Junior Project Reflection

NMA Sooniors

Now that your Catalyst for Change project is complete, it's time to have a postmortem. We'll be doing this in several parts, starting with today's assignment.

• Click here to read a blog entry from filmmaker.com on student films, why they suck, and some specific tropes that are commonly seen in the films by novice filmmakers.
• Create a document in your Video Assignments folder titled Catalyst Reflection Part 2.
• In the document, list the student film tropes that are present in the project you just completed. For each trope in your movie, explain how and why it was used in your project. Also, speculate on why those specific tropes are so common in student films.
• Bonus topic: What was your favorite part of making the movie?

This is due at the end of class today (Tue. Jun 7).

Advanced Camera Stabilization Resources

Indie-Dolly:
http://www.indiedolly.com/imagesfolder/dollymanualdiag.PDF
http://www.indiedolly.com/moviesfolder/DemoQT2320kbpsHD.mp4

Kessler Crane Manuals and Videos:
http://support.kesslercrane.com/hc/en-us/sections/200166226-Kessler-Crane-Full-Size-

Glidecam:
http://glidecam.com/product-hd-series
http://glidecam.com/product-x-10

RED Support Documents:
https://www.red.com/downloads?category=Documents&release=final

NMA Seniors

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

In 250-350 words, write a reflection on your experience creating the video portion of your physical project. Use MLA format. Use the prompts below to guide you. Tell a story rather than making a list of answers.

• 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 Friday, March 4, 2016 at 11:30am.

Unified American Experience Documentary Reflection

NMA Juniors

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

In 500 words, write a reflection essay on your experience creating the Unified American Experience Documentary Project. Use the prompts below to guide you. MLA formatting is required and its proper use is factored into the assignment's score.

Note: This assignment is about you, your experience, and your performance. It is not a platform to express criticism or gripes about your classmates.

• 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 Sunday, December 13, 2015 at 11:59 p.m.

NMA Logo Video

NMA Students

Select the link below to download the NMA Logo bumper for the beginning of all your NMA video projects.

NMA Logo

NMA Juniors

Refer to the spreadsheet below for availability of space to conduct your last-minute interviews.

Additional Footage for Documentaries

NMA Juniors

In addition to your interviews and B-Roll, you will need to find footage that is historically relevant to your demographic and story. Below are some resources you will most definitely want to use to legally acquire footage for your docs.

First, watch this animation on Copyright Law and Fair Use to protect yourself, me, the school, and the school district in your choices of footage. This is not optional.

• Copyright and Fair Use Animation - Common Sense Media

Next, here are two sources of Public Domain or Royalty-Free footage you can use freely without attribution.

• C-SPAN StudentCam 2016
• The Public Domain Project
• Internet Archive - Public Domain Films
• Mitch Martinez - 4K Stock Footage (Refer to terms of use)

For copyrighted photos and video you use under Fair Use argument, here is a best practices guide to attribution. Also not optional. You MUST attribute the author and source of all copyrighted material used in your documentary.

• Creative Commons - Best Practices for Attribution

For downloading from YouTube:

• KeepVid (be careful to not click the advertisements)
• ClipConverter.cc

Business Card Ideas

NMA Seniors

Click here to see some really creative business card designs to inspire you in your business card design.

Orientation Day Reflection Survey

NMA Students

Please complete this survey:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1NLD7PJIey267Y11xL3eXNMRKF9sRwoZZLsPVzQuBzj8/viewform?usp=send_form

Thank you!

Summer Bridge Voiceovers

NMA Summer Bridge Students

Use this link to download your voiceover file.

Multicam Editing in Avid Media Composer

NMA Seniors

Want to get ahead of the editing lessons and learn how to prep and edit your multicam footage? Then read and watch the resources below for a good head start.

Setting up for Multi-camera Editing in Avid Media Composer

Part 1

http://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/setting-up-for-multi-camera-editing-in-avid-media-composer-part-1-of-2/

Part 2
http://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/multi-camera-editing-in-avid-media-composer-part-2-of-2/

Avid Media Composer Study Resources

Avid Media Composer is not easy to learn. There's no arguing that. It is professional software that needs a professional approach to learning it. Below are some resources that will support your learning beyond the official Avid MC101 and MC110 curriculum.

Avid Media Composer User Certification
http://www.avid.com/US/support/training/certification/Media-Composer-User

Avid Blogs - Get Started Fast with Media Composer (video tutorials)
http://www.avidblogs.com/get-started-fast-with-avid-media-composer-software/

Quizlet flash cards
https://quizlet.com/subject/media-composer/

Avid Pro Video Community
http://community.avid.com/

Development - Logline

NMA Juniors

In preparation of writing your treatment in the development of your catalyst for change character piece, read Norman Hollyn's handout on loglines, then write your own for your story.

The logline should contain a brief description of the character followed by how they use the traits that your research subject has to be a catalyst for change in their community.

Write this in a document titled "Treatment" and place it in your video assignments folder in your Drive.

Classroom Manager Application

If you are interested in a classroom manager position in your period, please fill out the form linked below. Each question must be completed to be submitted. The deadline to submit your application is 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, January 15, 2015.

Classroom Manager Application

Good luck!

- A. Manriquez

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.