Assignment: Digital Video.
For this exercise, you will create a one minute public
service announcement on a topic related to education that
would be suitable for showing a prospective principal who
might want to hire you.
It must be
suitable for use in a classroom or school meeting in its
content, presentation and language.
Macintosh users can use
iMovie. It is free software that comes with the machines
in the iLife series. Windows users can use
MovieMaker. It is free software that comes with Windows
machines or can be
downloaded for free. Caution: Windows 7 users should
download MovieMaker 2.6 for Vista instead of
Live MovieMaker. To convert mp4 video files to
Windows Media Video (wmv) for use in MovieMaker, download
this converter and install
it.
Required elements:
1. You must appear in the video.
2. Your video must include a title at the beginning of the
video.
3. Credits including cast (anyone appearing in the video), crew
(anyone that helped you with the video) and credits for any
stills used in the video must appear at the end of the video.
4. Your video must include at least two transitions.
5. Some portion of the video must include background music
(under the title slide or the credits is acceptable).
You will be posting this video on the Web, be
sure to obtain permission from anyone appearing in the video and
do not use copyrighted music; e-mail the URL of the posted
video to the instructor. Due: Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2011
by noon.
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