film video curriculum

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film/Video  Curriculum

Video storytelling requires many skills and can take years to learn.  Many of our teachings artists have benefitted from formal education from such places as Minneapolis Community & Technical College, Metropolitan State University, the Minneapolis College of Art And Design and The Arts Institute.  Others however have benefitted from self-taught and community-based learning environments.   For those of you interested in dedicating time to the art of video creation we highly recommend that you start with the links below.  Once you have become comfortable,  you may then want to consider joining lynda.com for more in-depth technical instruction.

ACADEMIC STANDARDS

• Artistic Foundation

• Artistic Process: Create or Make

• Artistic Process: Perform or Present

• Artistic Process: Respond or Critique

• Minnesota State Standards in the Arts

TERMS & SPECIFICATIONS

• Primary Elements

• Formal Elements

• Compositions

• Angles

• Movements

• Genres

• Criticism

• Sound Elements

• Microphones

• Interviewing Types

• Interviewing Styles

• Production Values

• Planning Overview

• Planning Terms

• Planning Specifics

• Field Production

• Editing Overview

• Editing Terms

Online ARTS APPRECIATION Presentations

• Digital Storytelling Concepts presented by Tiana LaPointe

• Homeforming - Digital Artmaking and Hmong Artists presented by Kazua Vang

• Our Sacred Water presented by Tiana LaPointe

ASSIGNMENTS  

• Rules of Conduct

• Camera & Tripod Demonstration    

• Quiz:  Camera & Tripod Knowledge

• Quiz:  EQ Care & Check-Out Procedures

• Parent Permission Form

• Video Scavenger Hunt Assignment

• Elements, Compositions & Movement Assignment

• Critical Viewing Assignment

• Quiz:  Do You Know Your Terms?

• Sound Stories Assignment

• The Mock Interview

• The Pitch

• Production Logs

• Paper Edit

• Story Presentation & Critique

• One Minute Video

PLANNING TOOLS

• Project Summary

• Treatment

• Brainstorming

• Scriptwriting

• Storyboards

• Production Roles

• Talent List

• Interview Planning

• Script Breakdown

• Logistics

• Checklist

• Model Release Form

• Video Descriptor

• Artist Biography

TUTORIALS

• Visual Basics

• Basic Terms

• Digital Equipment Care

• Sound Recording Basics

• Story Planning

• Field Production

• Video Editing Basics

LESSON PLANS

• LESSON ONE - Video Storytelling Overview

• LESSON TWO - Camera & Tripod Operation

• LESSON THREE - EQ Care & Protocols 

• LESSON FOUR - The Language of Video

• LESSON FIVE - Introduction to Critical Viewing

• LESSON SIX - Introduction to Sound

• LESSON SEVEN - The Art of the Interview

• LESSON EIGHT - Production Planning

• LESSON NINE - The One Minute Video

• LESSON TEN - Introduction to Editing

• LESSON ELEVEN - Independent Project

Curriculum

• INTRODUCTION TO MEDIA LITERACY © Media Literacy Project

• MEDIA LITERACY IS NOT AN OPTION  © Douglas Kelliher & Jeff Share