I was excited and nervous about the 20% project. I love to choose ideas for class, especially ones where technology is involved. Then Dr. Penny suggest to me that I do a music video for a song I wrote. I thought, "What a great idea," and I already have a song for it.
The problem was finding someone to be in it with me. I used an assortment of tools for this one including my guitar of course, but also Garage Band to add other instrument tracks and iMovie to add everything together. Then I finally got my wife to play a role for me. We ended up in and around the house, in West Chester borough for a few shots and realized that I should have done the outdoor shots before it got cold. Also had to do little things like put tape down in the backyard so that when I did the time-lapse sequence, I had, roughly, that same location.
All in all, it was a really great experience that gave me insight into some of the details that I can pass on to my students when I assign a video project
When assigning a project for your students it is so important to complete the project yourself. That way you are better prepared to help with troubleshooting as you have already encountered some of the pitfalls.
ReplyDeleteYour project sounds like great fun. I hope we get to see it in class this week...
It sounds like a great project! Please, either show it to us next class or post it to your blog.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to seeing it. I had the same wants when I went to shoot outdoor shots and realized I would not find any frogs because it was too cold.
ReplyDeleteGreat project...your video was great, and I think if you showed it in a class you could really promote a lot of enthusiasm with your classes.
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