Video+Production+I

===**Video Production I** === 
 * If a picture is worth a thousand words (Confucius), then a video may be worth a million words. As educators, our goal is to get students energized and engaged in hands-on learning experiences, and video is clearly an instructional medium that generates excitement. Using sight and sound, video is the perfect medium for students who are auditory or visual learners. Video taps into emotions which stimulate and enthrall students, and it provides an innovative and effective means for educators to address the curricular concepts.

This week we are focusing on pre-production, which in Hollywood takes up 80% of total movie production time (time on production sets and actor salaries are expensive).

Show student- and teacher-created videos. SchoolTube and TeacherTube would be good resources for this, or we have examples from the last few years of the Oklahoma State Student Media Festival on DVD.

Here's an example created by teachers for future teachers: __ [|http://homepage.mac.com/lesleyu/iMovieTheater.html] __ Boom De Yada - Original and Fourth Grade Style: __ [] __

Purposes of Educational Videos: • Instructional – The purpose of an instructional piece is to teach something. This goes beyond simply presenting facts. Examples include: tutorials, teaching tools, and interactive games with assessment. • Informational – The purpose of an informational piece is to inform the audience but not persuade opinions. Informational pieces could briefly cover multiple topics or focus on one or two. Examples include: News Programs, Biographies, Community Calendars, and Personal Websites. • Documentary – The purpose of a documentary is to document an actual event or topic beyond the scope of a typical news story. It should reflect serious research and present facts objectively without fictional matter. • Persuasive – The purpose of a persuasive piece is to present an idea, product, concept, organization or individual in a credible way, so as to change public opinion and/or encourage audience approval, support or participation. Examples include: Advertising, Public Service Announcements, and Movie Trailers. • Story – The purpose of a story piece is to tell a story, whether serious or lighthearted, fictional or non-fictional. Examples include: Comedies, Dramas, and Student/Family Experiences. • Entertainment – The purpose of a piece in this category is to entertain and/or amuse the audience in a format other than telling a story. Examples include: Music Videos, Variety Shows, Interactive Games, and Game Shows.

Resources to help you present: VideoToolbox: 150+ Online Video Tools and Resources __ [|http://mashable.com/2007/06/27/video-toolbox/] __ Learning with Digital Video Links __ [|http://www.uvm.edu/pt3/VIP/video/] __ (good source for tutorials) Jaycut __ [|http://www.jaycut.com/] __ Nortel Learn IT video production series __ [|http://www.nortellearnit.org/technology/Video_Productions] __


 * Assignments **


 * Finding Educational Video.** Use __ TeacherTube __, __ SchoolTube __ or any other video sharing website and find an educational video in our content area. Post the link in your Blog and explain the educational usefulness of this video and what is creative about how the video is composed.


 * Digital video storyboard.** Develop a storyboard for your digital video. Here's an __ example __. You can use PowerPoint, Word, or even draw it using pen and paper and then scan it into your computer. Or, you can use __ KidsVid __ or __ Toondoo __ as a storyboarding tool. Upload your storyboard to __ Google Docs __ (do not convert) and share it with your instructor. Also, bring to class all media (images, sounds, music) that you'd like to use in this video.


 * Resources **


 * Video: __ Video Production in the Classroom __ (Myeducationkit)
 * Why Use Video in the Classroom: __ [|http://www.libraryvideo.com/articles/article13.asp] __
 * Using Online Educational Videos: __ [|http://www.edutopia.org/youtube-educational-videos-classroom] __
 * Teaching Tips on Using Video in the Classroom: __ [|http://www.pearsonlongman.com/teaching-tips/using-video.html] __ ||