Digital Media for the Classroom
Part 2 of 2
This is the second part of the APOP workshop on how to use digital media creation in the classroom for a variety of subject matters.
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1. DIGITAL MEDIA FOR THE CLASSROOM: How to Tell your Story Using Film, Photography, Blogs and PodcastsPart 1 – Friday April 29, 2011Part 2 – Friday May 6, 2011 APOP – L’Association pour les applications pédagogiques de l’ordinateur au postsecondaire Reisa Levine – Web & Educational Media Producer reisa101@gmail.com @reisa101http://www.delicious.com/reisa101
2. CLASS 2 Friday May 6, 10:30am – 12 :00pm The Production Process More Ideas for Classroom Activities The Production Process Scripting/Storyboarding Shooting Editing Sharing Resources
10. Who are the characters and what do we know about them from this clip alone?
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12. How You Can Use Digital Stories Projects and activities based on subject matter Group building Chronicling a series of events (timeline), a personal history, changes over time Raise awareness for your organization or group Campaign for social change Public Service Announcement Publicity for an event Promote a product
13. The phases of ‘classic’ Digital Storytelling process – as per the Center for Digital Storytelling Brainstorming - (the story circle – sharing ideas and discussion) Scripting – write a 200 – 300 word script to become the audio baseline Storyboarding – adding images to the audio storyline Recording & Editing – using your preferred software tools Fine Tuning, Titling, Exporting – finalizing the works Burning & Sharing – on to DVD and/or the Web
15. 7 Basic Elements to any ‘effective’ digital story Point of View – Who is the narrator and why is he/she talking to us? Dramatic Question – Desire – Action - Realization Emotional Content – What are the emotions associated with your narrative? The Gift of your Voice – What does your narrator sound like? The Power of the Soundtrack – What music sets the mood for your story? Economy – Keep it short and succinct. Pacing – The rhythm of the story helps set the tone Source – Digital Storytelling Cookbook
17. Storyboarding How to compose your shots Think creatively Use a combination of shots: establishing shots, close-up’s, medium shots, ‘B-role’ complimentary footage, etc Use text, found footage/photos (Avoid copyrighted materials – use Creative Commons and other open repositories) Use sound effects, narration, music etc
24. include contact information for follow-up** Keep in mind your time and location limitations** ***Remember to consider Copyright laws. If your piece is going to be shown to the public you must use open source material***
28. Cut: The transition from one shot to the next shot. Dividing a moment in time on film. Cuts can be accentuated by different types of transitions (dissolves, fades, wipes, etc.)
29. Framing: The way in which subjects and objects are depicted within a shot which produces specific readings of the content (the way the camera is positioned, angle or type of shot).
30. Mise-en-scène : This is what takes place on the set itself, as opposed to during editing – all of the different elements that comprise a shot. The direction of actors, placement of cameras, choice of lenses, sets and lighting, etc.
31. Dissolve: In a dissolve a first image gradually dissolves or fades out and is replaced by another which fades in over it. This type of transition, which is known also as a soft transition (as opposed to the cut), suggests a longer passage of time than a cut.
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33. Extreme Close-Up: Exaggerated proximity to an object showing significant detail. Even closer than a close-up. Long shot: Subject or characters are at some distance from the camera; they are seen in full within their surrounding environment.
34. Medium Shot: A shot that frames subjects, usually from the waist up. Medium Long shot: Halfway between a long and a medium shot. If this shot frames a character then the whole body will be in view towards the middle ground of the shot.
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37. Over-the-Shoulder Shot: A shot of one subject taken from over the shoulder of another. This type of shot is usually used in the context of a discussion between two people.
38. Point of view shot: (Often abbreviated as P.O.V.) A shot which shows the scene from the specific point of view of one of the characters or the camera (in documentary this would be the filmmaker’s perspective).
39. Pan: Movement of the camera from left to right or right to left.
43. After you press record, count to 5 before beginning any movement or dialogue. Similarly, count to 5 at the end of each shot, before stopping the camera. This will make editing your piece much easier.
44. Keep digital zooming (zooming in and out) and camera pans (moving the camera from one side to the other) to a minimum. When you zoom or pan to much, you lose the audience’s attention).
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46. Make sure you are not shooting into the sun, otherwise your actors will be in silhouette. This is true shooting in a sunny room as well as outside.
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48. About codecs What format does your camera take pictures in? What format does your camera take video in? The format is the extension after the . (examples: mov, wmv, avi, flv) About iTunes, MovieMaker and format compatibility Transcoding - http://www.convertfiles.com/
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50. Most transitions between shots should be cuts. Avoid using ‘wacky’ transitions. (Stay away from ‘clichés!)
51. Special effects of any kind will remain special by using them at a minimum.
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53. Sharing Put your film online (YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, other site) Share in your blog Help spread the word – newsletters, emails, Facebook, Twitter, other social networks A note about Internet Privacy…. Think about the impact of posting your digital stories on the World Wide Web