Let's review how it's done. Quiz tomorrow.
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Every two weeks, you'll need to film a video at home to edit. After school filming with me is by appointment only, and I'm picky about which projects I help with, since my time is so limited. If you're depending on me to stay late and film your project with you, check with me well in advance.
If you're producing anything that requires writing, you should have a proposal, a script and a storyboard already graded and in Pinnacle. The only videos I should grade without seeing any writing are the ones that don't require any writing. Parts of the Whole Still Life Home Movies Sports Highlights Community Events iPhoto Slideshows FIRST HOUR Film a project at home by Monday, October 23rd Rachel/Anna, Bella/Arianna, Tyler, Alex, Erica/Cassie, Dylan/Harrison/Kyle Film a project at home by Monday, October 30th Jeremiah/Hunter, Spencer/Zach, Lohn/Isaiah, Jackson/Alyssa/Ani, Ja'niah/Ionna and Dylan/Jordyn SECOND HOUR Film a project at home by Monday, October 23rd Molly/Cami/Hope, Rosemary/Camron, Blake/Mason, Evan/Max, Autumn, Alex Film a project at home by Monday, October 30th Ben/Jalen, Juan, James/Trent/Alex, Brenton/Elayna, Josh/Mason, Amarie, Orion, Ilaijah, Alaina SIXTH HOUR Film a project at home by Monday, October 23rd Max Y, Carly/Mayleigh, Dom/Ty, Peyton/Draven Film a project at home by Monday, October 30th Drake/Jerome, Valencia, Jermaine/Zach, Kyle, Max W SEVENTH HOUR Film a project at home by Monday, October 23rd Victoria/Alivia, Jermaine, Jaden/Braydin, Tyler, Robert/Matthew, Logan/Daniel, Januel Film a project at home by Monday, October 30th Wyatt, Emilia/Olivia/Megan, Giselle/Jayme/Samaria, David, Bre/Montana, Gavin, Mason, Kamonte/ Did you know that copying something word for word is called plagiarism? Otherwise known as cheating? Yup. It is. When using any source, you need to put it in your own words and phrases. Here's how. Participation assignment for today: Paraphrase the ingredients and the cooking process for the Banana Cream Pie Smoothie recipe on today's handout. My rule is to use no more than four words in a row from the source, but if it's obvious that you're just changing every fourth word to scrape by with the minimum amount of effort, you'll get a lower grade, then redo it.
The people who can't do this are always the people who say they can't do it, then quit. The most important thing to remember as you learn something new is this: If you're no good at paraphrasing, your paper won't be very pretty. That's fine. Learn the process first. We can help you choose better words as you improve. If your paper sounds weird and mangled, that's fine. We'll repeat the process until you can master it. Be sure you turn in your paper before you leave today, and if takes all hour, that's fine. We'll quiz over your whopping three questions on Monday. In the meantime, work those writing skills. Here's how to bring it back home, where it belongs. Quiz tomorrow. There are four games on the tape: the last few minutes of sixth grade, then the seventh grade, then two eighth grade games. Yes, you need to edit all four games.
Follow the guidelines we've discussed and quizzed over. Grades will go down quickly if you don't apply the stuff we've reviewed multiple times. You should have better luck using the scoreboard shots at the Miami games. They're more stable. Also, put on your headphones as you edit. I gave you a running commentary of how to film a sports video while I videotaped it, and a guy three rows in front of me thought I was talking to myself, which only made it more fun. Put on your headphones and listen. It's fun. You will definitely need to mute the audio when you're done, though. I want to put these matches on cable TV, so we need the cheesy disclaimer in a credit at the end of your video: Views expressed here do not necessarily reflect LTV, Comcast, Frontier or Fort Wayne Community Schools. BONUS HINT - Did you know that you can copy and paste the above words into a credit so you don't have to type it yourself? IT Check the video below to see what I mean. What is the difference between our basic shots, and when should we use which ones? Here's a quick video that explains that. It's the end of the marking period, when I receive lots of Emails from parents telling me that their child has a bad grade, and has no idea why. Don't forget what we learned and quizzed over four weeks ago. If I get a message like this from your parents, I'll send them a copy of this video and ask them to sit down with you, and have you guide them through your grades in Pinnacle. What's turned in? What's missing? Where are the low grades, and why is a zero for a script or a video more important than a zero on a quiz? Today' we'll watch the video once more, do a quick review quiz, and get to work. Have a great long weekend. 😀 Most our problems aren't academic. They're in how we deal with our partners, and how we handle our emotions when things go wrong. Take notes, and we'll quiz over this beastie tomorrow. I'll be checking to see who has their first project filmed, and who has their script ready for production. If you have nothing of your own to do, I'll have you edit our two-year-old volleyball footage. This class exists so you can make your own movies. Please do that. Teaching takes a lot of time. I create the video tutorials, handouts, and tests, plus oversee the grade book and manage class behavior. I don't have free time in the evening to film projects for students who don't do their own work. Nothing to do today? Here are your notes for tomorrow. You don't need to cook and talk at the same time. When you produce your cooking show, prepare the dish according to the instructions. We can add your narration later as a voiceover, the same way we added the talking to your Foley Project.
We can record it in the airlock or in the studio here at school. They're pretty commonplace, actually. No one needs to know that but you and me. Quiz tomorrow over these bad boys. Don't forget that each group needs to have a short film script or a cooking show script completed by Monday, and many of our teams have to film a project at home by Monday, too. You can always go with a short one, like a Parts of the Whole, Still Life or Photo Slideshow if your script isn't finished yet. Check the posts below and the board for the details we've discussed for the past three weeks. Start the semester by doing something easy, and have fun making your movies. I'm checking the gradebook, and noticing some really depressing things. Let's take notes and review today. It's easy to lose your way in iMovie. When that happens, here's how to fix it. We're also reaching the point where if you don't have a project of your own, I'll give you one. Here's how. For the three weeks, we've been talking about writing a short film or cooking show script. One will be due from each group on Monday, October 9th. Remember to Peer Evaluate each step as we go - Proposal, then Script, then Storyboard. I'll be picky on format since we've watched the videos, taken the quizzes, then downloaded the Cooking Show format with my own written example. Please take the time and be sure your format is killer.
Script format is on the blog. Check the video posted on 9/19 for a review. FIRST HOUR Film a project at home by Monday, October 9th Rachel/Anna, Bella/Arianna, Tyler/Alex, Lindsay/Cassie, Dylan/Harrison These groups need to have a project filmed at home by Monday, October 16th Jeremiah/Hunter, Spencer/Zach, Lohn/Isaiah, Jackson/Alyssa/Ani, Ja'niah/Ionna and Dylan/Jordyn SECOND HOUR Film a project at home by Monday, October 9th Molly/Cami/Hope, Rosemary/Camron, Blake/Mason, Evan/Max, Autumn, Alex Film a project at home by Monday, October 16th Ben, Juan/Jalen, James/Trent/Alex, Brenton/Elayna, Josh/Mason, Amarie, Orion, Alaina/Ilaijah SIXTH HOUR Film a project at home by Monday, October 9th Max Y, Carly/Mayleigh, Dom/Ty, Peyton/Draven Film a project at home by Monday, October 16th Drake/Jerome, Valencia, Jermaine/Zach, Kyle, Max W SEVENTH HOUR Film a project at home by Monday, October 9th Victoria/Alivia, Jermaine/Daniel, Jaden/Braydin, Tyler, Robert/Matthew, Megan/Logan, Januel Film a project at home by Monday, October 16th Wyatt, Emilia/Olivia, Giselle/Jayme/Samaria, David, Bre/Montana, Gavin/Ethan, Mason Are you bored right now? It’s probably because you haven’t made a movie yet. The reason that I taught you all of the different kinds of videos is so that you can take home a camera and tripod, and make one. My best workers understand that you have the freedom to work on your own, as long as you follow my classroom rules, and stay away from the same old videos I ask you not to produce. What can we film with NO planning whatsoever?
Parts of the Whole Still Life Home Video Sports Highlights iPhoto Slideshows Community Events Hover over Video Projects, then click on any of the names. You’ll see directions listed there, including a few examples of each movie. The big problem is when we don’t follow those instructions, and have shaky camera work, or the lighting is too dim, or we can’t hear anything because the camcorder is too far away from the person who is talking. If you’re bored, make a movie. That’s why the class exists. When my best students have their own stuff to edit, I leave them alone and let them do the work they want, instead of the stuff I assign. Many of their classmates, however, don’t videotape anything, so they have nothing to edit. I have them write a script so they can do their own work. They don’t film it, so I give them a writing assignment because they have nothing to do. They get mad and complain that the class is boring, because they are relying on me to keep them busy, when they could produce a video on pretty much anything they wanted in the entire world. The things to stay away from are these:
Commercials I say no to?
Lots of notes today, I know, but this is something we all need to be reminded. If you’re bored, I want you to make a movie so the class is more fun for you. Many of us forget that I teach this, then get mad when I give you something to do since you have nothing else to do otherwise. This is backwards. Remember all of the procedures that I’ve taught and do them, not because I’m bossy, but because they help you make the best movie you can in the least amount of time with the least amount of effort. Study these notes. Quiz tomorrow. Let's review camera shots and moves in a new way today. It's called Gravity. Click here to go there. Type in the answer before the asteroid hits the bottom of the screen. If you don't, who knows what could happen next.
For the camera shots themselves, list the abbreviations, not the names. FS instead of Full Shot. CU instead of Close Up, and so on. We'll do this for five minutes. Have fun! Click here to try it. Many of us are still working on our Foley Movies, and as I look around the room, some of us have forgotten the major points of the assignment. If you're still editing yours, re-watch the tutorial below, and study the handout once more for a quiz tomorrow. We've had a month to work on these. Our final due date is this Friday. If they aren't complete, I will grade them based on what percentage of the project is finished. Additional points may be lost if the quality of your movie isn't that good, so work diligently. Here's the tutorial once more. If you're done with Foley, you should be writing either a cooking show or a short film. In both cases, a proposal or an outline comes first. Have that graded by three friends with a Peer Eval sheet. If you're cooking, don't forget the eight sentence introduction and conclusion paragraphs. Tutorials on each are at the website. Hover over Video Projects, then click Cooking Show to see them. Check the Huevos Rancheros proposal that we downloaded last week, and you'll see everything that should be in yours. Three people grade it with the Peer Eval sheet, which is on the side of the camera cabinet, then I do. The point of peer editing is to find your mistakes and correct them before you lose points for them. Don't leave them for me to find. Once your cooking proposal is done, write your cooking show script. Forget how to do it? Rewatch the Script Format video on the blog, dated 9/19, and make it purdy. When it's done, three classmates Peer Evaluate it, then I grade. The final steps are to storyboard it, then film it. Quick rule of thumb - When any written preparation for a project is finished, it is Peer Evaluated, then graded by me. Working on a short film instead? Production steps are on the board. Fill in the blanks for tomorrow's quiz, and away we go. When any stage of your writing is complete, use the Peer Evaluation Sheet. You'll know this form is only for writing since the words Written By are at the top of the form. Don't use this to grade your finished video.
To take home a camera, use the Equipment Signout Form. When your video is finished, you'll need the Video Project Rubric. Don't use this form to grade your writing. Make sure you get the right form for the right use. For the Peer Eval or the Video Project Rubric, please use only one copy. All three people who grade your work can use the same sheet, leaving their initials next to the grade they give your work. The big thing to remember is that these grading forms are your last chance to change your mistakes before you lose points for them. Don't give yourself all 5s and say, "Whee! I got an A!" I'll grade your work aggressively. You should, too. If you find mistakes, fix them. If someone says the story of your video is lame, you'll need to write it again. Don't be in a hurry to get a C. Take the extra time and do you work, and in most cases, I'll give you the time you need to get the A you want. |
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