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