Koolteecha's Virtual Classroom

Welcome to your first day of video production!  Since we’re still in the early stages, we won’t officially begin filming until tomorrow.  Today, your goal will be to produce an outline for me of exactly what to expect from your group’s production company.    Remember that everything needs to be approved by your master producer (that would be me) before any filming can begin.  In other words, there will be no aimless filming.  Everything must move according to a plan, and I’ll need to know what that plan is.

Once there’s a plan in place, I encourage your group members to begin searching for images and sound to accompany your video.   However, it is VERY important that you first set up a place to SAVE YOUR WORK.   DO THIS NOW:  From your desktop, right-click your work area and choose “New” from the drop-down menu.  Then select “Folder”.  Once your folder shows up, click it ONCE to rename it with your group’s name.  This will be a place for you to save any images/audio that you want to use on your finished project. 

Feel free to use Google images to find images for your video.  Here’s how to save an image to your new group folder on your desktop:

Right-click the image and choose “Save As”.  Navigate to the desktop and choose your folder from its location on the desktop.  Name your image something that you’ll recognize, like “raven”, for example.  Click “Save”.

Please remember to refer to your handout for links to site for links to music/audio content.  Saving audio content is similar to saving an image.  Once you’ve found an audio clip that you like, right-click it and choose “Save Target As”.  Again, navigate to the desktop and choose your group folder from its location on the desktop.  Name you audio clip something that you’ll recognize, and then click “Save”.

You can also refer to the link below for direct links to the sites in your handout.  It will save you from having to type everything in:

Edgar Allan Poe Video Project Resources and Links

I expect to begin filming tomorrow, but please remember that we only have TWO video cameras to use at a time.  Those groups NOT filming will need to be busy in the lab on OTHER tasks.  Your group’s directors should be ready to direct group members to what needs to be completed in a timely manner.

As of today, I expect your projects to be ready for submission on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11. 

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