Mini-Documentary Film on Local Social Issues
Why is this an issue our community should understand and care about?
Important DUE DATES:
List of group members, social issue, 8-10 driving questions
(Can be shared as Google Doc)
Friday, Oct. 4
Summary Research Document (see sample below)
Final, polished film.
Finished documentary must be made accessible for viewing and evaluation. Should be (a) shared with teachers or (b) posted online to YouTube or another easily accessible video platform.
Thursday, Mar. 5
(Can be shared as Google Doc)
Friday, Oct. 4
Summary Research Document (see sample below)
- Use MLA format for each source. VISIT: EasyBib.com.
- Include at least 3 sources.
- Include a summary of the important information in each source.
- Include 1 concise quotation from each source.
- Include 2 important facts from each source.
Final, polished film.
Finished documentary must be made accessible for viewing and evaluation. Should be (a) shared with teachers or (b) posted online to YouTube or another easily accessible video platform.
Thursday, Mar. 5
Process:
Working in a collaborative group of 3 or 4 filmmakers, you will:
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Timeline: How Long Will It Take To Make A Documentary?
Students should give themselves several months to create their documentary. Below is a suggested time frame. Please keep in mind that many of these steps will overlap as students go through the process.
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Culminating Film Screenings
- All films will be presented and critiqued in class.
- After revision and final editing, films will be shown to a panel of judges for further evaluation.
- “Best of Show” filmmakers will awarded complimentary tickets to a local theater.
- Teams producing exemplary films will also be encouraged to enter them into local student film festivals.
A Final Word
- This project represents a new and challenging undertaking by your teachers and the Humanities Core.
- While we recognize that there may be unexpected detours and pitfalls along the way, we are extremely excited about the many possibilities it presents for creativity, growth, independence, and positive social change.
Filmmaking Resources for iPhone and iOS
iMovie
With a streamlined design and intuitive Multi-Touch gestures, this app lets you enjoy your videos and tell stories like never before. Browse your video library, create movies, and watch them on all your devices in iMovie Theater. Splice
This app makes it easy to create professional-looking videos on your iPhone or iPad. Imagine the performance of a desktop editor, optimized for your mobile device. Choose from a huge library of free music and sound effects. Overlay multiple tracks, adjust the volume and add narration to fine-tune your audio. |
Cameo
Easily edit and share cinematic videos on your phone with this free app for iOS. Import clips from your Camera Roll, trim and splice in a few swipes, and add a professional sheen with a theme and soundtrack. Showcase your videos in Vimeo's ad-free HD player and share them anywhere on the web with just a tap. Quik
Automatically creates videos based on your source photos and videos. Just choose your preferred style and soundtrack and it detects the best scenes, recognizes and frames faces correctly, inserts transitions and even synchronizes them with the beat of the music. FilmoraGo
The app offers a capable feature set with some welcome plus points. You're able to import photos and videos from Facebook and Instagram, as well as locally. Clips can have as many fast or slow motion effects as you need, and you're able to tweak your titles by setting color, font, size, position, motion and timeline. Collab
Collab is a video editor that enables small groups to record video in parallel (or simultaneously) to produce dynamic videos with many angles. The first app ever to allow such a film technique—it is now possible to produce parallel videos in sync with your iPhone or iPad (up to 5 devices). |
Sample Documentaries:
No Trespassing: Seeking Justice for Native Women was one of the first-prize high school east winners in C-SPAN's StudentCam 2018 Documentary Contest. Hemakshi Gordy & Jansikwe Medina-Tayac, sophomores at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, MD, produced this video on the Supremacy Clause in Article VI of the Constitution.
Prison Reform was one of the first-prize high school west winners in C-SPAN's StudentCam 2018 Documentary Contest. May Zhen & Payton Liquin, seniors at Capital High School in Boise, ID produced this video on Article 1, Section 8, the general welfare clause of the Constitution.
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Comfortably Numb: Honoring America's Right to a #FreePress was one of the first-prize high school winners in C-SPAN’s 2019 StudentCam Documentary Contest. Students Ella Grace Rodriguez, Justin Whittingham & Luke Sand from Winter Park High School in Winter Park, FL decided to focus on honoring freedom of the press because, as aspiring videographers. a free press is vital.
What it Means to be American - Citizen Accountability in Government was created for C-SPAN’s 2019 StudentCam Documentary Contest. Juniors Mason Daugherty & Eli Scott from Imagine International Academy of North Texas in McKinney, TX won Grand Prize for their documentary on corruption and citizen accountability in government.
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Sample Summary Research Document:
Student Name(s)
Mr. Murdock
Humanities
14 October 2019
Summary Research on China's Air Pollution
Source #1:
“What Is China Doing to Tackle Its Air Pollution?” BBC News, BBC, 20 Jan. 2016, www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-35351597.
Beijing's extreme pollution and the 'red alert' are connected to China's addiction to coal burning. Coal burning is the biggest single source of air pollution in China, and the burning of coal has for the first time in this century declined in 2014 compared to 2013. The article goes on to say that Greenpeace and other organizations are closely monitoring the air quality in China, and there are some small positive indicators for the future.
Quote:
“That's a very significant thing. As a result air quality in the major cities like Beijing and regions in the Yangtze River Delta has seen improvements.”
2 Facts:
(Repeat format above for each additional source)
Mr. Murdock
Humanities
14 October 2019
Summary Research on China's Air Pollution
Source #1:
“What Is China Doing to Tackle Its Air Pollution?” BBC News, BBC, 20 Jan. 2016, www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-35351597.
Beijing's extreme pollution and the 'red alert' are connected to China's addiction to coal burning. Coal burning is the biggest single source of air pollution in China, and the burning of coal has for the first time in this century declined in 2014 compared to 2013. The article goes on to say that Greenpeace and other organizations are closely monitoring the air quality in China, and there are some small positive indicators for the future.
Quote:
“That's a very significant thing. As a result air quality in the major cities like Beijing and regions in the Yangtze River Delta has seen improvements.”
2 Facts:
- For the past 30 years, the main criteria of promotion other than maintaining security, is economic growth.
- Air pollution in China, and burning of coal, has for the first time in this century declined in 2014 compared to 2013.
(Repeat format above for each additional source)