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= = ==April 9th, 2014: Put on your calendar: A month from now : The 2014 Annual Visual Arts & Media Art Show. Selected videos from the first quarter and music videos will be on the big screen! Invite your families! Save the date: May 8th, 2014.=

=Creating Music Videos is next. For homework choose a song you wish to do a music video for and write out some video you would shoot to go with the song. What images come to mind?= = = =March 31st. , 2014:= = = =We are now listening and learning about Music Throughout the Decades. This week we will cover the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and present day. It is extremely difficult to cover all the great musicians of each decade. If you have a request please let me know.= = = =**Monday, March 10th, 2014 :**= =**Homework and Classwork: Continue to add research to your Personal connection song in google docs. Be sure to include:**=


 * ** The name of the song and the artist singing it, and the genre. **
 * ** Who wrote it. Is this a “covered” song for this musician meaning it is someone else’s song and they are singing it **
 * ** What was the songwriter’s message or point of view when they wrote this song? **
 * ** What message do you get from the song? **
 * ** What is your personal connection (memory) with this song? **
 * What do other people on [|__songfacts__] think about this song **

Please share with mediafash@gmail.com

=March, 2014= March 5th, 2014: For Homework Finish viewing the video: How Facebook Changed the World. Finish answering the questions on the handout. It can be found on Vimeo: Here it is embedded: media type="custom" key="25286758"

Answer in your notebook: Should governments be allowed to monitor social media sites ? Why or Why not?

February, 2014
Personal Connection Songs: Do you have songs that when played connect you to an important event in your life? Begin writing a list of up to 10 songs. Which one would you like to do some research on and learn more about? Keep it clean. Choose a song that has clean lyrics! DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU READ FOR EXAMPLE A STUDENT JUST WROTE: Semir and Emil are the best! Eric Jaquez from period 7 is very cool, talented and an over achiever. As stated by Mrs. Fash. Jeremey Reid is the best rapper, 50 cent!

Alcohol Awareness Podcasts from DOVER YOUTH. Group work in class. Working together you will select a script and record a podcast warning parents and teens about the dangers of alcohol.

Advertising: Fallacy Worksheet Homework: 5 Advertisements (TV commercials . print ads or internet) that have 5 fallacies. Please note where you saw the ad (location)

Group work in class: Analyzing an Advertisement in a group then discussing it with the class.

Credits to include:

Robert H. Goddard High School of Communication Arts & Technology, Ozone Park, Queens, New York, HS 308 Principal: Dr. Joseph Birgeles Media Art Teacher: Janet Fash Created by: (Your name)

= January 24th, 2014: This is the last day of the 2nd quarter marking period, however many of you need to complete your individual video project and UPLOAD to schooltube. Did you create your school tube account? Once you upload your video you will embed your video on your project page.= = = = January 13th, 2014: **This is the last week for our** individual video projects **. All borrowed cameras should be returned so that other students may borrow a camera if needed, however you don't have alot of time: this week your video should be edited and completed. You will create a schooltube account in class and after sharing your movie as a quicktime movie you will upload it to school tube and I will "moderate" it so choose me as your moderator.**=

**January 6th, 2014: Due to Friday's snowstorm you may continue to videotape this week. The editing process has started. If you did not conduct an interview for your video I suggest you do so.**
=Happy New Year != =January 1, 2014:= =All borrowed cameras and tripods should be returned this week. Time to input the video in the the computer.=

=December 19th, 2013: All Pre-Production work should have been handed in for a grade: Your TV Script and storyboard have been graded and the grades are posted on pupilpath. If you did not videotape yet do so over the vacation. Happy Holidays! Tomorrow is the cultural celebration so during Period 8 you will see your classmates perform and get to share your cultural food. Bring in a dish!=

DECEMBER 5TH, 2013:
==Sign in to class wiki and go to your project page (look for your topic) Discuss where you are at with your video project. Are you done with the Pre-Production and ready to videotape? Are you looking for people to interview. Share with your group.== =December 3, 2013:=

= = =Homework: 1. Pencil Storyboard: Hand in for approval to videotape.=

November 26th, 2013:
=Homework (DUE DECEMBER 1ST.)= =1. Complete your TV Script= =2. Begin working on your storyboard (show me your progress )= =3. Hand in your storyboard and begin videotaping your individual video project=

==Hopefully you successfully edited your 10 Second Countdown (your 10 photos) in I-movie then shared it as a quicktime movie. You should save it on your flash drive and/or Afterwards UPLOAD it to your google drive. Some students dragged the photos into a document which turned the photos from a jpg. to a tiff which does not go into I-movie. I-movie accepts jpg. and mov. files.==

Check out this Youtube video that gives you great interivew tips by Katie Couric (journalist)
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__//**November 19th, 2013**//__: Practice your interview questions and begin setting up people to interview about your video topic.
= = = November 14th, 2013 **:**= = Homework: **Who can you interview in our community about your video topic? Create 3 open ended questions for interviews. List the people you wish to interview.**= = = =November 11th, 2013: TV SCRIPT AND STORYBOARD: HOW ARE YOU CHANGING THE WORLD? How is your scriptwriting going? This week we will storyboard and practice camera/interview techniques.=

November 5th, 2013:

=Contest Opportunity: Educate Middle School students about the danger of drinking and driving: [|Contest Rules]= = = =Contest Opportunity: Speak the Truth to Power: [|Click here to read more about this!] Maybe your individual video project can be submitted.= View the video at the Tribeca Film Festival:

media type="custom" key="24327664" = = =November 1, 2013= =On-Location Videotaping. Brainstorming: Come up with 10 ideas for a video that can help change the world. These ideas can be related or different powerful issues and problems you can help change the world by creating a video.= =So you will be choosing a focus for an individual Video Project. Choose something that can live outside the classroom and change the World. What will it be? Climate Change? Or something else? You choose and let me know so I can make suggestions and approve.=

=**Homework:** Due Friday (November 9th, 2013 : **Take 10 photographs of things that mean something to you and bring in to class on a flash drive OR email them to yourself (with the rule of thirds in mind and a variety of shots (Full shot, Medium Shot, Close up and Over the Shoulder shot).**= = = =Homework: Visit my portaportal.com (guest name: mediafash). Click on the TV Production folder. Then go to [|MEDIA COLLEGE] and review the types of camera shots. Notice the framing of shots and the names given. Which would you use for an establishing shot?=
 * October 29th, 2013**