Movie making:
I felt the process of editing and filming was difficult and very tedious. Although I found it difficult, the end result was really cool. With practice, I can see this as a great tool for the classroom. What made it so difficult was editing film that was taken by inexperienced filmmakers. If I were to change the process I would have planned better. Before filming there should have been set scripts and cue cards for the actors. I believe that this would have helped enormously with the editing because there wouldn’t have been so many things to edit out of the video. I also would have filmed more, so that my group was able to have more to work with. I learned a lot from making this video about the process of filming and editing.
I can really see this being used for class projects in the future. It would be difficult to teach editing to the younger students but I can definitely see video editing in high school. It would be a great way for students to use their creativity and have a lot of fun with it as well. I also like the idea that the kids are able to learn how to use a camera and imovie. These tools will really help them in the future and maybe get then started in film careers. I believe that it is important that we, as teachers, incorporate skills in the classroom that students will be able to use in the future and maybe get them motivated on a career path.
Splicing Video into the Writing Process:
I really enjoyed this article because I was really able to see the process of movie making and editing in action. I thought the article was a great tool for teachers to use in the classroom because it was very informative and instructive. I really like the ideas about the civil war and the mystery project. I could really see myself using ideas similar to that in the classroom for history and science. I also really liked this article because it showed the process of collaboration and teamwork. The students were able to feed ideas off each other and really create a wonderful project for their class. The students were also able to learn how to work in a team by giving each other jobs and responsibilities. Making a video and editing is a wonderful way for students to use their creativity as well. Students are able to come up with a script, characters, settings, costumes, music, etc. All of these things can really get students motivated to do their work. I think that these types of projects are important for students because it lets them share in the teaching process. I also liked how the students were able to incorporate technology into their creative process. Making a video and editing it uses all different types of learning processes, which helps students that are better or skilled at one thing instead of another. I definitely see myself using this in my future classroom to enhance my student’s learning.
4 comments:
Hi Danielle,
I agree with the frustration and joy of making a video on i-movies. There were so many learning experiences. At least if I ever make another i-movie, which I'm sure that I will, it will be a lot easier!
I do like how the article used i-movies. I just thought that the teachers should have made smaller video groups and several movies covering more content standards. The article started with a great idea, but implemented it badly.
My group actually worked on a video for the high school level. Although we are not the best of actors, I felt tying a standard with the film was fairly easy. The editing was a bit challenging for me as well but what I really had trouble with was copying the video to a CD. I will be glad to in the future teach this to my students.
I would have to say that I thought the editing part was prolly the more difficult part. I only say that cause my group and I had difficulties with some transitions, and titles because some of the clips were not long enough! Other than iMovie giving us trouble, I thought it was a lot of fun!! :)
I agree with you in the fact that it can be frustrating. The only thing was that iI found it to be irritating when we were editing the movie. The filming went pretty smoothly, but the editing was a headache. Oh well... it was a good learning experience though.
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