More Resources for Using Video in the Classroom |
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Five Minute Film Festival Boot Camp by Bill Selak
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Ready to dive in and begin curating and creating videos for your classroom? Here are some resources to dive deeper into the world of video in the classroom.
"50 ways to Use Music and Song in the Classroom" Next Vista For Learning provides a library of free videos made by and for teachers and students everywhere Enter your class video into a student media festival - get ideas at the California Student Media Festival website Royalty-free soundtracks atIncompetech Royalty-free soundtracks by Moby at Moby Gratis SoundFX Now, a free online sound effects library Digital Storytelling by Michael Hernandez Discussions on filmmaking atFilmmaker IQ iBook The Shooting Gallery: Film Foundations for the Classroomby Jon Corippo Lighting kit for more professional lighting at TubetapeThe Birth of Film: 11 Firsts in Cinema from Open Culture. 7 More Film and Media Literacy Resources for Teachers There are many other great film-literacy lesson plans, how-to articles, and other useful education resources on the web, too many to list. But here are a few more quick links to helpful sources rich with interesting content. Lesson Plans Based on Movies and Film, via TeachWithMovies.com Primary and Secondary Resources, via Film Education "Teaching Filmmaking," via MediaEd "12 Basic Ways to Integrated Media Literacy and Critical Thinking (PDF)," via Ithaca College "How to Watch Film Critically: 7 Key Things to Note," via The Cheat Sheet "How to Teach Media Literacy," via Understand MediaMedia Literacy Lessons, via National Council of Teachers of English 7 Tips for Getting Started with Video in the Classroom I've run a lot of workshops helping teachers get up and running with making movies in the classroom. Here are some of my tips for those of you who might be interested in getting started with kids making movies in the classroom: 1. Take some time to make videos yourself. Personally, I spent a year shooting and editing videos before I ever attempted to teach it to kids. It's not necessarily about learning the tools, but more about learning a new medium. Trying to shoot video yourself will help you anticipate the challenges your students will face when making movies for classwork. 2. When designing a video project, like any good project, start with the standards. What do you want to accomplish? What do you hope your students will learn or demonstrate their understanding of? 3. The writing always comes first! Students should be writing and/or storyboarding before they shoot any video. They should very clearly know what they're going to shoot. And make sure to edit the writing. Their first attempt at scriptwriting will probably not be as good as you'd like. They'll need guidance in how to make sure they include the things they need to demonstrate their learning. 4. Embrace failure. The first videos are probably going to boring/shoddily produced. My kids learn way more about what they like and don't like in movies by watching each others' work than they ever would be just listening to me tell them what makes a good movie, but that takes time to develop. 5. Especially when starting out, if you have access to iPads/iPod Touches, shoot and edit on your device using the iMovie app. It's incredibly simple to use, and lets you immediately throw away bad footage. The trailer mode in particular is a great introduction to digital storytelling, without all of the post-production editing work. 6. Share the videos in your classroom! We love having a movie premiere where we invite students/teachers, administrators, and parents to join in. 7. Share the videos with the world. Post the videos on a classroom blog or YouTube channel. My students always love to see their view numbers rise at their channel:http://youtube.com/pineglenschool. |
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The Rule of Thirds by Mike Browne (3:02)
When composing a shot (photo or video), divide the frame into thirds. Imagine a tic-tac-toe board, and align important subjects with the lines. Watch the video to learn more. The Robert Rodriguez 10 Minute Film School by intheframe123 (6:42) Robert Rodriguez (director of El Mariachi and Spy Kids fame) gives this introduction to making videos. He shot the feature filmEl Mariachi for $6,000 with one camera, and shares his tricks for making one camera feel like an entire film crew. Hitchcock Explains About Cuttingby narik332008 (7:01) The master himself, Alfred Hitchcock, discusses how editing changes the mood and storyline of a video. He analyzes the moviePsycho and describes how the arrangement of clips affects the feel of a scene. King Kong Sound Design by suatrilha (4:06) This behind the scenes look of King Kong (2005) shows you what goes into creating sounds from scratch for videos. While your videos probably won’t be this complicated, it’s useful to know what goes into creating sounds for a feature-length movie. If your entire class is working on a movie together, creating a sound design team is a great way to not only create more jobs for the movie, but also make a more robust video. How to Use Playlists in Your Classroom by James Sanders (0:47) James Sanders provides a brief introduction to creating and using playlists in your classroom. If you or a colleague are new to using YouTube as an educator, this shows what’s possible with creating, sharing, and using playlists with students. Wringing out Water on the ISS - for Science! by the Canadian Space Agency (3:17) The first thing that will blow your mind in this video is that you don’t need a microphone stand in place. The second thing that will blow your mind is how surface tension works in space. This video will extend science lessons, as well as be an eduawesome writing/discussion prompt for any grade level. Your Family Tree Explained by CGP Grey (4:00) Complex topics are better explained with video, not text. At big family events, the topic of cousins often arises. This video explains the difference between a first cousin, a cousin once removed, etc. If you’re not convinced of the power of video to teach, this clip will change your mind. Mr. W by Guillaume Raffi (2:03) How do you personify wind? This example shows the power of creating videos in a language arts class. Hard-to-grasp concepts like personification, hyperbole, or juxtaposition can come alive through both student-created videos and curated videos like this. Star Wars Uncut: Director's Cut by Casey Pugh (2:03:52) The Star Wars Uncut videos are crowdsourced, collaborative video. Each participant re-enacts 15 seconds of the movie, and all the clips are compiled into an epic mashup. This is not only a great example of collaboration, but also a great idea for students to emulate in their own class. Stargate Studios Virtual Backlot Reel by Stargate Studios (3:58) This reel is intended to attract new customers, but Stargate Studios provides a rare perspective on what’s real in media. As consumers of video, students tend to accept what is presented to them. This video challenges all of that. It also gives some cool examples of what’s possible with a green screen at school. 1968 King Assassination Report by CBS News (3:12) YouTube isn’t just cat videos. Important historical videos are also on YouTube. CBS News uploaded the footage when Walter Cronkite received word of Martin Luther King's assassination. As CBS shares, “His report detailed the shooting and the nation's reaction to the tragedy.” The Year in Search by Google (1:32) Google asks us, “What do these searches say about us?” Take a look at the biggest trends from 2014, and use this video to reflect with students on both what we searched and why we searched. |
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iMotion - TimeLapse video (FREE, but full only full version allows to save to camera roll)- great for long time lapse projects because it takes pics every few seconds and then strings them together and speeds them up to make the time lapse. This takes up way less space on your iPad than Hyperlapse.
HyperLapse - This is Instagram’s new time lapse app and it’s awesome. Very fluid. I prefer it over iMotion when filming short hyper lapse videos. FunnyFace Movie Maker (FREE but in app purchases for more faces)- create dialogue between images of characters faces with the mouths cut out(a la Conan O’Brien) ToonCam ($1.99)- create cartoon-ish video or import already recorded video and convert that into a cartoon-like video(similar to video used in films like ‘Waking Life’ or ‘Scanner Darkly’ but not as advanced. HalfTone ($0.99) & HalfTone 2-($1.99) not a video app, but a very cool comic strip making app(app smash with ToonCam). Possibly to transition between video clips. PuppetPals - create animation with puppets and various props and backgrounds ActionMovie FX (FREE but in app purchases for more effects)- Pretty amazing special effects FX Guru (FREE but in app purchases for more effects)- a lesser version of Action Movie F/X but there are some cool gems here, too SloPro (FREE, but need the ProUpgrade $3.99 to save to cameral roll)- make awesome slow motion video and adjust speeds, speed in and speed out of clips. DoInk ($2.99)- a very easy to use green screen app where you can place any image or video as your background. PicPlayPost - Create video with multiple videos playing simultaneously in different layouts. Like Picstitch but with video. VideoScribe - Create RSA Animate type animation videos. Explee - This is new to me, and isn’t an app but I believe it does the same thing that VideoScribe does. RSA Animate type videos. iMovie ($4.99)- bring all of your app smashing together in iMovie. Insert clips and add titles and transitions before publishing to YouTube. Gravie($1.99) - Similar to iMovie but allows for more creativity when adding text/effects.
Explain Everything($2.99) - pretty easy to use Interactive Whiteboard & Screencasting iDirectr(FREE) - templates for a storyboard driven creation process VidLib - Video Stock footage app. VidLib has over 100.000 iMovie & Final Cut ready royalty free clips that you can license and download for your film and video projects. |