| General Assignment |
Planning |
Length Limit |
Production Time |
Participation |
Specific Techniques |
Flexibility with assignment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boarding
High, Course 1 |
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| practice: To record circle
around each other |
none |
none |
a few minutes |
self-selected groups of 2 |
none |
group size and instructions not
enforced |
| digital art project, like
examples |
encouraged |
one minute |
3 class periods + 1 week of
camera use in class |
self-selected groups |
none |
none completed |
| Boarding
High, Course 2 |
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| digital art project, like examples | encouraged | short | 4 class periods | self-selected groups | none | |
| Boarding High, Course 3 | ||||||
| digital art project reflecting culture, like interns’ examples | encouraged | short |
5 class periods |
groups selected by art teacher | music added to sound track | |
| Suburban High, Beginning Television Production (1 & 2) | ||||||
| test of hand held motions | practice encouraged | not taped | 2 class periods plus time learning about motions | individual | Pan, Tilt, Truck, Dolly, Pedestal, High hold, Low hold, “other” mount | graded on successful application of techniques |
| test of camera techniques | practice encouraged | none | 2 class periods plus time learning about techniques | individual work in groups | calibrating the lens, great depth of field, shallow depth of field, rack focus, indoor and outdoor white balance | graded on successful application of techniques |
| test of specific shots | practice encouraged | none | unknown, but within 2 weeks | individual work in groups | long shot, medium shot, extreme long shot, closeup, extreme closeup, bust shot, motion vector, over the shoulder shot, and cross-shot | graded on successful application of techniques |
| test of specific shots | practice encouraged | none | unknown, but within 2 weeks | individual work in groups | detailed combination of shots and vectors | graded on successful application of techniques |
| test of lighting uses | none |
none |
unknown, but within 2 weeks | self-selected groups | 5 shots of specific indoor lighting and 5 shots of outdoor lighting | graded on successful use of lights |
| test of audio techniques | none | none | one week | self-selected groups | using audio equipment for interviews | grade on successful use of sound equipment |
| commercial | papers indicating planning due upon completion | 58 seconds | 2 ½ weeks | self-selected group projects but with specific roles | special effect, specific transitions, graphics, etc. | Graded in part on successful use of required parts |
| choice of demonstration video, PSA, video essay, music video, newscast or magazine show, documentary (Nonfiction), short film (fiction), autobiography, or biography | papers indicating planning due upon completion | 5 minutes | 3 weeks | self-selected group projects but with specific roles | special effect, specific transitions, graphics, etc. | Graded in part on successful use of required parts |
| Suburban High, Advanced Television Production | ||||||
| news program | whole class as guided by teacher | 5 minutes | 1 class period+, Broadcast live 4 days a week | whole class with assigned positions | As teacher instructed | Cross-training and self-selection in some areas |
| interviews | unknown | short? | unknown | self-selected group projects but with specific roles | none | |
| coverage of field trip to engine repair and drag racing event | unknown | 10? minutes for contest | unknown | self-selected group projects but with specific roles | none | |
| presentation for district of students being honored | with teacher | none |
unknown |
selected group |
none | |
| Suburban High, Video Club | ||||||
| video year book | as club | none | almost all year | self-selected group | none | |
| Urban High, New Media 1 | ||||||
| silent video, conveying tension, climax, and resolution | encouraged | none | 1 week | self-selected group | none | |
| How To Video | paper work and proposal required for access to camera | about 15 minutes | no definite deadline | self-selected groups of 3-4 students | none | additional students helped |
| Public Service Announcement | paper work and proposal required for access to camera | 1 minute | 1 month | self-selected group | none | length limits not enforced |
| Urban High, New Media 2 | ||||||
| fictional story | script and proposal required for access to camera | none | semester | The project belonged to 1 person but involved several students in specific roles. | none | The only project in production did not use a script. Work was stopped due to problem. |
| interviews | paper work required | none | 2 weeks | individual work | none | none progressed beyond paper |
| Urban High, New Media 3 | ||||||
| action-reaction piece | script and storyboard required | 15 seconds | 2 weeks |
self-selected groups |
none | Project abandoned by instructor. |
| How To Video | unknown | unknown | no definite deadline | self-selected groups | none | |
| commercial | script and storyboard required | about 1 minute | no definite deadline | self-selected groups with specific roles | none | Some exceptions for script and storyboard |
| PSA | script/storyboard required | about 1 minutes | no definite deadline | self-selected groups with specific roles | none | Some exceptions for script and storyboard |
| Media News Project | none | 3-5 minutes | no definite deadline |
self-selected groups with specific roles |
60% b-roll | none |