Production+Project

=Weeks 6-7 - Production Project =

Moving into Production....
Divide into production groups. Typically in classroom settings, it is best to have student working in groups of four to six students based on the availability of resources. Review the various production roles with students ensuring they understand the importance of each role. Ask some of the following questions: Once students understand each production role, assign a job to each student. Depending on the size of the class or the nature of the project it might be necessary for students to either share a role or have more than one role. Based on their assigned roles, have students work in their groups to compile a list of who will be responsible for which aspect of production. Consider some of the following pre-production assignments: Filmmaking Tips and Tricks Media Management Tips Connecting the Filmmaking Process to Reading and Writing Filmmaking Rubric
 * What different skills and talents would be required for each role?
 * Which roles are the most well known, which are generally overlooked?
 * What would be the effect if one of these crew members failed to do his or her job?
 * Which production role appeals to you the most?
 * What role best fits your strengths?
 * Which role do you want to know more about?
 * Script writing
 * Shot list
 * Storyboard
 * Props and costumes list
 * List of locations
 * Shooting schedule
 * List of necessary music and sound effects

Final Production

 * Divide into production groups
 * Begin storyboarding - Check off with teacher
 * Check out equipment
 * Begin Filming
 * Capture video and begin the editing process
 * Add titles, transitions, music, and other effects
 * Export the final video

Project Ideas and Samples

 * 14 Types of Student Projects - http://www.ncrtec.org/tl/sgsp/descrip.htm
 * Alice Christie's Site - http://www.alicechristie.org/edtech/dmedia/
 * Apple Learning Interchange - http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/
 * Curriculum Ideas -[| http://users.rcn.com/maui/EDUWEB/curriculum.html]
 * Digital Camera in Education -[| http://www.drscavanaugh.org/digitalcamera/]
 * Digital Kids Club -[| http://www.adobe.com/education/digkids/lessons/]
 * Digital Storytelling - http://www.tech-head.com/dstory.htm
 * Digital Video in Education - http://www.zardec.net.au/keith/digvideo.htm
 * Digitales - http://www.digitales.us/resources/image_sources.php
 * Discovery Education Curriculum Center - http://www.digitales.us/resources/image_sources.php
 * Going Digital in the Classroom - http://www.todaysteacher.com/goingdigital.htm
 * iLife - http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/search.php?collectionID=7
 * Multimedia Madness - http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/search.php?collectionID=7
 * Net Files - http://www.netfiles.org/netclassroom.shtml
 * Online Storyboard - http://movies.atomiclearning.com/k12/storyboardpro/
 * PhotoStory How To - http://www.drscavanaugh.org/digitalcamera/photostorytelling/storytelling_PhotoStory.htm
 * Technology Integration -[| http://www.classroomtech.org/integration.htm]
 * Video 101 - http://www.sotherden.com/video101/
 * When I Become a Teacher - http://homepage.mac.com/lesleyu/iMovieTheater.html