Filmmaking in the Age of Digital Video
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Filmmaking in the Age of Digital Video Curriculum developed by Nancy Sue Brink, [email protected]. Emma Lozman, editing and consulting Caitlin Kennedy Martin, project manager Elizabeth Loren Savusa, artwork Dueane Dill, Austri Fletcher and Nancy Sue Brink, Lucinda Spurling, photographs Part of the Information Technology course track developed for Bermudian government high schools, CedarBridge Academy and the Berkeley Institute, as part of B.TEC: The Bermuda Technology Education Collaborative. Acknowledgements Thanks to teachers from CedarBridge and Berkeley for their ongoing input and support: Karen Clemons, Michael Reid, Racquel Rose-Green, Donna Swainson-Robinson,Dana Selassie, Lamone Woods, Josie Kattan, Steve Lawrence, Janice Parker, and Marielo Leveridge. Also thanks to Professor Eric Roberts, Stanford University Computer Science Department, Professor Brigid Barron, Stanford School of Education, and Maryanna Rogers for project assistance and guidance. This curriculum draws from various sources, including: • Barnouw, Eric (1992). Documentary: A History of the Non-Fiction Film. New York: Oxford University Press. • Ellis, Jack and McLane, Betsy. A New History of Documentary Film. • Rabiger, Michael (2004). Directing the Documentary. Focal Press. • National Film Board of Canada, Educational Resources, http://www.nfb.ca With support from: IECF: International Education Collaborative Foundation BTEC: Bermuda Technology Education Collaborative Bermuda Ministry of Education, Sports and Recreation XL Foundation, Ltd. 1st printing: August, 2007 2nd printing: February, 2008 3rd printing, March, 2008 ii Curriculum Overview Contents i Curriculum Rationale Course introduction ..................................1 description.............................................................................................................. 2 prerequisites........................................................................................................... 2 content relevance ................................................................................................... 2 central curriculum questions.................................................................................. 2 Educational goals .....................................3 Theoretical framework...............................3 curriculum design principles.................................................................................. 3 project-based learning............................................................................................ 5 ii Curriculum Plan Learning objectives...................................7 skills....................................................................................................................... 7 understandings ....................................................................................................... 8 Course organization..................................8 outline .................................................................................................................... 8 Instructional strategies .............................9 course structure...................................................................................................... 9 lesson structure ...................................................................................................... 9 role of teacher ...................................................................................................... 10 creating a risk-taking environment ...................................................................... 10 creating a reflective learning environment .......................................................... 11 Assessment criteria ................................ 11 iii Curriculum Module Contents 1 The Language of Film and Video Unit 1: The language of documentary film.................13 learning objectives and content outline................................................................ 13 presentation & discussion: benchmark lesson ..................................................... 14 presentation & discussion: the language of documentary film............................ 17 vocabulary and review......................................................................................... 22 exercises and handouts ........................................................................................ 23 Unit 2: Camera, image, and shot language................33 learning objectives and content outline................................................................ 33 presentation & discussion: understanding film language .................................... 34 presentation & discussion: camera eye................................................................ 41 technology workshop I: digital camcorder .......................................................... 45 vocabulary and review......................................................................................... 48 exercises and handouts ........................................................................................ 50 Unit 3: Sound recording and the soundtrack ............61 learning objectives and content outline................................................................ 61 presentation & discussion: the science and history of sound recording............... 62 technology workshop II: microphone .................................................................. 65 vocabulary and review......................................................................................... 66 exercises and handouts ........................................................................................ 67 Unit 4: The language of light .......................................73 learning objectives and content outline................................................................ 73 presentation & discussion: the art and science of light........................................ 74 technology workshop III: light kit ....................................................................... 79 vocabulary and review......................................................................................... 83 exercises and handouts ........................................................................................ 84 Unit 5: What’s the story? .............................................87 learning objectives and content outline................................................................ 87 presentation & discussion: what’s the story?....................................................... 88 vocabulary and review......................................................................................... 93 exercises and handouts ........................................................................................ 94 v 2 Combining the Elements Unit 1: Storyboarding.................................................101 learning objectives and content outline.............................................................. 101 presentation & discussion: the art of the storyboard.......................................... 102 vocabulary and review....................................................................................... 107 exercises and handouts ...................................................................................... 108 Unit 2: The Art of nonlinear editing ..........................119 learning objectives and content outline.............................................................. 119 presentation & discussion: the art of nonlinear video editing............................ 120 technology workshop IV: non linear digital video editing ................................ 130 vocabulary and review....................................................................................... 133 exercises and handouts ...................................................................................... 135 Unit 3: Editing your process video ...........................141 learning objectives and content outline.............................................................. 141 presentation & discussion: more about editing.................................................. 142 vocabulary and review....................................................................................... 147 exercises and handouts ...................................................................................... 148 vi 3 Producing a Digital Video Unit 1: Preproduction.................................................151 learning objectives and content outline.............................................................. 151 presentation & discussion: getting ready to go.................................................. 152 vocabulary and review....................................................................................... 157 exercises and handouts ...................................................................................... 158 Unit 2: Production ......................................................165 learning objectives and content outline.............................................................. 165 exercises and handouts ...................................................................................... 166 Unit 3: Postproduction...............................................169 learning objectives and content outline.............................................................. 169 presentation & discussion: refining the editing process..................................... 170 vocabulary and review......................................................................................