Classroom Lessons and Teaching Ideas
Video for Absolute Beginners: A quick overview of Photostory3, The Rule of Threes, The Language of Film, TeacherTube
CVCUE Video for Absolute beginners Presentatation: 
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The Story of Movies
The Film Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization, established in 1990, by Martin Scorsese and an esteemed group of fellow filmmakers — Woody Allen, Robert Altman, Francis Ford Coppola, Clint Eastwood, Stanley Kubrick, George Lucas, Sydney Pollack, Robert Redford, and Steven Spielberg — to protect and preserve our cinematic heritage.
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Films covered include: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and To Kill a Mockingbird
The RULE OF THREES - QUICK and DIRTY
The Rule of Thirds is not necessarily a rule, as much as it is a suggestion that tends to add more tension, energy, and interest into your photo.
It works like this: when you look through your viewfinder, divide the image into thirds, both horizontally and vertically.
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Photostory 3 Online Tutorials
PHOTOSTORY 3 SCREENCASTS: The process of digital storytelling with Photostory 3.
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CONTEXT: The simple digital story that Jake is making in the screencast tutorials is about coming home from an stay of five years in the Southern United States.
Being from Chicago, Jake missed many things that he took for granted. The story is in the format of the MasterCard priceless commercials.
Tutorial 1 | Beginning the digital storytelling process, corresponds to pages 1-2 of the tutorial handout.
Tutorial 2 | Removing black borders from images, corresponds to page 3 of the tutorial handout.
Tutorial 3 | Adding text to a title slide or image, corresponds to page 4 of the tutorial handout.
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Understanding Media Messages
At Understand Media, we believe that media literacy is a vital skill for citizens of the 21st century. We proudly provide free resources to help parents and teachers help kids learn the importance of this valuable skill. We offer free articles, lesson plans, podcasts, a blog, videos, and much more to help you on your way.
The Complete EEJIT's Guide to video
Pre-Production
Ideas for Movies
Your film starts HERE!
Script Layout
How to format your screenplay..
Sharks and Structure
Creating dramatic structure for your movies.
Case Study - SHARK ATTACK
3-Act structure in action - a breakdown of Jaws.
Storyboarding your Movie
Acting with a pencil.
Production
Rough Guide to Camera Formats
What type of camera to use to shoot your film.
Blood and Bullets for No-Budget movies
How to create safe bullet hits.
Lighting on a Low-Budget
A simple guide to lighting your film.
101 Shooting Tips
Film-making tips.
"Keep it Steady Eddie"
How to keep your shots smooth.
Post-Production
Non-Linear Computer Editing #1
Using your home computer to edit your movies.
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