Basics of Documentary Video:
Just as students have traditionally learned how to compose effective short written essays to explain and convince( the '5-paragraph essay'), so must students of the 21st century learn to plan, film, and edit effective short videos. Just as expertise in Rhetoric was essential for full participation in intellectual and political life in earlier times, so is Video in the 21st century.
OTHER:
Khan Academy: Pixar in a Box
Media College
http://www.mediacollege.com/
MediaCollege.com is a free educational website for all forms of electronic media. We have hundreds of exclusive tutorials covering video & television production, audio work, photography, graphics,web design and more. You'll also find utilities, reference material (e.g. user manuals), industry news and a helpful forum.
- Video Basics
- Slideshow- Documentary 101
- Mechanics of Documentary Storytelling
- A-Roll and B-Roll: The Two Types of Footage You Need to Tell a Great Story
- I-Movie Basics
- Pixar: The Art of Storytelling
- Filming and Editing Short Documentary Video
- Youtube Creator Academy
- Project: Students film and edit a short documentary about a teacher, project, or subject
OTHER:
- Promo Videos
- MIT Science Video Workshop for Students
- http://conversionxl.com/what-really-matters-for-promo-videos-3-great-examples/
- MIT Launch Video Application: https://youtu.be/s6w0vmP2LZw
- KickStarter Pitch Video: Spark Core https://youtu.be/VQlQL5LH9Kk
- How to Make A Short Documentary
- How to Shoot Interviews
- How to Shoot Better B-Roll
- NuVu Video Notes
- 5-Shot Sequence(PDF)
- Skills 21 Links
Khan Academy: Pixar in a Box
Media College
http://www.mediacollege.com/
MediaCollege.com is a free educational website for all forms of electronic media. We have hundreds of exclusive tutorials covering video & television production, audio work, photography, graphics,web design and more. You'll also find utilities, reference material (e.g. user manuals), industry news and a helpful forum.
Documentary Video Exemplars:
Weston Middle School:
MIT-Mechanical Engineering(Meche)
Google: It Takes a Teacher
Other
Weston Middle School:
- West Point Bridge Designer https://youtu.be/3VNuJkO6QSw
- Building Straw Bridges https://youtu.be/C7wlQG0-3vw
- Drawing for Understanding https://youtu.be/MbF_pKxvBXI
- Building Straw Bridges-2 https://youtu.be/QMVeUBpqT00
MIT-Mechanical Engineering(Meche)
- 2.00b:Toy Design https://youtu.be/Wey6WrZupLs
- Makerworks https://youtu.be/Ec4_s24u1ro
- 2.009- An Iconic MIT Class https://youtu.be/gXTcY0lO-pg
- We Are Meche at MIT https://youtu.be/5NWeP8uP-qA ( note simplicity of interview voices)
Google: It Takes a Teacher
- Engineering/Prosthetics(1:42) https://youtu.be/Z4JSkdUUE7w
- Chemistry/Soapmaking (1:31) https://youtu.be/B2FXk2kNEhQ
- Anna's Story-Art(1:31) https://youtu.be/Q_wOFflwaU4
Other
- Using Google Classroom for Digital Assignments https://youtu.be/nRVCwsttUCQ
- Mars PBL Unit- Day 2 https://youtu.be/xDxpa6oc66s
- Tech Boston Academy PBL- App Inventorhttps://youtu.be/LUx2fO4mAwQ
Resources for Background Music:
FreeSound: You’ll find a lot of atmospheric music in FreeSound that would work well as a film score. They also have a large amount of sound effects if you’re looking for those.
CCMixter: This is a pretty awesome resource for Creative Commons songs.
Pond5 Public Domain Project: Pond5 has collected nearly 3,000 public domain audio tracks to explore.
OpSound: OpSound is another nice little resource for some Creative Commons tracks.
FreePD: Everything here is in the public domain and newly composed, but there’s not a huge selection.
PublicDomain4U: This site has a small selection of really old jazz and blues songs, if that’s what you’re looking for.
Incompetech: All of the songs in Incompetech are composed by one guy, span a multitude of genres, and are released under a Creative Commons license.
BenSound: BenSound is yet another great Creative Commons resource.
YouTube Audio Library: Did you know that YouTube has a massive library of free tracks and sound effects? True story.
FreeSound: You’ll find a lot of atmospheric music in FreeSound that would work well as a film score. They also have a large amount of sound effects if you’re looking for those.
CCMixter: This is a pretty awesome resource for Creative Commons songs.
Pond5 Public Domain Project: Pond5 has collected nearly 3,000 public domain audio tracks to explore.
OpSound: OpSound is another nice little resource for some Creative Commons tracks.
FreePD: Everything here is in the public domain and newly composed, but there’s not a huge selection.
PublicDomain4U: This site has a small selection of really old jazz and blues songs, if that’s what you’re looking for.
Incompetech: All of the songs in Incompetech are composed by one guy, span a multitude of genres, and are released under a Creative Commons license.
BenSound: BenSound is yet another great Creative Commons resource.
YouTube Audio Library: Did you know that YouTube has a massive library of free tracks and sound effects? True story.