Videography
In ?Filming Compassion? by Janet Bremer and Marilyn Clark, students create an advertisement for a nonprofit agency using the tools in their own classrooms. Students were assessed in various areas including teamwork, planning, introductions, video transitions and effectiveness. Videography and editing involves not only the recording of the video but also the creative process of planning the scenes ahead of time and editing them afterwards in order to most effectively communicate the message of the video. In order to facilitate that process and make the best use of the students? time, they were required to use a storyboard to plan prior to visiting their non-profit. This article touched on many of the ethical and technical issues that arise when students are using expensive equipment and dealing with community members.
Video production has always been a love of mine and one that I?ve wanted to feel comfortable enough to share with my students. This article was helpful because it reviewed what the teachers had to consider before beginning the assignment and what they had to do for the students to help them be successful. The rubric was informative as well because it allowed me to see the variety of skills that were covered by this project. Teaching students how to introduce a piece of writing is often challenging. Having them learn to introduce a video is not only reinforcing the skill of introducing but it is more exciting because it is tied to technology which many students find more motivating than a 5 paragraph essay.
If I were to use video production in my classroom, I would love for students to find an issue about which they are passionate and create some type of persuasive video. It could be an advertisement, public service announcement, or any other type of persuasive material. The goal would be for students to get practice manipulating environments and words to get their message across. Since video/TV is a genre with which most students are familiar, it would be great to use it as a way to introduce the techniques used in persuasion, including bias, propaganda and exaggeration.
I would also be excited to pair this experience with podcasting. The newest form of podcasting is vodcasting and it would be great for getting the kids involved in the activities at school. Students could vodcast episodic tours of parts of the building. Students could vodcast introductions of the staff or interviews of our leaders of the week. Using video brings otherwise dry activities to life.
Posted at 10:44PM Jun 20, 2006 by svfelder in General | Comments[1]
This year I started teaching a tv/ video production class for students in grade 9-12. After reading your post, I am interested in finding the article you mentioned, since I would like my students to be able to connect with the community, so they can have more of an understanding of the impact that television has on society, and how the students themselves can impact the community through this media. My students are currently finishing up PSA's which will be broadcast out through our system.
Since this is a new class for my district, I am constantly on the lookout for sample projects and rubrics to keep things interesting for future students. I have to agree with you, it is so exciting to watch my students go from storyboards and scripts to filming and editing. The most exciting part for me is watching their excitement grow as the see what they have created!
Posted by Miranda on November 21, 2006 at 10:35 AM EST #