Dec. 22 warm-up

Click here for discussion of making a movie scene from Somewhere

Watch with and without director's commentary.  What do you think of this visually?  

What is the metaphor here?

Ms. Greer
Silver Spring, Md

Maisie Crow, Producer - Check out her work

This may be the greatest use of silence I have ever heard.  Listen to the father as he describes what kids with this syndrome are called.  Wait for it . . .

How do you feel for him and his son after you listen/watch this sound slide show?

Click here for sound slide show

Ms. Greer
Silver Spring, Md

Nov. 16 - Quick Fire News Package challenge

Click here for today's warm-up and study it

Jot down what this video says you should do to study better.  What is your best technique for studying?  Be prepared to share that in discussion before we break into assigned production teams.

Ms. Greer
Silver Spring, Md.

Great radio deserves a listen

Click here for driveway radio (you don't get out of the car till the story is over)

As many of you know, I drove down to the mine disaster area over the summer.  This story has deep resonance for me as I grew up near the mines.

Please listen to this story and note the elements of sound.  Note when you are really paying attention.  What made you do that?  What touched you?  What made you feel like things were or were not fair?

Ms. Greer
Silver Spring, Md

Look at this

Click here for magnetic fields

December 13 warm-up -- part 2

click here for great sound slide piece

Are there any of these nearby?  How could we fake a shoot on this?  What could a storyline be?

Ms. Greer
Silver Spring, Md

Dec. 13 Warm-up - Is this true?

Click here: Can she make you buy more jeans?

Have you been in a store and felt manipulated by the music?  Did it make a behavior difference to you?  Did you buy more stuff?

Ms. Greer
Silver Spring, Md

Nov. 8 make-up fun

click here for make-up work

Look at these and tell me what the icon, or sterotype is being protrayed.  Try to think of an actor and a role (for example, Heath Ledger in Dark Knight doing crazy evil person). 

There are 12.  See what you can do.

Ms. Greer
Silver Spring, Md

Dec. 8 Warm-up/work

Click here scantron's obsolete?

  and here  Pandora for YouTube?

What is this?  Do you use Pandora?   How would an enterprising business person utilize this video service?

Bonus:  What is Mashable?

Look at the NYTIMES for the latest news.  You will have a current affairs quiz on Friday.  Timed.  No help from the internet.

Ms. Greer
Silver Spring, Md

Dec. 7 work on news

Click here for news package

Click here for news package #2

Plot out how these were assembled.  What comes first?  Narration?  What kind of B-roll?  Any archival footage (that is historic footage).

Write up and turn in before end of period.

Ms. Greer
Silver Spring, Md

Dec. 6 -- Watch these tutorials and go to Handout folder for worksheet

Click here

And Here

And here

Go to handout folder and fill out the sheet for today.  Print.  Hand to ME.

Ms. Greer
Silver Spring, Md

Dec. 6 Warm-up Work

Watch the firefighter news package and watch for elements used.  B-roll?  Interview?  Archival footage?  Current footage of the activities of firemen?  What works the best?  Watch it again and listen to the reporter's narration.

Make a map of the way it played out.  What came first and then what?  Break it down by times (look at the digital counter at bottom of screen) and video type.

Turn in today before bell.  I will be talking to each of you about your projects.

Click for for volunteer firefighters' story

Ms. Greer
Silver Spring, Md.

Dec. 2 -- Shoes and George F. and Square Deal

Click here: Quiz on this tomorrow

They say this is stay in your car radio.  That means you leave the radio on when you have already arrived at home and you sit in the car in your driveway to finish the rest of the radio piece.

Do you agree?  Listen for yourself.  Also take some notes.  This will be a quiz first thing tomorrow.

Ms. Greer
Silver Spring, Md

Dec. 1 -- Warm-up

Click here for amazing, amazing Thembi

Mr. Rodman told of how frank everyone is in South Africa about HIV/AIDS.  THey tell it like it is.

Write a reaction to this in a paragraph first thing while it is fresh in your mind.

Ms. Greer
Silver Spring, Md

This will wake you up

Click here for CSI story set in Columbia

What's this about bad banana companies?

Ms. Greer
Silver Spring, Md

Look at this!

Same guy as Western Spaghetti stop motion video

November 30

Click here for wise man on how to do stories

Read this and respond in writing.  Hand in at end of class.

If you have not done a storyboard, you must see me.  Those grades are going in today.

Ms. Greer
Silver Spring, Md

What is this guy's point?

Click here: Different day/different sound

What sounds do you like?  What can you learn from just the sound?

Ms. Greer
Silver Spring, Md

Stop-Motion, the Top Ten

Click here for Tumblr post

Click on the right hand side for the top ten stop motion videos and check them out.  Critique at least two of them on paper and hand them in to Ms. Greer.

Ms. Greer
Silver Spring, Md

Classwork Friday, Nov. 12

Several things.  Write up on paper and give to the sub.  Do not email this to me this time.


1.  You will need to register for #1 when you click on the first link; don't worry, it is easy and pain free.   Look at the way this news game is designed.  Does game help to understand the issues?

Remember, we are each going to make the alcohol-safe public service announcement.  This will help you understand some of the issues.  It might also spark a way, an angle on the way to produce this for the competition.

So, click on this link.  Drinking Age Debate | Play the News | Impact Games

2.  Click here: Obama's candid side  Read article and watch the attached video.

"The Obama administration has expanded the use of new media at the same time as it’s freezing out old media.”  Explain what they mean by this.  Do you think this is a good thing or a bad thing?  

3.  Click here for Jewish rapper  You know, Sean Combs sidekick, Shyne.
"All these rules, rules, rules," he said with his hand on an open page of the Talmud.  "But you know what you have if you don't have rules?  You end up with a bunch of pills in your stomach.  When you don't know when to say when and no one tells you no, you go off the deep."
Write a reflection on this article.  What do you think about redemption or about cultures mixing together (strength or weakness)?  Is this guy for real?  

Write this all up and turn into the substitute teacher.  See you Monday.

Ms. Greer

Silver Spring, Md

Nov. 10 -- Classwork

Click here: The real cost of your cotton shirts
Make sure you understand the policy

Click here for what is broken
Think of three different things around school or in your daily life that are broken like Seth Godin says in this piece . . . signs, commercials, school policies, dating habits, whatever . . .

Click here for words from a very wise man
What can you say about the wisdom and empathy of this great man?  You noticed that he is a Holocaust survivor, didn't you?  How can he be so good, so positive, so wise?  What do you think of his message and why?


On Friday we will begin the work for the human rights contest that you read about last class.  You will also have a quiz on the readings I have given you while I was gone.  If you were absent and have not finished up all the work I have given you, I suggest you read the blogs and get it to me.  If you were in class and elected not to turn the work in, you will suffer a grade reduction.  No exceptions.

Ms. Greer

p.s.  I will be glad to be back with all of you.

November 9 assignment -- TV Production

Click here for contest rules

So the deal is that they want more entries.  That means that you will work on a pitch and figure out how you will do a short video for this contest.  I know it looks like the deadline has passed, but they need more entries.

You can work solo or in groups.  Be thinking about this as we will want to win.

Meanwhile look at this today.  Expect a "did you read this" quiz when I return.  Everyone is responsible for this material.  If you are ill, you can still read this at your leisure.  No excuses.

Click here for Really?

Click here for huge story about Afghan women

REad up on lawns and the bay and other local stories

Look around in this section.  REgister with the Post if it kicks you out.  You are responsible for being current on local news.

Ms. Greer
Silver Spring, Md

November 8 TV Production reading and work

Read the following links  and do the work assigned.  Post to my email at joanna_g_Greer@mcpsmd.org.
NOTE:  if you cannot get access to the NY Times articles, you must register with them.  They want to see who is reading them, that is all, and it is on you to make sure that happens.

Click here for a great multi-media story

How would you get people to donate to the needy?  What is effective about the way the NY Times does this?

Click here for barefoot running, etc.

This is part of the NYC Marathon coverage.  Look at all the angles in this news story.  What other story was important in the marathon?

What the issues with cheese? How would you localize this story?

Click here are story on a great guy
What does it take to be a great educational leader?

Ms. Greer
Silver Spring Md

November 5 Classwork

Write this up and send it to Joanna_g_Greer@mcpsmd.org before the end of class.

Break it up into four sections and I want to see analysis.  Written.  Watch for grades on Sunday.

1.  cool camera obscura
How could you do one of these stories?

2.  Analyze these images

3.nytimes pic of the day

4.  Click here for thirdcoastfestival.org/library 
Pick two different audio stories and write a commentary on them.
  I personally love ....................................................this one . . . . . .

MUSIC: A FORCE FOR GOOD (AND SOMETIMES EVIL)

Ms. Greer

But you decide . . . 

November 4 work for television production - turn in at end of class

Animation playing in auditorium for Open House

Your mission today is to write up the requested information AND to email me two video URLs that you like. 

Remember that you click on all the underlined colored text for different videos

How would you shoot this story in JFK? Write up a story treatment and turn in to sub before end of class

Click here for wonderful story  Heart-warming . . . count your blessings story.  What issue does it raise?

Art and science  This is a hard story to tell.  What makes it interesting?

On the Street -- Bill Cunningham  Great story of observed Halloween costumes in NYC
Mr. Cunningham has the most viewers on his stories for the New York Times!

Once there was a ______in the forest  How is this one like ours?

At end of your time in class, send me two video suggestions for class viewing  at joanna_g_greer@mcpsmd.org.  These two videos can be from YouTube or Vimeo or whatever.  I want to see what you like.

Ms. Greer
John F. Kennedy High School
Silver Spring, Md

Ms. Greer is puppet crazy

Click here for great lip synching

Besides the hilarity of this post, this is a great song from back in the day.

Ms. Greer
Silver Spring, Md

Possible fire technique for Animation Week!!

Ms. Greer building a fire pit in Montana this past July.  Easier with animation, people.

Click here for cool fire technique in animation

Ms. Greer
Silver Spring, Md

New ad campaign -- how would you sell a color printer?

Didn't have a picture of a printer, so I used this monitor from the show . . . note to self, use a picture that corresponds with what the blog subject is about.

Click here: Very cool way to brand a printer

Really?

Click here for school lunch video



Ms. Greer
Silver Spring, Md

How constructed?

click here    A Stitch in Time animation

What do you think?  Look at sound bites and count how many different pictures were used.  Any use of motion?

Ms. Greer

Appalachia Rising EVE with Bo Webb tribute to Judy Bonds

More Adobe Effects

Cleck here: What's in a Name?

CBS does the Musical Instrument Museum

Click here: Straight ahead news package

What is the construction of this piece?  Voice over, B-roll, photos . . . how are they all used?

Ms. Greer
J. F. Kennedy High School

This was shot with a cell phone

Click here: Dot -- World's smallest animation



Click here: How did they do that?

wow wow wow

Click here for great frame motion

He shot nine minutes of film to get a three minute piece . . . won an award, too.  He said it was a lot of work, not genius.  Effort trumps again . . .

Ms. Greer
John F. Kennedy High School

More earth shots . . .

Click here for Yikes!!!!!

Turn, turn, turn

Click here to see earth turning . . . 

You don't see this everyday.

Great use of effects

Click here :     http://www.yesmagazine.org/happiness/how-to-be-alone

So this is a fun thing to watch. How would you use these effects in a movie YOU would shoot?  Remember that story is all.  These effects are like spice in a stew.  Still have to have good ingredients first.

Ms. Greer
Silver Spring, Md

two commericals for newspapers . . . perfect

storytelling . . .

Once upon a time . . .

From our friends at RadioLab

images back to words back to images back to . . .

Could you do this with imagery around Kennedy?

Ms. Joanna Greer
John F. Kennedy High School
Silver Spring, Md.

Look at this!

Pingu stop-motion

Audio voicing for these characters is really interesting and fun.

Ms. Greer
John F. Kennedy HIgh School
Silver Spring, Md

Play is good for creativity and this company believes it worldwide!

The coolest collaboration from design company IDEO

The different offices of IDEO collaborated on a gigantic play exercise.  Read about the rules they had here.  http://labs.ideo.com/2008/10/28/the-incredible-ideo-global-chain-reaction-experience/

But first, watch.  Really fun.   I mean, really, really fun.  

Ms. Greer

John F. Kennedy High School

Silver Spring, Md

Important sound issues

Four ways sound affects you

So you want to use headphones in computer labs?   Here is the data to defend that choice, develop brands, calm and soothe, freak out others  and more.

Joanna Greer
John F. Kennedy High School
Silver Spring, Md

Felt feelings

Watch for stop-motion ideas

These are creatures made out of felt.  They look incredible.  Watch the movement.

Ms. Greer
John F. Kennedy High School
Silver Spring, Md

More snow video

Nice snow storm video . . . look at the edit choices with the music

What was nice about this?  What about the music choice?  Who is the artist?  Overall message?  Beautifully shot. What else?

Ms. Greer

J. F. Kennedy High School
Silver Spring, Md

This movie is downtown DC this week

A Town Called Panic stop motion

Look at the interview with the animators.  ALSO THERE IS A CONTEST!!!!!!  THERE is A CONTEST!!!!
 There is a C-O-N-T-E-S-T !!!!!!


Ms. Joanna Greer
J. F. Kennedy High School
Silver Spring, Md

Check these out

"The Seed" animation


Making of "The Seed"animation

OMG -- this is cool but must be planned ahead

Look at what you can do with paper and I-StopMotion

Ms. Greer
John F. Kennedy High School

Check these out

Watch this first

 Canon commercial - Freeze tag


Then watch how they did it . . .

Behind the Scenes - Freeze Tag

Makes me want to shoot something with choreography.

Ms. Greer
John F. Kennedy High School

motivation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrkrvAUbU9Y

Start thinking about the Environmental Film Festival

cool time lapse
http://vimeo.com/8756755

Note the use of music here.  This is editorial comment, for sure.  What other music would you use here?  How would it change the message?

http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=crow+problem+japan&hl=en&emb=0&aq=f#q=crow+problem+japan&hl=en&emb=0&aq=f&view=3&qvid=crow+problem+japan&vid=-7329182515885554944