Week 1 (August 27, 2015) – LINK Classroom 4
Introduction to Advanced Media & Innovation (AM&I)
• In-class activity:
Group activity. Interview each other with the following questions. Creative representation is encouraged. Have fun!
What production skills do you have experience in?
What production skills do you want to develop in this course?
Why did you take this class?
Where do you find great stories?
Who are entrepreneurs that you admire?
• In-class discussion: Throughout the semester students will produce three feature stories in assigned rotating two-person teams. Discuss assignments, reflection papers, evaluations, and expectations. Discuss required hard drives. Discuss equipment checkout, editing systems, and Guacamole Red Carpet Premieres. Discuss DSB and class website platforms.
• In-class activity: In-class workshop on pitching, researching, and identifying stories and audiences.
Group activity. Interview each other with the following questions. Creative representation is encouraged. Have fun!
What production skills do you have experience in?
What production skills do you want to develop in this course?
Why did you take this class?
Where do you find great stories?
Who are entrepreneurs that you admire?
• In-class discussion: Throughout the semester students will produce three feature stories in assigned rotating two-person teams. Discuss assignments, reflection papers, evaluations, and expectations. Discuss required hard drives. Discuss equipment checkout, editing systems, and Guacamole Red Carpet Premieres. Discuss DSB and class website platforms.
• In-class activity: In-class workshop on pitching, researching, and identifying stories and audiences.
Assignments
• Professors will email class with a list of six teams. Professors will assign two teams to check out equipment to bring to class next week (9/3).
• Story #1 will consist of one interview and b-roll (TRT: under 2 minutes). Each team will prepare 2 to 3 story ideas to pitch next week (9/3) on “Food Entrepreneurs.”
• Story #1 will consist of one interview and b-roll (TRT: under 2 minutes). Each team will prepare 2 to 3 story ideas to pitch next week (9/3) on “Food Entrepreneurs.”
Read, Watch and Write.
• Reading #1: Students should review the AM&I course production manual.
• Reading #2: Before you run out with a camera to start documenting your first story, you'll need a baseline level of shooting knowledge. The Bare Bones Camera Course for Film and Video makes complicated shooting concepts easy to grasp. It uses clear language and more than 150 illustrations to explain exposure, lenses, composition, basic sequences, crossing the line, lighting and more. When you finish this book, you will understand how to shoot footage that will edit together seamlessly. Be sure to get the latest version of this book, which features chapters on sound and editing, Students should read chapters 1 and 2 (Basics and Composition) before week 2.
• Viewings: Students should watch Ira Glass on Storytelling: Parts 1-4, below.
• Reading #2: Before you run out with a camera to start documenting your first story, you'll need a baseline level of shooting knowledge. The Bare Bones Camera Course for Film and Video makes complicated shooting concepts easy to grasp. It uses clear language and more than 150 illustrations to explain exposure, lenses, composition, basic sequences, crossing the line, lighting and more. When you finish this book, you will understand how to shoot footage that will edit together seamlessly. Be sure to get the latest version of this book, which features chapters on sound and editing, Students should read chapters 1 and 2 (Basics and Composition) before week 2.
• Viewings: Students should watch Ira Glass on Storytelling: Parts 1-4, below.
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• Reflections: Students should write reflections on readings and viewings and submit reflections using the form below by 5pm Tuesday, September 1st.
REMINDER: 25% of your final grade will be based on class participation and reflection papers. See Reflection Papers under grading on the overview page for an exposition of this assignment.
We'll see you on September 3rd for Week 2 – Storytelling & Innovation
Tim Kiernan, Creative Director from 521STUDIES, will be our special guest. Please take a minute to read about Tim and watch some of his videos.