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On Site Workshops
The Director in the Classroom Two Day Workshop
The Director in the Classroom Four Day Workshop
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The Director in the Classroom Two Day Workshop
Workshop Method
The participants work in small groups to make a short movie, experiencing the process that they will model for students, and experiencing the process of filmmaking themselves, from idea to final presentation.
Agenda for the Two Day - On Site Workshop
9 AM – 5 PM
Day One
-Begins with an hour Powerpoint presentation that looks at why filmmaking is an appropriate tool for teaching and learning in the 21st Century. It looks at real student video examples and then investigates the learning and thinking that is embedded in the filmmaking process.
-Video Projects from Kindergarten to College and from Mathematics to Language Arts are presented as examples of how curricular objectives can be met within a project based, media rich, real world filmmaking project that invigorates problem solving, logic, research, analysis and other higher order thinking skills.
A break to stretch, and then...
-Another Powerpoint presentation on filmmaking in the classroom. We look at what makes an outstanding video project and how they are designed from the ground up. What assessment strategies are considered. What kind of audiences are considered. And much more. We move through the filmmaking process from Idea to final Presentation and beyond and examine each step as an opportunity for enabling students to experience higher order thinking skills as they research, pitch, write, plan, shoot, and edit their productions. The presentation also looks at the teachers role in facilitating these video projects and demonstrates how an educators can also be a 'Director in the Classroom' as they explore filmmaking alongside their students.
Break
-Groups are formed, and teams are asked to spend a short time developing ideas for their video project. Each team must get up and pitch their ideas to me and we use this step to examine oral communication and look at it’s relevance in today’s world for our students. After the pitch, groups begin to refine their ideas into a shot list and a storyboard.
Lunch
-Groups continue planning. A shooting schedule is created and sometimes a budget is created (in time, instead of money) and work continues on developing their projects.
-The groups then pitch their projects to me again, this time with their developed ideas, storyboards, shot lists and other supporting material. After I have had a chance to ask them questions of their project, and I see that they are ready to begin filming, then off they go, camera in hand and they begin videotaping.
Day Two
-Begins with a brief presentation outlining the editing software to be used.
-Groups continue to film during the morning of Day Two and begin importing and editing their material within the editing software.
Lunch (Usually a working lunch)
-Afternoon continues with much hands on editing, including the addition of music, sound effects, transitions, titles, and also discovering that some scenes need to be re-filimed.
-More filming continues and more editing continues until aproximately 4pm when the lights are lowered, popcorn is served, and we watch each of the participants movies.
-Participants receive their VHS video of each of their own films to take away.
-The workshop ends with a round table brainstorming session which aims to give each of the workshop participants some solid ideas on how they can incorporate video production into their own teaching, or in the case of the train the trainer sessions, how they can demonstrate to other teachers the filmmaking process through rich experiences and hands on examples.
Workshop Materials include:
- Course CDs with forms, checklists and filmmaking information
- Workshop Binder featuring worksheets to take projects from Idea to Presentation
- The Director in the Classroom Book & CD ($54.95 retail value). The CD contains over 20 production forms and checklists in PDF format
- VHS copies of their finished films
- Director in the Classroom T-shirts
- ... and of course popcorn for the premiere.
Workshop Requirements:
- Participants may work in groups of three or four, to a maximum of 3O participants
- A digital video camera per group. Any DV camera will be fine. Should also bring DV tape
- A computer and editing software, and can be using Mac or PC gear
- Lunch to be provided by the workshop organizers
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The Director in the Classroom Four Day Workshop
Workshop Method
The participants work in small groups to make a short movie, thereby experiencing the process that they will model for students, and experiencing the process of filmmaking themselves, from the development of ideas through to final presentation.
Agenda for the Four Day - Director in the Classroom Workshop
9 AM – 5 PM (Very Flexible)
Day One
-Begins with an hour Powerpoint presentation that looks at why filmmaking is an appropriate tool for teaching and learning in the 21st century. It looks at real student video examples and then investigates the learning and thinking that is embedded in the filmmaking process.
Video Projects from Kindergarten to College and from Mathematics to Language Arts are presented as examples of how curricular objectives can be met within a project based, media rich, real world filmmaking project that invigorates problem solving, logic, research, analysis and other higher order thinking skills.
A break to stretch, and then...
-Another Powerpoint presentation on the filmmaking presentation in the classroom. We look at what makes outstanding video projects and how they are designed from the ground up. What assessment strategies are considered. What kind of audiences are considered. And much more. We move through the filmmaking process from Idea to final Presentation and beyond and examine each step as an opportunity for enabling students to experience higher order thinking skills as they research, pitch, write, plan, shoot, and edit their productions. The presentation also looks at the teachers role in facilitating these video projects and demonstrates how Educators can also be Directors in the Classroom as they explore filmmaking alongside their students.
Break
-Groups are formed, and teams are asked to spend a short time developing ideas for their video project. Each team must get up and pitch their ideas to me and we use this step to examine oral communication and look at it’s relevance in today’s world for our students. After the pitch, groups begin to refine their ideas into a shot list and a storyboard.
Lunch
-Groups continue planning. A shooting schedule is created and sometimes a budget is created (in time, instead of money) and work continues on developing their projects.
-The groups then pitch their projects to me again, this time with their developed ideas, storyboards, shot lists and other supporting material. After I have had a chance to ask them questions of their project, and I see that they are ready to begin filming, they spend the rest of the day gathering resources, researching, making contacts, arranging locations and visioning what needs to be done.
Day Two
-Begins with a brief presentation outlining iMovie software with the assurance that more instruction will arrive as they begin editing. They are introduced to the concepts of editing before they begin videotaping so that their videotaping will be more satisfying and coherent during the editing process.
-There is a brief presentation on camera techniques, lighting, and sound considerations. Not so much that it becomes a course in filmmaking , but enough of the basics to reduce some of the inevitable frustrations.
-Filming begins and continues through lunch and the afternoon.
-Groups do not have to return to the classroom, and so if their filmmaking adventure takes them off site, this is fine.
-Those who are ready, begin importing footage into iMovie, and begin editing.
Day Three
-In the morning, groups continue to film and edit at their own pace.
-Afternoon continues with hands-on editing, including the addition of music, sound effects, transitions, titles and, if necessary, re-shoots.
Day Four
-More filming continues and more editing continues until approximately 3pm when the lights are lowered, popcorn is served, and we watch each of the participants movies.
-Participants receive their VHS video of each of their own films to take away.
-The workshop ends with a round table brainstorming session which aims to give each of the workshop participants some solid ideas on how they can incorporate video production into their own teaching, or in the case of the train the trainer sessions, how they can demonstrate to other teachers the filmmaking process through rich experiences and hands on examples.
Workshop Materials include:
- Course CDs with forms, checklists and filmmaking information
- Workshop Binder featuring worksheets to take projects from Idea to Presentation
- The Director in the Classroom Book & CD ($54.95 retail value). The CD contains over 20 production forms and checklists in PDF format
- VHS copies of their finished films
- Director in the Classroom T-shirts
- ... and of course popcorn for the premiere.
Workshop Requirements:
- Participants may work in groups of three or four, to a maximum of 3O participants
- A digital video camera per group. Any DV camera will be fine. Should also bring DV tape
- If they have an external mic, they are great to bring.
- A lab of PC or Macs with editing software. One computer for every three participants. Internet access is recommended in order for participants to download resources from the Web
- Lunch to be provided by the workshop organizers
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