Todays lesson was all about finishing up the research and planning before we make our videos after half term.
Students learned about how to produce a storyboard to help with filming. They learned about how to put arrows inside the box to show the subject moving, and outside the box to show camera movement. They also needed to add the shot type, dialogue, sound effetcs and transitions.
They then got into their two groups to make their storyboards and scripts ready for filming after half term. Some finished off research on the topic and mood boards as well.
Tuesday, 25 May 2010
Tuesday, 4 May 2010
4th May Video prep
Today we started by getting into two groups - (Group A) Queen, Bisola and Roche in one and (Group B) Betsy, Yasmin and Jamilea in the other. They started to come up with ideas for their Human Rights films and drew spider diagrams. Group A would like to do child labour and group B would like to do the rights of young women in this country.
Next we finished looking at the films made by previous students on being Muslim and having HIV and suffering prejudice.
We learned about the different shot types, camera movements, mise en scene, sound and editing techniques and watched a short film by students to see them in action.
Next we finished looking at the films made by previous students on being Muslim and having HIV and suffering prejudice.
We learned about the different shot types, camera movements, mise en scene, sound and editing techniques and watched a short film by students to see them in action.
Tuesday, 27 April 2010
27th April Human Rights Video Analysis
Today we worked on writing up analyses of human rights videos made by young people. We looked at some on the Adobe Youth Voices website that were music videos about identity, respect and being a good role model. They were made in the USA and New Zealand.
We wrote down what they were about, things that worked well and what was less successful about them. We also wrote which articles from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights they relate to.
We then began to watch some of the adverts made by previous year 10 students.
We wrote down what they were about, things that worked well and what was less successful about them. We also wrote which articles from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights they relate to.
We then began to watch some of the adverts made by previous year 10 students.
Monday, 26 April 2010
Starting Human Rights before Easter
Firstly we all met in 915 to introduce the Human Rights Media element. We looked at photos, found out more about human rights and the tasks set, such as comparing our lives to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights list. We then divided up students into photography and film.
The film students came downstairs with me to look at some human rights films on these websites:
http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/youth-producing-change-2009
http://essentials.youthvoices.adobe.com/stories/video.aspx
We discussed which ones we liked and why and had a think about films we could make.
The film students came downstairs with me to look at some human rights films on these websites:
http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/youth-producing-change-2009
http://essentials.youthvoices.adobe.com/stories/video.aspx
We discussed which ones we liked and why and had a think about films we could make.
Tuesday, 23 March 2010
Youth Producing Change Festival 23.03.10
Today we went to this festival, which is part of the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival at the Ritzy in Brixton. We watched 10 films made by young people around the world, about various human rights issues such as AIDS orphans, child labour, the right to water, immigration, sexual violence etc.
The one that moved me the most was about orphans in Mozambique. It made me cry realising how little these children and teenagers have, and it definitely humbled me and made me want to do something to help.
I thought that the one made by an American girl about water was very well made. She used lots of different techniques to get her point across - interviewing experts, filming vox pops with people about their water consumption habits and she had clearly done a lot of research. She also carefully filmed lots of cutaway footage of water in stores, coming out of taps, in vending machines, and in reservoirs and lakes to make the voice over parts interesting visually.
The one about stop and search was also well made, with a creative use of the resources to recall and illustrate individuals' experiences.
The one that moved me the most was about orphans in Mozambique. It made me cry realising how little these children and teenagers have, and it definitely humbled me and made me want to do something to help.
I thought that the one made by an American girl about water was very well made. She used lots of different techniques to get her point across - interviewing experts, filming vox pops with people about their water consumption habits and she had clearly done a lot of research. She also carefully filmed lots of cutaway footage of water in stores, coming out of taps, in vending machines, and in reservoirs and lakes to make the voice over parts interesting visually.
The one about stop and search was also well made, with a creative use of the resources to recall and illustrate individuals' experiences.
Tuesday, 16 March 2010
Editing and Completing paperwork
Media students have been taking the opportunity these last couple of weeks to update and type up all their paperwork for their portfolios.
Half of the class have had to use this time to edit the 'making of' documentary. Last week we also recorded interviews with Dom and Ms Williams, asking them to reflect on how the project has gone so far, what have been the best things about it and what they have learned.
Today they recorded an introduction and added music. They also continued to edit together the same answers to each question and added text. We are waiting for some of the footage from the actual film to use as out-takes on the end.
We have discovered that because of timetabling, we have a great deal of footage from the Dance lessons, but not much from Art. This has made editing quite difficult as we don't have exactly what we would like. If we were to do this again, we would have tried to build more art filming into the schedule, especially when they filmed the puppet show.
Half of the class have had to use this time to edit the 'making of' documentary. Last week we also recorded interviews with Dom and Ms Williams, asking them to reflect on how the project has gone so far, what have been the best things about it and what they have learned.
Today they recorded an introduction and added music. They also continued to edit together the same answers to each question and added text. We are waiting for some of the footage from the actual film to use as out-takes on the end.
We have discovered that because of timetabling, we have a great deal of footage from the Dance lessons, but not much from Art. This has made editing quite difficult as we don't have exactly what we would like. If we were to do this again, we would have tried to build more art filming into the schedule, especially when they filmed the puppet show.
Tuesday, 2 March 2010
Tue 2nd March
Today documentary students took a camera into their art lesson to film some of the work they have been doing. They filmed the puppet sets and the theatre that was built.
After break, they started to capture some of this footage. At the same time, they filmed an interview with themselves where they spoke about their work so far, what they have learned and what they enjoyed most. They opted to use the studio as they are the Media group and wanted a back drop that would reflect that.
They then looked at some of the footage and started laying some clips down on the timeline.
After break, they started to capture some of this footage. At the same time, they filmed an interview with themselves where they spoke about their work so far, what they have learned and what they enjoyed most. They opted to use the studio as they are the Media group and wanted a back drop that would reflect that.
They then looked at some of the footage and started laying some clips down on the timeline.
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