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November 10, 2007
Classroom Documentaries and the Mechanics of Storytelling
Right now I'm at PodCamp EDU, a teach-in at American University for teachers to learn about podcasting and video blogging. There are around 80 people in attendance, most of whom are new to media production. I just finished a 90-minute workshop about taking documentary film techniques and translating it into a K-12 environment. This includes taking the many roles associated with production, like researchers, producers, writers, camerapeople, etc, and distilling them into small teams of students; the production process; interviewing and shooting techniques; editing tricks like music and pacing, etc. I've posted a PowerPoint of my presentation, and hope to do the same of the audio once I get a hold of it.
Tags: documentaries | podcamp | podcampedu2007 | podcasts | schools | students | teachers | video blogging
Posted by acarvin at November 10, 2007 12:20 PM
Listen to a computer-generated podcast of this article
