1-23+to+1-27

= January 23 to January 26, 2012 =

Video production, editing, and finishing.
=== Learning Focus 3.1-- ** Graphics and Multimedia (Design and Production) Students will use tools to design, create, and manipulate graphics with appropriate attention to color, scale, shape, resolution, balance, and fonts. Furthermore, students will use media in multimedia products for a defined audience. Proper keyboarding techniques are practiced and mastered. **===

Identify, create, and use files in various formats such as bitmapped/vector graphics. ||
 * Objectives:**
 * ** TA.6-8.7D ** Demonstrate proficiency in the use of multimedia authoring programs by creating linear or non-linear projects incorporating text, audio, video, and graphics. ||
 * ** TA.6-8.11B ** Design and create interdisciplinary multimedia presentations for defined audiences including audio, video, text, and graphics. ||
 * ** TA.6-8.5A **
 * ==First 15 - 20 minutes of class...work quickly on the following Video vocabulary. ==
 * Associated with this lesson, complete the following Vocabulary Exercise:
 * Shot Chart
 * Story Board
 * Tripod
 * Edit
 * MPEG
 * Audio Track
 * Video Track
 * Video Editing Software
 * Script
 * Revision
 * Sound Effects
 * Lyrics
 * Key light
 * Back light
 * Hair light
 * Reflector
 * Diffuser
 * FPS
 * pan
 * Zoom
 * composition
 * == Next 15 minutes ==
 * When you are finished with the video vocabulary, read the following article and be prepared to answer questions.
 * []
 * == Be prepared to discuss what you have learned. ==
 * = General Classes A4 and B4 =
 * === February is Black History Month. ===
 * Your job is to do some research into the origins of BHM.
 * = General Classes A4 and B4 =
 * === February is Black History Month. ===
 * Your job is to do some research into the origins of BHM.
 * Your job is to do some research into the origins of BHM.
 * Be prepared to discuss when it began, how it has changed, why it is important and who some key figures are in the story behind black history month.
 * As you research, think about how you would organize the information in a time line.
 * Look for graphics (pictures) and think about text that you would include in a multi media presentation.
 * Using MS Word, create a list of important people and dates related to black history.
 * Your timeline will eventually be made into a video called..."The History of Black History...a Timeline."
 * As you work, think about what should be included, as well as what you might leave out.
 * Look for pictures, lyrics, poems, and writing related to Black History and Black History Month.

>> == == >> == Advanced Classes-- Step 1 in video production-- Review the video == >> === Make a list of things that you will change and things that you will leave. === >> === Organize your list and give details. === >> === Create a preliminary shot list of places, people and ideas for the video. === >> === Use PowerPoint to create a preliminary story board of your video. You may use pictures, video, and text in your storyboard. Be sure you explain each shot set up. === >> === Film producers sometimes use digital photos to create a digital storyboard. Think about how you will present the idea as though you're an advertising firm who is trying to sell a commercial to a client === >> >> >> >> >> >> >>

>> === Read the following proposal and visit the attached website. Then spend the rest of the class brainstorming ways to create a better, more current video. === > > Dear School Administrator: > > On July 1, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Pacific Railway Act, creating Union Pacific Railroad. To mark that occasion, UP is celebrating its 150th birthday all year long, and we are inviting schools from across the country to take part in the fun by entering the Great Big Rollin' Railroad video remake contest. > > The rules are simple. Contestants are asked to grab a video camera and their creative spirit and make a modern-day version of our classic 60-second, 1970s-era TV commercial, then upload it > > One Grand Prize winner will receive $15,000, which, if awarded in the Education Category, will be given in the form of a grant to the educational institution representing the winning video. Second- and third-place prizes are $5,000, while six runners up prizes of $1,000 also will be awarded. Again, prizes awarded to schools will be given as grants. > > This is a fun opportunity for your music, drama or video departments to apply their creativity for a chance to generate money to support their school programs while learning the role the railroad played in our country's history. > > Contest details, including sheet music, audio tracks, video footage and the official rules, are available at [] -- click on the Great Big Rollin' Railroad icon. > > **//Get your entries in early. //**Monthly $1,000 prizes also are being awarded for entries that receive the most "Likes" on the website. Entry deadline is **July 1, 2012**, with live judging broadcast over the Internet July 24. > > We look forward to seeing your school's creativity in action! > > > Donna Kush > AVP Corporate Communications > Union Pacific Corporation