Voice of the People Project
Skills and Objectives
You are embarking upon a classroom project called “Voice of the People” in which you will interview your peers on camera to hear what they think about a particular subject.
In this unit, you will learn to:
- to conduct a high quality, engaging questions.
- use the microphone to record sound.
- coach on camera talent so that you have the footage your need to produce a high quality edit.
What is an audience? For whom are you making videos? Can you name a few target audiences?
Source: Stanford University Institute of Design
Brainstorming-Method.pdfBrainstorm (Materials: Pen/cil and Notebook)
Brainstorm Station Rotation: Audience
In this activity, we will make a list in your notebook of each of the following prompts:
What is an audience? For whom are you making videos? Can you name a few target audiences?
What appeals to an 8th Grade audience?
What appeals to parent age audience?
What appeals to High School Audience?
What topics are YOU interested in?
Vocabulary: A Roll, B Roll, SOT, VO (Materials: Pen/cil and Notebook)
Interview Strategies: Pair Share Read Aloud
Directions: 1. Click to enlarge the article to the left or open in a new window. 2. With a partner, take turns reading the article "Top 10 Interviewing Tips" by Faith Fuller.
Top 10 Video Interviewing Tips for Documentary Filmmaking.pdf