Class Five: Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Class Five Topics
Review
Assignments from Class Four
For last week's assignment, you were asked to
create a storyboard on the on a test mini-project based on any of the video
capture options we discussed in Class Four, such as capturing video from VHS
tapes, television programs being broadcast or from the web, or any other related
topic in which you have an interest. The project you design for this assignment
may or may not be related to the project topic you end up using for the final
semester video project. The storyboard does not need to be complete, but should
contain enough information to convey the major themes that would be explored if
the project were created.
| I chose to do a storyboard on the life of Shirley Temple. The storyboard was actually very difficult for me to do and I struggled with it. I have never been one to write "rough drafts" of something. I have always written my papers and then made my "thinking map, rough draft, etc." afterwards if I had to turn something of this nature in to the teacher. In my storyboard I stated that I would first go over her life as a young child, adolescent, and then adult outside of film (but will include the effects of being a child star). I will then cover some of her films and popularity as a child star followed by her accomplishments. Originally I wanted to cover the life of Walter Disney but decided that I would not be able to use enough of the things we are learning about as most of the video would come from YouTube that pertained to him. I could have tied in creating video clips from VHS and DVD by using some of his movies (we own most of them) but felt that I would probably have better resources for Temple after looking on YouTube and only finding a few videos that are about or include Walter (and not just Disney the company). |
| For Assignment 4 I created
a storyboard for my upcoming final project on educational uses of
digital craft cutters. It outlines how we can implement digital
craft cutters to encourage students to create digital designs on
computers, use digital cutters to cut them, and then construct their
finished product (such as pop-up cards or 3D models). Tangible hands-on
activities like these can enhance learning and knowledge. I enjoy going through the storyboard process, as it forces me to really think through the way I want to present my information and allows me to organize it in a more meaningful way. I'm sure that this is the first draft of many, but it helps me a great deal none the less. Here is a link to an updated version: http://viking.coe.uh.edu/~sfsmith/cuin7346/sfsmith_storyboard_paper2.doc |
| Hi, Y’all. In just about
every art appreciation or art history class I show Akira Kurosawa’s
Dreams. The film has seven distinct stories—chapters—taken from the
director’s own life and I don’t always show all of them. The first two
are my favorites. Chapter two is cinemagraphically delicious—real eye
candy—and is also a peek into traditional Japanese culture that an art
class can use and appreciate. The peach blossom symbolism, the Heian
period costuming, the traditional family holiday trappings, bamboo, and
other topics can easily be lifted from the movie for further study by
students. It would be good to have an introduction to chapter two, its
story and iconography, and a bit of information on the director to
introduce the film all in a neat package when I next show it. I thought
I’d start with chapter two and if it’s a good project do the same for
the other chapters. I tried to keep the storyboard short, and the more I think about it the more I change it. It can be re-arranged easy because it’s a Word document. I don’t know how to time things—need to write a narrator’s script so I can get an idea of how long it takes to say things. I read in the Digital Storytelling Cookbook that less speech is often best. |
| I developed a storyboard for
a presentation I have had in mind for some time. The presentation is
called 'Views From Space' and the goal is to show many of the best
scenes from space flight while at the same time telling something of
history, geography and science and giving people a feel for what space
flight feels like. I have actually done a PowerPoint presentation along
these lines for many years, but using only still images. For some time I
have had the idea of progressing to videos, perhaps some with narration
by some of the astronauts. I have much of the basis for the script,
which is shown, but still need to find a lot of the video and any of the
voice over by others like astronauts. The storyboard can be found here: http://viking.coe.uh.edu/~gkitmacher/Views From Space Storyboard.pdf |
| My storyboard involved suggesting to students a show on NOVA. My suggestions in class would be recorded and become part of my final digital story (in case some students forgot that I mentioned it). The show itself would also be on the digital video for those who decide not to watch it. At the end of the video, there will be a short class discussion regarding the video and include some ideas for the students to think about. |
| Perhaps I interpreted this
assignment incorrectly. I thought we were to take an existing
educational video that was on a videotape and convert it into a digital
format. Then, I thought we were to create an initial
storyboard that could be used for our semester project. It just
so happens, that I found a videotape that is similar to my planned semester project. Here is the digital version of that tape. |
| I created a storyboard about Visual Culture Art Education. I basically wanted to introduce the concept of VCAE and illustrate why the arts and especially visual culture are important and yet have been ignored in K-12 classes. I plan to use a clip from the documentary Maxed Out. I would also like to use still photos of kids, but I need to know more about whether or not it's okay to use photos of students and how I could obtain photos that are acceptable. |
Capturing Video from DVDs
Capturing Video from DVDs with Cinematize
http://courses.coe.uh.edu/brobin/TDV/chapter3/extract-DVD.htm
Cinematize 2
$59.95
Cinematize 2 Pro
$129.95
http://www.miraizon.com/products/products.html
Download 15-day trial version of Cinematize
http://www.miraizon.com/support/downloads.html#trial
Important Note: Cinematize and other software programs
like it are not able to copy clips from commercial DVDs that contain
copy-protection encryption. We will discuss this in class in more detail. You
may wish to download and attempt to use a program such as DVD Shrink or DVD Fab
first.
DVD Shrink
Download link from Softpedia
DVDS Guide
Koyote Free Video Converter 1.5
http://www.download3k.com/Antivirus-Report-Koyote-Soft-Free-Video-Converter.html
Free Video Converter
Download link
http://www.koyotesoft.com/indexEn.html
Another program to try: DVD Knife
http://www.vcsoftwares.com/dk.html
Copyright
and Educational Fair Use
Finally The End To Copyright Confusion Has Arrived
http://www.slideshare.net/reneehobbs/finally-the-end-to-copyright-confusion-has-arrived-presentation?type=powerpoint
The Cost of Copyright Confusion for Media Literacy
Erasing Copyright Confusion Forever
Assignments for Next
Class
Reading Assignment
Class Five Assignment:
For this week's assignment, we will continue our discussion
on copyright and educational fair use. First, review the materials and reading
assignments above and then go to the course discussion blog at:
http://cuin7346.blogspot.com/
and
under Discussion Assignment Five,
post a comment in which you
discuss your reaction to any of the Class 5 resources, readings, or in-class
discussions that deal with copyright, educational fair use, digital rights
management, etc. For this assignment, you may discuss your opinion and/or
experiences related to any of these topics, ask questions about items you feel
are confusing, or bring up other related issues that you would like us to
address in more detail in class.
