Over the next five days we will explore the aspects of video pre-production, production, and post-production. Using a project-based learning approach to the class, participants will have the time to fully develop and design several short video projects. Direct instruction will be followed by students working on their projects in small groups. Facilitator and group projects will be shown in class, followed by a discussion of the techniques used and issues that came up during production. Every session will end with a wrap-up of the skills learned, a preview of the next session, and a discussion of how the skills learned in the session can be applied in the classroom.

Goals and Objectives

• Explore basic camera skills
• Explore basic planning steps
• Explore video making in the classroom
• Explore basic computer use for editing video
• Create simple videos in class to practice skills learned

Introduction  | Session 1  |  Session 2  |  Session 3  |  Session 4  |  Session 5  |  Links | Camera Terms | Go to Top

Overview of the Week -
General Overview - Review course introduction, goals and objectives, meeting times, materials needed, and software (above).
Course Handbook - Review materials in course handbook (provided), as we discuss the course:
Session 1 - Basic video pre-production and production. Assignment - shoot basic Introduction Video with your partner.
Session 2 - More basic video pre-production and production. Assignment - shoot Current Events video with your partner, edited in the camera.
Session 3 - Intermediate video pre-production and production. Assignment - shoot basic "How To" video with your partner. Log shots for editing.
Session 4 - Basic digital video editing using iMovie. Assignment - edit basic "How To" video with your partner.
Session 5 - Output of final projects to tape. Assignment - output basic "How To" video to tape with your partner.

Overview of Today's Session- Demonstration and hands-on practice creating Introduction Videos of you and your partner. Show example video.

Demonstration - Facilitator demonstration. Participants will have handbook to follow along:
Pre-production (see Pre-Production Checklist in handbook) - topic, audience, script (questions you will ask), research (pre-interview), resources (see checklist).

Hands-On Practice - Basic pre-production planning for Introduction Video.

Demonstration - Facilitator demonstration. Participants will have video cameras in hand to follow along:
Production (see Production Checklist in handbook) - compile resources, choose location, prepare camera and subject, tape interview, save and label tape.

Hands-On Practice - Basic camera technique, shooting of Introduction Video.

Review Footage -View the videos created by the class. Discuss the various techniques used. Discuss issues that came up during pre-production and production, and how these could be dealt with.

Discussion - Integration Strategies - Discuss how the skills learned in Session 1 might be applied in the classroom.

Preview of Session 2 - How we will build on the skills learned in Session 1. New skills we will learn (using tripod, earphones). Project we will create - Current Event Video - bring your favorite current newspaper or magazine (some will be provided).

Wrap-up - Any questions?

Open Lab

Introduction  | Session 1  |  Session 2  |  Session 3  |  Session 4  |  Session 5  |  Links | Camera Terms | Go to Top

Demonstration - Facilitator demonstration. Participants will have handbook to follow along:
Pre-production (see Pre-Production Checklist in handbook) - new subjects = shot list, storyboard.

Hands-On Practice - Basic pre-production planning for Current Events Video.

Demonstration - Facilitator demonstration. Participants will have video cameras, tripods, and earphones in hand to follow along:
Production (see Production Checklist in handbook) - new subjects = AC adaptor, earphones, tripod, focus, in-camera editing.

Hands-On Practice - Basic pre-production and camera technique, creating a Current Events Video, edited in the camera as you go.

Review Footage -View the videos created by the class. Discuss the various techniques used. Discuss issues that came up during pre-production and production, and how these could be dealt with.

Discussion - Integration Strategies - Discuss how the skills learned in Session 2 might be applied in the classroom.

Preview of Session 3 - How we will build on the skills learned in Session 3. New skills we will learn (shooting out of sequence). Project we will create - raw footage for a Basic "How-To" Video - bring props and ideas (some will be provided).

Wrap-up - Any questions?

Open Lab

Introduction  | Session 1  |  Session 2  |  Session 3  |  Session 4  |  Session 5  |  Links | Camera Terms | Go to Top

Demonstration - Facilitator demonstration. Participants will have handbook to follow along:
Pre-production (see Pre-Production Checklist in handbook) - new subject = preparing to shoot "out of sequence".

Hands-On Practice - Basic pre-production planning for "How-To" Video.

Demonstration - Facilitator demonstration. Participants will have video cameras, tripods, and earphones in hand to follow along:
Production (see Production Checklist in handbook) - new subject = shooting "out of sequence"..

Hands-On Practice - Basic camera technique, taping "How-To" Video "out of sequence".

Demonstration - Facilitator demonstration of using Log Sheet for recording and naming shots to digitize later (see log sheet in handbook).

Review Footage - Groups review their own footage, using log sheets for recording and naming shots to digitize tomorrow.

Discussion - Today's Activities/Integration Strategies - Discuss issues that came up during pre-production and production, and how these could be dealt with. Discuss how the skills learned in Session 3 might be applied in the classroom.

Preview of Session 4 - How we will build on the skills learned in Session 3. New skills we will learn - basic digital video editing using iMovie. Project we will create - edited version of your Basic "How-To" Video - bring a Zip disk to save your work.

Wrap-up - Any questions?

Open Lab

Introduction  | Session 1  |  Session 2  |  Session 3  |  Session 4  |  Session 5  |  Links | Camera Terms | Go to Top

Demonstration - Facilitator demonstration:
Post-production using iMovie (see Editing in iMovie Checklist in handbook) - connecting camera to computer, creating a project, capturing footage, cropping shots, arranging shots in timeline, saving project.

Hands-On Practice - Editing your Basic "How-To" Video with your partner, using iMovie.

Review Footage - Groups review their own finished pieces.

Discussion - Today's Activities/Integration Strategies - Discuss issues that came up during post-production, and how these could be dealt with. Discuss how the skills learned in Session 3 might be applied in the classroom.

Preview of Session 5 - How we will build on the skills learned in Session 4. New skills we will learn (final output of project). Project we will create - final output of your Basic "How-To" Video - bring a VHS tape to save your work.

Wrap-up - Any questions?

Open Lab

Introduction  | Session 1  |  Session 2  |  Session 3  |  Session 4  |  Session 5  |  Links | Camera Terms | Go to Top

Discussion - Formats for finished projects - which formats for which purposes

Demonstration - Facilitator demonstration.
Final output of video projects (see Output Checklist in handbook) - to videotape and Quicktime movies, using iMovie.

Hands-On Practice - Final output of your Basic "How-To" Video from iMovie to DV tape, using computer and camera.

Review Footage -View the videos created by the class. Discuss the various techniques used. Discuss issues that came up during the class, and how these could be dealt with.

Discussion - Integration Strategies - Discuss how the skills learned in the class might be applied in the classroom.

Wrap-up - Any questions?

Open Lab

Introduction  | Session 1  |  Session 2  |  Session 3  |  Session 4  |  Session 5  |  Links | Camera Terms | Go to Top