Video Production Education
By Jeff Dahm, High School Video Production
Teacher
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Introduction
for Teachers
What will you do?
You are going to tell me a story. A real-life
story. You need to pretend that I do not know anything about the
story you will tell. You will not use just words...you must use pictures
as well. You will produce a TV show called a documentary. You
need to inform me so I learn something new, and to entertain me as well,
or I will get bored and change the channel. So get ready, and start
thinking!!
How will you do it?
Don't panic!!! You are
not in this alone. You will work with a team of people because this
is not easy to do alone, but if you work well as part of a team, it's not
that bad, and can be a lot of fun too! So get with a group of
4 classmates and get started.
GROUPS
When you are in your groups, you
need to pick a job for each group member. This is very important!
Everybody cannot do everything, so we need to specialize. Take a look at
all the jobs there are for this project and decide who fits best into which
role. Communicate with each other, but don't argue...that just wastes
time. Here are the jobs: Click on them to see what they are all about!
TOPICS
Once the jobs are settled, we'll get started on the
project. Everybody needs to work together, but do the jobs that they
need to do. We don't have a show if we don't have a subject.
Pick a topic from those listed below and explore the internet resources
provided to help you write the script. Talk it over and come to an agreement.
PROCEDURE
The group will need to follow these steps to produce
a quality documenary. How will you know if its good? Look at the
rubric
to see what is expected from a good story.
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Gather the Information: Learn all you can about the topic
and compile and organize the information. This includes facts, photos,
personalities, opinions, and anything else you find that might be of use.
If you need to interview anyone, make a list of people to talk to.
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Develop a Script: Decide which information to include, and
the order it should go in. Keep in mind that the pictures and words
need to work together.
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Produce the Video: Follow the script and piece the final
product together. Use the camera and microphones to gather the elements
you require.
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Reflect: Nobody is perfect, especially the first time you
try something new. Write down at least 3 things you would change
if you had to do the project over again, and 3 things you really thought
came out about like or better than you expected.
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