{"id":246,"date":"2018-03-02T19:12:52","date_gmt":"2018-03-02T19:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ghostandpenny.com\/cits220\/?page_id=246"},"modified":"2018-03-05T23:13:50","modified_gmt":"2018-03-05T23:13:50","slug":"video-essay-assignments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ghostandpenny.com\/cits220\/video-essay-assignments\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Essay Assignments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These are final assignments for the course. You have two weeks to complete them. Create a video essay using the following questions as a guide:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\">Do you feel this course was useful to you? Please elaborate on why or why not.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">What were your goals for taking this class? Did your goals change as you worked on it throughout the semester? Did you\u00a0meet your goals?<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">What is the most interesting thing have you learned in this class and why?<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Which topics of this class their least useful to you?<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Do you feel that you are more (or less) prepared for your digital life than you were before?<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">If you were teaching this class what would you change so that the learning process would be more effective?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"padding: 10px 20px 10px 20px; background: #dedede; border: 1px solid #999900;\">BE CREATIVE!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Gather Resources (25 pts)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Review &#8220;How to make a Movie&#8221; article <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Make-a-Movie\">http:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Make-a-Movie<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Come up with a theme of your movie (<span style=\"color: #339966;\">here are some examples of student movies:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/introtodigitalliteracy.wordpress.com\/examples-of-movies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/introtodigitalliteracy.wordpress.com\/examples-of-movies\/<\/a>). \u00a0Start with a general idea (for example, an action video, how-to video, etc) and then narrow it down to a specific subject (for example, if it is a how-to video what would you show your audience how to do).<\/li>\n<li>Create an outline of tasks, technology, and skills you will need to create your video. Remember, you will be your own director, cinematographer and possibly an actor.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Create a Movie Storyboard (25 pts)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>For this assignment, we will be using at least 6 squares depicting the key events of your movie and instead of freehand drawing \u2014 digital pictures.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Watch a few examples from practicing professionals about their storyboarding process: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/view_play_list?p=4142987CFF2C5D49\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/view_play_list?p=4142987CFF2C5D49<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Login to your Prezi account: <a href=\"http:\/\/generator.acmi.net.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/prezi.com\/<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Working in Prezi\u2019s &#8220;Assembly Template&#8221; create a storyboard for your video (you should use at least 6 squares). Instead of sketching each scene by hand, use a picture representing the scene. Use free media libraries at <a href=\"http:\/\/generator.acmi.net.au\/library\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/generator.acmi.net.au\/library<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/search\/?text=creative%20commons&amp;sort=relevance&amp;license=1%2C2%2C4%2C5%2C9%2C10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/search\/?text=creative%20commons&amp;sort=relevance&amp;license=1%2C2%2C4%2C5%2C9%2C10<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.copyright-free-images.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.copyright-free-images.com\/<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/image\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/image<\/a> as resources for pictures. Place a picture of the idea in a visual box, and then write the action explaining what\u2019s happening below it. Make sure you account for audio. For example, in the notes, you can include \u201cambient sounds\u201d or a part of a dialog or narration.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Write a short synopsis of your movie and post a link (or embed) your storyboard into the class blog.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Preview\u00a0other students&#8217; storyboards and make a post evaluating the\u00a0one you particularly like. In your evaluation, consider the following questions (<em>these questions are from the <a title=\"Screencast Rubric\" href=\"http:\/\/ghostandpenny.com\/cits220\/rubrics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">grading rubric<\/a><\/em>):<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Focus on important events: Does the storyboard list all 6 most important events that occur in the movie? Do all boxes have illustrations?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Are all important events displayed in the right order?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Captions\/notes: Are all captions and notes relate to the storyline of the movie?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Characters: Are all characters clearly identified and their actions matched to those in the storyline?<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Creativity: Does the storyboard contains many creative details and descriptions. Does the selection of images contributes to the story and\/or used imaginatively?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Create the Movie (100 pts)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>1. Shoot your video according to the plan you have created in Assignment IV and following your storyboard.<\/p>\n<p>2. Watch a screencast on how to edit and put together your video with Windows Movie Maker:<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DSSdlP6OC-Y\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nAnd using Apple iMovie:<br \/>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZGG5kbMKmLo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>3. Your movie should include\u00a0title, movie, credits. (Your video should have either a soundtrack or narration).<\/p>\n<p>4. Upload your video to YouTube and post a link to your movie (or embed your movie into) student blog with a short description of the subject.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Reflection (10 pts)<\/h3>\n<p>Reflect on\u00a0one other student&#8217;s work using the following questions as a guide:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What is this film about (and what makes you think that)?<\/li>\n<li>What ideas, values, and information are apparent? Implied?<\/li>\n<li>What have I learned from this film?<\/li>\n<li>What is my reaction to this film and what do I learn about myself from my reaction or interpretation?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Reflect on your learning (10 pts)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Make a post on class blog describing your experience creating your movie. Use following questions as a guide: What was the most difficult part? What was the easiest part? What was the most interesting part? Will you continue using video\u00a0in the future (for example, for your school work)?<br \/>\nComment on at least one other student\u2019s reflection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These are final assignments for the course. You have two weeks to complete them. Create a video essay using the following questions as a guide: Do you feel this course was useful to you? Please elaborate on why or why not. What were your goals for taking this class? 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