iMovie - Camera Advice for Beginners and Veterans Alike

Hey folks, I have rules I want you to follow when filming:

1. Be careful with the camera. They have moving parts, glass, and are fragile.

2. The viewfinder kills batteries. Quickly. Only open it while filming.

3. Plan your shots carefully. Be aware of:
* background
* lighting
* camera stability
* time - keep shots 3-5 seconds long

4. You must import your footage by the end of class. Leave yourself 8-10 minutes.

iMovie - Saving the File in the Correct Folder

Folks, I need you to save your PSA to a specific location.
Here are the steps:

1. When iMovie opens, choose "File" and "New Project"
2. Give your iMovie a name...make sure your period number and book name is in the file name.
3. You need to save your file in the Shared folder in your hard drive. The path is "Hard Drive" then "Users" then "Shared". Here's a few pics:

If you this small box appears....

Then click on the blue box with the down arrow. This will enlarge your drop down box, and make it easier to find your folder.


4. Lastly, you need to provide me with the username and password of the student who volunteered to save the file under their username. Therefore, if someone is absent, other group members can continue working on the film.

PSA Storyboard

I am not going to provide you guys with a storyboard until you show me a voice over narrative. Essentially, your finished PSA will consist of three elements: film, voice over (narration), and music. I want you to start with your voiceover. Today in groups, your job is to do the following:

1. Plan your film.
2. Write your voice over narration.
3. Start to plan your shots.
   

Literature Circles - Discussion Directions

Today we are in our literature circles. You will be discussing your books during this class period. I will be traveling from group to group listening in and commenting when appropriate. Your literature circles will be graded for today. I will look around throughout the class period and evaluate your level of attention to your task, as well as the quality of your conversation when I visit. I want this to be easy for the both of us. I'd like to give every group above a 90, but you guys have to make sure you're talking about what you should be talking about throughout the period.

For today, I would like the following format followed:

1. The summarizer will present information
2. Then, kind of go around the group and share what you've gathered
3. Let your conversation flow from the things you're seeing. This is where the discussion director's job is to help keep the conversation going, offering new questions for discussion, and making sure the group is on task

During the last 8 minutes of class, I'll ask a member of each group to share one or two interesting things from their group discussions.

If your conversation reaches a natural conclusion, then start to discuss a possible issue for a PSA and figure out how you'd create the PSA.