NMA Title Guidelines

NMA Juniors


Use this guide for the titles and credits of your productions.

NMA Title Guidelines


- A. Manriquez

NMA Magnet Survey

All NMA Classes

Please take the first 10-15 minutes of class today to take this survey. Thank you.

http://goo.gl/Fdn54r

Senior Keynote Draft 1 Submission Form

Due on Monday, November 10, 2014

Guest Speaker Rick Kosick

NMA Juniors

To prepare for our special guest tomorrow, please submit three questions that you'd like the answer to about Rick's work, shooting documentaries, and working with others.

Here are some links to learn more about Rick:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Kosick
• http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1030622/

WTF is a Beat Sheet?

NMA Juniors

Your homework assignment tonight is to read John August's article on what a beat sheet along with the two examples of beat sheets linked in the article. Answer the prompts on the form linked below. It is due by 11:59 p.m. tonight.

WTF is a Beat Sheet? - John August

Homework form

HtWaDS pp. 5-7

NMA Juniors

Read the introduction (pp. 5-7) in the document How to Write a Documentary Script, then respond to the prompts on the form linked below.

Click here to open form.

NMA Juniors

Read the introduction (pp. 3-4) in the document, How to Write a Documentary Script, then respond to the prompts below.

iPhone 6 240fps Test

NMA 3rd Period Seniors

Here's the slow motion test we did on Friday October 3. The video is password protected. You know the password. This is not for sharing. Do not share this video or the password. At all. Whatsoever. IT would be bad. I mean it. Seriously, don't. Really. Just enjoy it yourself. Show others after you load it on your mobile. Just don't share the link and password. Thank you.

https://vimeo.com/107979012

Documentary Storytelling: The Drama of Real Life

NMA Juniors

To prepare to synthesize your literary component and historical research, read the article linked below. Take notes to turn in and be ready to discuss with your team. You have 20 minutes. GO!

Documentary Storytelling: The Drama of Real Life by Sheila Curran Bernard

10 Steps to Shooting your First DIY Interview

NMA Juniors

Watch the video below and fill out the survey.
This is due by 11:59p.m. on Thursday, October 2, 2014.

10 Steps to Shooting your First DIY Interview from Vimeo Video School on Vimeo.

Hannah's Story

NMA Juniors


Watch the short documentary Hannah's Story from the New York Times Documentaries series.

Discuss in your teams the following questions:

• Is this story just about Hannah? Or is it a single example of a larger topic?
• How were the interviews framed and conducted?
• Is the documentary's pace fast?
• What three adjectives would you use to describe the camera work?
• Was this documentary shot with one camera or more? How can you tell?

Write out the answers your team comes up with and turn it in by the end of the period. Write neatly and in complete sentences.

- Manriquez

NMA Senior Self-Portrait Videos

NMA Seniors!

Follow the link below to watch all the NMA Senior Self-Portrait videos!

HHS New Media Academy Self-Portrait Video Project 2014

Enjoy!

Copyright and Fair Use Animation

NMA Students

As promised, below is a link to the Copyright and Fair Use Animation we watched on Monday. Good luck on the quiz!


Copyright and Fair Use Animation - Common Sense Media

NMA Senior Self-Portrait Submission Form

Camera Manuals

NMA Juniors and Seniors

Last week I had promised to post links to PDFs of the instruction manuals for the cameras we use in class. So here they are, enjoy!

Kodak Zi8 Pocket Video Camera
Instruction manual

Sony HVR-V1U Digital HD Video Camera
Product page
Instruction manual

Sony HXR-NX30U NXCAM Palm Size Camcorder
Product page
Instruction manual

Canon EOS 5D Mark II DSLR Camera
Instruction manual

Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera
Product page
Instruction manual

JVC GY-HM700U ProHD Compact Shoulder Solid State Camcorder ("Sheila")
Operation Manuals

Class Rules and Policies Slideshow

Class Rules - NMA Video - Spring 2014 from Antonio Manriquez

The Odyssey Poetry Project Reflection (Freshmen)

NMA Freshmen

Create a document in your Video Assignments folder on Google Drive titled "The Odyssey Poetry Project Reflection."

In 500 words, write a reflection essay on your experience creating The Odyssey Poetry Project. Use the prompts below to guide you.

• What did you learn from this project, both technically and academically?
• What was the greatest challenge of the project?
• How will the experience of working on this project influence how you approach team projects in the future?
• What piece of advice would you give a student starting this same project?
• What would you change, if anything, before placing this project in a showreel or portfolio?

This assignment is due on Monday, June 2, 2014 at the end of 1st period.

Linked Learning Fellowship

NMA Juniors


GMMB is offering a paid fellowship for Linked Learning high school students that have secured an internship for this Summer. The application is due on Friday, May 30th.

Click here for all the info.

Mockumentary Reflection Assignment (Seniors)

NMA Seniors

Create a document in your Video Assignments folder on Google Drive titled "Mockumentary Reflection."

In 500 words, write a reflection essay on your experience creating the Mockumentary Project. Use the prompts below to guide you.

• What did you learn from this project, both technically and academically?
• What was the greatest challenge of the project?
• How will the experience of working on this project influence how you approach team projects in the future?
• What piece of advice would you give a student starting this same project?
• What would you change, if anything, before placing this project in a showreel or portfolio?

This assignment is due on Thursday, May 22, 2014 at the end of 3rd period.

Production Log Template (Juniors)

NMA Juniors

Click here for the Production Log Template

Make sure you're signed in to your Google Drive account. Make a copy of the template by selecting File > Make a Copy.

This assignment is due Wednesday, May 21st.

Production Log Template (Seniors)

NMA Seniors

Click here for the Production Log Template.

Make sure you're signed in to your Google Drive account. Make a copy of the template by selecting File > Make a Copy.

This assignment is due Monday, May 19th by the end of 3rd Period.

TriplePlay 2014

Attention Students!

Please share the link below to promote our TriplePlay show.
The show is on May 17th at 1:00 pm at the Egyptian Theater!

Link:
http://www.americancinemathequecalendar.com/content/tripleplay-a-showcase-of-short-films-from-the-students-of-cleveland-hollywood-and-kennedy--0

Here's a short link for easier sharing:
http://goo.gl/aiZMtW

Share to Facebook
Share to Twitter
Share to Email


- A. Manriquez

Royalty Free Music!

For those of you sick of using the Soundtrack Pro loops.

Royalty-Free Music: Typically refers to music that you can use in perpetuity once you’ve paid a single license fee.

www.freeplaymusic.com (Licensing > Terms of Use, Rate Card)

http://www.audionetworkplc.com (Rate Card > Music Blanket License)

http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/ (FAQ: Is this music free to use?)

http://videohelper.com/index.cfm (Licensing)

http://shockwave-sound.com/ (License)

http://www.audiosparx.com/sa/license.cfm

http://www.danosongs.com/

(License) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/legalcodearchive.org (FAQs > Rights)

http://www.digitaljuice.com/support/ (BackTraxx 2)

http://www.mobygratis.com/film-music.html

http://www.royaltyfreemusic.com/license.html

http://www.jamendo.com/en/faq

Source: realdf



UPDATE
If you're looking for classical music, check out https://musopen.org/

Create a Leader

NMA Juniors

CLICK HERE for the Create a Leader graphic organizer that you will fill out this weekend.

• Select File > Make a Copy
• Place the copy in your Video Assignments folder

This document is necessary as a starting point for writing your Catalyst for change story.


- A. Manriquez

Lighting Terms

NMA Juniors & Seniors

CLICK HERE for a link to a list of all the lighting terms you're going to need to know for the upcoming quiz.


Watch these videos:
How To Set Up 3-Point Lighting for Film, Video and Photography
Otis College Presents Gripology 101: The C-Stand
The Assembly and Operation of a Kino-Flo 4Bank

For additional support on defining these terms, here are some books you will find very helpful.

The Grip Book
Set Lighting Technician's Handbook

Story Starters: 38 Ways to Beat the Blank Page

1. Describe something that happened while riding a bicycle.
2. Recall a time when you got in trouble.
3. Describe an incident at a movie theater.
4. What is one kind of art that intrigues you? Why?
5. Tell about something you did that was “out of character.”
6. Describe a way that you and your family were affected by war.
7. If you had to give away a large sum of money, who would you give it to and why?
8. Tell about an incident that something to do with water.
9. Describe something your parents did for fun.
10. Describe a fad from the decade you were born.
11. Tell about a time when someone held your hand.
12. Tell about an incident when you couldn’t stop laughing.
13. Describe one of your first girlfriends or boyfriends.
14. Tell about a move you made from one place to another.
15. What is an experience that you would consider close to a miracle.
16. Tell about a famous person you have met.
17. Describe your first experience living away from home.
18. Describe visiting or living on a farm or ranch.
19. Describe your most embarrassing moment.
20. Describe your most frightening moment.
21. Write a page of apologies.
22. Write a page in which something is broken.
23. Write a page about a jinx.
24. Write a page that takes place in the woods.
25. Write a page about being too cold or too hot.
26. Write a page about taking your time.
27. Write a page in which someone kills something by accident.
28. Write a page in which a child comforts an adult.
29. Write a page about something you wish you didn’t know.
30. Write a page about something you regret revealing.
31. What’s your greatest joy in life?
32. Do you have a big regret?
33. What’s one thing you always thought mattered, but really doesn’t?
34. What’s love all about anyway?
35. What advice do you wish someone had given you earlier?
36. What’s the best meal you ever had?
37. Where does god, fate, or luck figure into things?
38. Is there a key to your happiness?