Week 12

Filming Process—From a teacher’s perspective

Allowing your students to express themselves through film, is a fun and exciting way for students to convey their thoughts. It gives the students a chance to be creative and see how much time, work, and effort it takes to actually make a commercial or general film. I had the chance as a student to use film for many of my own projects when I was a high school student. I was generally a shy, quiet type in the classroom, but the minute I was in front of the camera, my true colors shined through. From my experiences with using film, I believe it gives chances for all the students to stand out, a time to shine J

As a teacher it is important to let your students know the process of what it takes to create videos, from the storyboard to the finish polished product. Videos generally tend to be a group projects, it allows students to see their role in film and come together to form their ideas on how they see the film working! Group work is a vital part of education, as in life and secondary schools many things are done in groups. It is challenging creating something and seeing eye to eye with group members on how to make the finished product. Being able to work together in harmony and listening to each other’s thoughts openly and will be the most powerful part of a filming process in the classroom. I would love to bring film into my classroom, but I will have to be creative when incorporating it into a math curriculum.

Reading – Splicing Video in the Writing Process

There is a lengthy process when it comes to creating videos. It is an amazing process that will allow students to take a topic and learn it inside out when creating their own video from beginning to end. No matter what the topic may be, from history to math. The students get the opportunities to produce films in their eyes. Producing a film the students must work in groups and come to a common ground, learn about the subject together, create a script, a storyboard, and agree on how to present the subject as a team. The entire process forces the students to understand the content and how to create a finished project that shows what they have learned.
The production aspect of video making is the crucial part of video making. Some students are very serious about the way characters must act, and some students were not made to act. Creating videos are serious business! It is a great way for students to learn how multi-task, learn how to do things outside of their comfort zones, and step up to the plate when call upon. As teacher, this is a fun project to give to your students; much more is learned than just learning about the content of the videos. It is an energizing way to let your students express themselves. Most importantly the students learn how to create a script to get the whole project working to begin with. Learning how to writing scripts, working in teams, and learning how to create a finished project is what is taken home at the end of the day.