Successful Video Production
Now more than ever, technology plays a crucial role in the way that students learn and prepare for careers in a global economy. Armed with tech know-how and 21st-century skills, U.S. students will be able to successfully compete with students from other globally-aware countries.
Communication has changed, and students are increasingly using video technologies in all aspects of education. Knowing how to produce, edit, and distribute video gives high school and college graduates a valuable and much-in-demand skill.
Educators also can turn to eSN.TV, the eSN Video Viewer's Guide, and School Video News for more resources.
To help your teachers and students develop important video production skills, eSchool News has put together this collection of stories from School Video News, as well as stories, videos, and other resources from the eSN archives. We hope these resources help prepare your students for life in a technology-rich world.
--The Editors
School Video News Stories:
How to Get Media Permissions for your Videos and Other Media
When we think of media permissions, many times what comes to mind is getting a parent or guardian’s approval to use their child’s image in a video, photograph or other media that may also appear on the internet. Many schools and districts have a standard form that is used for these purposes.
I Shot it, How do I Edit it – Part Two – Windows Movie Maker
Last month, I talked about editing your video in i-Movie. Now in continuation we will take you through the steps of editing in Windows Movie Maker.
Family Matters – Screenwriting exercises based on family
Screenwriting exercises about families appeal to students of any age, especially those who have ever wished they lived in a more liberal household or that a mysterious letter would show up one day with the news it was time to take their rightful place as a freshman at wizards school.
Storyboarding Shots as a Director
What's the formula for which shots to use when making storyboards for a film shoot? Unfortunately, there's no one right answer.
Hitting all the Bases – Projects for the classroom
The stare down, the pitch, the crack of the bat---it's a long and high one, bouncing off the center field wall.
Crash Course for Mixing Sound – Part One
Recently, a sound design forum that I belong to debated on what the audio levels should be in a film. I, of course, chimed in. I was surprised that there were so many different opinions.
Copyright issues when using music in videos
Do you remember many years ago when trying to produce a video for your school took several thousand dollars worth of elaborate and bulky video equipment to make it happen?
News Report: Students as Reporters
The news report has obvious applications in an English or journalism class. News reports can be especially useful for announcements if your school has a closed-circuit cable network allowing broadcasts to be sent directly into homerooms.
6 Way to Improve Your Editing Skills
Although I have quite a lot of formal training and years of experience, I'm always looking for ways to become a better editor. But when you have a documentary, two commercials, a corporate video, and four events due (not to mention three kids), you don't have a lot of time to spend studying your craft.
Morning Announcements--Reflections on a Timeless K-12 Ritual
Next year, I will be in a position to advise a middle school principal Geraldine Brady on how to use video in her newly acquired “TV studio” (a very small storage room currently without any particular function), and I’m thinking that morning announcements is the place to start.
Back to Film School
Watching films is a classroom in itself, yet you really have to have the right tools to become a critical viewer.
I Shot It, Now How Do I Edit It?
iMovie editing for the beginner and those with deadlines.
The Art of the Title Sequence
The first few minutes of a film will often either leave the audience full of excitement and eager to see how the story of the movie will play out, wondering what hints they were shown in the opening credits to what they're about to watch.
Teamwork in a Broadcast Journalism Class
As a high school broadcast student, one of the things I love most about broadcast journalism is the teamwork that’s required for a production. In order to produce our school’s monthly show, we must brainstorms story ideas as a class, take time to help each other, and be willing to listen to each other’s suggestions.
Nine Digital Cinematography Tips
So you know the basics of digital cinematography: medium shots, wide shots, closeups and even extreme closeups.
Avoiding the Gift of Copyright Present
‘Tis the season for students to perform. Oh the plays and musicals that we encounter and enjoy during the holiday season. Consequently at every copyright workshop I’ve conducted, I’ve been asked: “Our students are doing a holiday play or musical; what are the restrictions on video recording, duplicating and perhaps selling as it relates to copyright restrictions?”
eSchool News Stories:
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Post video to eSN.TV--earn national recognition
Thanks to our Student Video Network (SVN) initiative at eSN.TV, your students can earn valuable video-production experience--and a shot at national recognition for their efforts. [ Read More ] -
Students wow lawmakers with video savvy
After spending many days and countless exhausting hours producing videos worthy of national exposure, the winners of eSchool News' Empowered Education Awards--a national student video contest sponsored by the Pearson Foundation--celebrated their success with a three-day trip to Washington, D.C., highlighted by meetings with federal lawmakers to discuss technology's importance to education ... and their future.. [ Read More ] -
YouTube lawsuit tests copyright law
Educators are closely watching a $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit challenging YouTube's ability to keep copyrighted material off its popular video-sharing web site—a lawsuit that could have important implications for the future of Web 2.0 applications, observers say. [ Read More ] -
DVD copying software on trial
A federal trial now under way could decide whether educators, students, and other consumers will have legal access to technology that allows them to make backup copies of their DVDs on a computer hard drive. [ Read More ] -
Students call on new video skills
The cameras capture the young man walking down the stairs, reciting a monologue about the three things people should know about him: His favorite movie is Gone with the Wind, he loves roller coasters, and he hates when people don't take him seriously. [ Read More ] -
Need help with class? YouTube videos await
When University of Central Florida junior Nicole Nissim got stumped in trigonometry, she checked out what was showing on YouTube. [ Read More ] -
InfoComm 2008: Video Editing & Production
Broadcast Pix demonstrated a range of switcher panels that are priced for school budgets and TechSmith displayed Camtasia Studio, a recording and video distribution software package. [ Read More ] -
Visual Communicator Studio helps Brevard County Public Schools work "among the stars"
Following the lead of the county's own Kennedy Space Center, Brevard County (Florida) Public Schools wanted to provide access to space age video technology to 75,000 students in its 82 public schools. Though they were challenged by geography and budget constraints, they knew it was time to reach for the stars. The administration wanted each school to write, direct and produce its own weekly news broadcast, but this would require some special planning. [ Read More ] -
Education veteran creates "Youtube" for teachers
Given the enormous popularity of YouTube, it's not surprising that an education-specific version of this video-sharing web site should emerge--and on March 6, that's just what happened. TeacherTube, the brainchild of 14-year education veteran Jason Smith, gives teachers a more educationally focused, safe venue to watch and upload videos that help demonstrate a new concept or skill, address specific learning objectives, or provide professional development for their fellow educators. [ Read More ] -
Teen producers wow judges in first-ever Student Video Discovery Awards
On a large-screen TV monitor inside the Discovery Channel headquarters, two students from Parkland High School in Allentown, Pa., are describing their school's student-run video production, Parkland Morning News (PMN). As Doug Waters, technical director for the student-run news program, and Erik Archibald, the show's director, describe how Parkland students produce a lead story to accompany the reading of announcements during homeroom each morning, behind-the-scenes footage from the PMN studio are interwoven seamlessly with shots of Archibald and Waters being interviewed on camera. [ Read More ]
Additional resources
http://www.studenttelevision.com/
The Student Television Network is made up of affiliate schools from coast to coast with an active interest in furthering scholastic broadcasting and video production. STN seeks to "network" students, teachers and schools with one another.
Center for Social Media at American University Fair Use and Copyright FAQ
http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/resources/fair_use/
The AU Center for Social Media investigates, showcases, and sets standards for socially engaged media-making. Staff members organize conferences, publish research, create codes of best practices, and incubate media strategies.
United States Copyright Office
http://www.copyright.gov/
Here users will find information about online registration options and other news about re-engineering; key publications including informational circulars; application forms for copyright registration; links to the copyright law and to the homepages of other copyright-related organizations; a link to online copyright records cataloged since 1978; the latest regulations; and much more.