Tuesday, April 26, 2011

April 26 -- Warm-up


Spring break job

Click here for grade inflation

Click here for college teams cheating on gender

Write a response to this for 10 pts.  -- Does it get a rise out of you?  Do you care about either issue?  Why or why not?

Ms. Greer
Silver Spring, Md

Monday, April 11, 2011

April 12 -- This is for your info

Click here for cheaper studios

You Tube -- the new studio system?

Ms. Greer
Silver Spring, Md.

April 12 -- Look what this guy did

Click here for Pixar pick-you-up

Copyright violation or ultimate tip-of-the-hat compliment?  I don't think he will get in trouble for this as it just makes us appreciate Pixar more.

Explain how this was edited to the music.  Look at it and then look again.  Write up your thoughts and turn in.

Ms. Greer
Silver Spring, Md.

Thursday, April 7, 2011

April 7, 2011 - Classwork

Perspective Project Prep Work


For this project, you will be telling the story of an inanimate object, either from its point of view, as it narrates its own story and interacts with other objects, or as a 3rd person documentary style “human interest” piece, with B-Roll, voice-over, interviews with the object, etc. Be creative, be weird.

Before you start, there is some prep work with perspectives that I’d like you to do. The actual project will be due next Wednesday (deadline Friday)

Take a look at these videos, and for each one, write what new meaning you get from each of the different perspectives you see.



Impressive Soccer Goal (3 different points of view)

Click here for impressive soccer goal




2nd Place Drum line in the World (last year)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ftwo73C-FaU

Write about 2 of the different perspectives you see here.

George Mason Drum line Snare cam

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LzB094ylT4

Write about how this compares to the previous 2 perspectives.



Rock Climbing 1st person POV shot:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV95DJHHfBM

Rock Climbing 3rd person POV shot:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAxkLzFhm9w&feature=relmfu

Write about what different meaning you get from each of these shots.



Then, find footage from one of your hobbies/interests that uses multiple perspectives (at least 2), and write about how each of those different perspectives shows you something different.

This lesson is via Mr. Madaio. 

Ms. Greer
Silver Spring, MD

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

April 5 Classwork

Bring up this website and listen to the two stories.

http://storycorps.org/listen

Write a response to the two stories on old people (baseball and Studs Terkel one)

Go to questions generator.

Question generator is here

Look at the list of interview questions.

Pick a teacher you have and make a list of twenty-one questions you would ask them.
Type it up.  Turn it in on Wednesday.

20 pts.

Ms. Greer
Silver Spring, Md

Sunday, April 3, 2011