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