Songs of Change Project: Work Day (Scripts, Part 2)

1. Continue to work together to write a "script" for/with your editing team (this is a requirement)

2. Cut your A-Roll as your script comes together - if you have a list of quotes, with timestamps and clip names, editors can start cutting those clips from the source footage
2. Check in with Pete

Deadline #4 (Wednesday, May 27):

• Complete B-Roll filming (includes photographic images or video clips from the internet)
• If you have A-Roll, complete your script
• If you don't have A-Roll, get it now (and then complete your script)!
• Continue editing A-Roll

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Songs of Change Project: Work Day (scripts!)

1. Work together to write a "script" for your editing team (this is a requirement)

• Select a script supervisor for your group 
• Script supervisors, make a copy of this template and SHARE IT with me and your fellow group members now!
• Write your script! 
• If you need some extra guidance, check the sample script here and watch the finished video here ("All Winter" by Pete)

2. Work on project!

Deadline #4 (Wednesday, May 27):

• Complete B-Roll filming (includes photographic images or video clips from the internet)
• If you have A-Roll, complete your script
• If you don't have A-Roll, get it now (and then complete your script)!
• Continue editing A-Roll

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Songs of Change Project: "Script" Lesson & Work Day

1. Creating a "script" for your editing team

• FOLLOW THIS TEMPLATE
• Watch the finished video HERE ("All Winter" by Pete)

2. Work on project!

Deadline #3 (Wednesday, May 20):

• complete filming/ recording / editing schedule
• Complete and start editing interviews (A-roll)
• Start B-Roll filming and creating image/clip gallery

Deadline #4 (Tuesday, May 26):

• Complete B-Roll filming (includes photographic images or video clips from the internet)
• Begin editing

Songs of Change Project: Work Day

1. Finish final touches to your 30 second documentary (A-roll/B-roll exercise) & share it (5 min)

2. 30 Second Film Festival & debrief (one successful element/one thing to improve on) (10 min)

3. Work on your projects!

Deadline #3 (Wednesday, May 20):

• complete filming/ recording / editing schedule
• Complete and start editing interviews (A-roll)
• Start B-Roll filming and creating image/clip gallery

Deadline #4 (Tuesday, May 26):

• Complete B-Roll filming (includes photographic images or video clips from the internet)
• Begin editing

Songs of Change Project: 30 Second Documentary

SEE BELOW! SIGN UP FOR AN INTERVIEW! Review THIS CHECKLIST before your interview!

I. B-Roll Crash Course

1. B-roll explanation (10 min): (wide, medium, tight) and conceptualizing what to shoot (how a-roll and b-roll relate to each other)

2. In groups shoot B-Roll (15 min): Ideally shoot B-roll of an activity such as playing chess, then switch so most students can have a chance actually handling camera.

3. Upload footage and begin overlaying b-roll onto a-roll

II. Finish editing 30 second video

Interview Sign Up

READ IN FULL

Tomorrow (Tuesday), from 12-1, the following interview subjects will be available:

1. Samaa Abdurraqib, ACLU; Focus: Gender and Women's Studies; Read her bio here
2. Eileen Eagan, Dept. of History, USM; Focus: Cultural History; Read her bio here
3. Jon Gaither, ACLU; Focus: Civil Liberties; Read his bio here
4. DrewChristopher Joy, SMWC; Focus: Workers' Rights; Read their bio here

SIGN UP for an interview time HERE.

Please review THIS CHECK LIST before giving your interview!

Interviews will be conducted in the administration wing. Please make sure someone from your group identifies herself (visually) at the beginning of the recording. I will send the file to that individual. 

Songs of Change Project: 30 Second Documentary

1. A-Roll explanation & Review Interview Checklist

2. "Random Activity" interview - In groups, record a 2 minute interview (max. 3 questions) about an agreed upon activity with one of your members.

*If you are not recording, you are checking in with your groups about your actual interviews.

3. Upload footage to editing program and start to cut it together

Songs of Change Project: Video Documentary Analysis

1. View Running of Fumes in North Dakota

2. Class Discussion:

• General observations
• What is the video's topic, focus (or subject), and angle?
• How was the film structured? (hook, exposition, conflict, conclusion)
• Project group breakdown and brainstorm - how can you apply what you observed to your own project?

3. Logistics

• Schedule your interviews! (no really, do it now)
• Please fill out Equipment Request Form HERE
• Reminder: Deadline 3 (Wednesday, May 20)
• complete filming/ recording / editing schedule
• Complete Interviews
• Start B-Roll filming and creating image/audio + video clip gallery

HW:

1. View Running on Fumes and at least one other video from the following list:

• All Winter 
• Gnarly in Pink
• Animals Are Persons Too 

     2. Answer the following: 

• What is the video's topic, focus (or subject), and angle?
• How was the film structured? (hook, exposition, conflict, conclusion)

Songs of Change Project: Deadline #2

Deadline #2 (Wednesday, May 13):

• Answer the 3 Questions: Topic? Focus? Angle?
• select editing program
• script outline
• interview questions
• contact interview subject(s)

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Songs of Change Project: Deadline #1

Project Descriptor

Deadline #1 (Thursday, May 7):

Complete pre-production:

• select topic
• select medium
• conduct initial research
• select interview subjects

Songs of Change Project: Critique of Great Migration Projects

1. Introduction to Songs of Change Project

2. Critique of "Great Migration" digital media projects...

• What works? Identify elements/characteristics that we want to keep.

• What needs work? Identify elements/characteristics that we want to improve.