
Fancy lenses: you know, because we all like to change it up from time to time.
Swivl: what sort of story could you tell about a PBL if you were capturing small group work, real-time, hands-free? Whoa.
Resources
Resources
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