Thursday, December 15, 2011

EDLD 5363 Final Course Reflection

EDLD 5363 Multimedia Video Technology taught me so much about the video production and editing process.  We learned that the planning and preparation process is a key ingredient to creating a successful video production.  I felt like our group worked well together.  We communicated effectively through our Google website and we were able to make comments, share our ideas, make decisions on our project and collaborate on these ideas.  The group members did not hesitate to put their talents to work and begin creating the project.  Suggestions were made on a group public service announcement theme and it was decided that we would focus on a topic that is a growing crisis for our students.  The dropout rate for students is a problem so our PSA project focus was to create a video that would reach out and communicate the hazards and potential consequences of dropping out.  The title to our project was “The Misery of Dropping Out” which spotlighted the impact of staying in school.  We began sharing ideas, preparing the responsibility list, the timelines, the shot list, the script outline, the narration script, video / photography responsibilities, and the copyright information.  Our group members leaped into action to create a PSA that would focus on the student dropout crisis.  We felt that it was important for the PSA to have a theme that would communicate the need for students to remain in school and focus on earning their diplomas and furthering their education.  It was a successful collaborative experience to create a project that speaks to our youth about this important topic.  My responsibility was to create the project timeline and to do video and photography.  I utilized my children and we created homeless costuming / sets that would symbolize out of work individuals asking for money by the side of the highway.  Additional responsibilities included taking photographs and video of car dealerships, shopping malls, electronics stores, clothing stores, and universities.  This was to symbolize the items that people sometimes want to purchase by may not be able to.  I also submitted graduation photographs of my children graduating from college.  Other photos were utilized with the Creative Commons license in mind.  I feel that our PSA and since ti is uploaded to YouTube it sends an effective message to students about the dangers of dropping out and the misery it can cause.  If more time were allowed for the PSA, we could include more photographs and creative imagery.  I appreciate the opportunity to work with such a talented group of professionals.  Overall, I feel like our team worked well together and we were able to create a PSA project that could make a difference in our student dropout rates. 
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Sunday, December 11, 2011

EDLD 5363 PSA Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5VIs6qGySY&feature=youtube_gdata_player

EDLD 5363 PSA Video
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EDLD 5363 Revised Pre-Production

Project Proposal – (Revised Pre-Production)
Create your project proposal here. As you produce your public service announcement during Weeks 4 and 5, revise this proposal as needed before submitting it to your coach again in Week 5. Each member of the team needs a copy of the proposal.


General Information

Name(s)
Joyce Howard
Regina Jackson
Maridale Still
Amy Zbylut

Project title
“Misery of Dropping Out”

Purpose
To promote “Staying in School” & “The Importance of Graduating High School”

Audience
High School Students

Program length
1 Minute

Costumes
·         Hand-me down clothes, mismatched and well worn
·         Appropriate costumes for the professions: suite, dress, T-square, stethoscope, lab coats, briefcase, desk, computer, office ...


Sets
·         Low income housing
·         Electronics store, car lot, shopping mall, and wealthy house


Props
·         Desk, books, lamp, science fair display, table, spelling bee banner, microphone, groups of students competing ...
·         Graduation gowns, diploma, picture of university sign, business clothes and appropriate briefcase, computer, etc.

Locations
·         A High School
·         Playground
·         Regina’s House

Crew

Director(s)
Joyce Howard

Scriptwriter(s)
Amy Zbylut, Joyce Howard (Script Editor)

Talent
High School Drama Students, Regina’s Children, Rob C. Fitzjerl

Camera operator(s)
Joyce Howard
Regina Jackson
Maridale Still

Editor(s)
Joyce Howard & Amy Zbylut
Schedule of Deliverables & Tasks - Project Phases
Amy Zbylut
Joyce Howard
Regina Jackson
Maridale Still
Start Date
Completion Date







Selection of Topic, PSA Title, and Target Audience
X
X
X
X
11/28/2011
11/28/2011
Pre-Production Tasks - Brainstorm, gather ideas for PSA, research topic & statistics, & review similar PSA information
X
X
X
X
11/28/2011
11/30/2011
Decide PSA length
X
X
X
X
11/28/2011
11/28/2011
Select Director

X


11/28/2011
11/29/2011
Recruit / Actors Selected
X
X
X
X
11/29/2011
12/6/2011
Releases Signed / Including permission by parent / guardians for minors (actors)
X
X
X
X
12/1/2011
12/6/2011
Props / Costumes / Sets / Scenes Selected
X
X
X
X
12/1/2011
12/6/2011
Script / Costume information / Stage direction information  to actors
X
X
X
X
12/1/2011
12/6/2011
Rough Draft Script
X



11/29/2011
12/1/2011
Edit Script
X
 X

11/26/2011
12/1/2011
Outline of Project


X

11/29/2011
12/1/2011
Storyboard Draft

X


11/29/2011
12/1/2011
Create Plan for filming / photography
X
X
X
X
11/28/2011
12/1/2011
Begin Filming / Photography
X
X
X
X
12/6/2011
12/6/2011
Video Editing with Corel VideoStudio Pro & Other Software
X
X


12/6/2011
12/7/2011
Video Footage Complete & Submitted
X
X
X
X
12/6/2011
12/7/2011
Photographs Complete & Submitted
X
X
X
X
12/6/2011
12/7/2011
Draft of Copyright List


X

12/6/2011
12/13/2011
Finalize Script
X

X

11/29/2011
12/4/2011
Finalize Storyboard

X


11/29/2011
12/4/2011
Finalize Video (Include all Video clips, segments, music, & photos

X


12/6/2011
12/7/2011
Complete Voice Over
X



12/6/2011
12/8/2011
Rough Draft of PSA Complete for comments
X
X
X
X
12/8/2011
12/13/2011
Final PSA Complete for posting
X
X
X
X
12/8/2011
12/15/2011


Script Outline
Add a copy of your script outline here.  As you produce your public service announcement during Weeks 4 and 5, revise this proposal as needed before submitting it to your coach again in Week 5.  Each member of the team needs a copy of the proposal.


PSA Title: “Misery of Dropping Out”
Audience: High School Students
Purpose:  To promote “Staying in School” & “The Importance of Graduating from High School”
Genre: Public Service Announcement (PSA)

I.   Intro/Title Page

II.  Narration will include “Stay in School” rap song
  1. Rap song that includes Texas Dropout rate statistics
b.    The narration/voice-over will be our “rap”  song
III.  Video Clips and/or Still Pictures
a.    Shot 1 --            Picture homeless girl on street corner
b.    Shot 2 --            Homeless man sitting on the street corner with his worldly possessions.
  1. Shot 3 --            Switch to a picture of graduates celebrating
  2. Shot 4 --            Picture of homeless man
  3. Shot 5 --            Picture of college graduates
  4. Shot 6 --            Picture of students on college/university campus
  5. Shot 7--             Picture of homeless children
  6. Shot 8 --            Picture of welfare scene
  7. Shot 9- 10 --      Picture of mall and department store
  8. Shot 11 --          Picture of car dealership
  9. Shot 12  --         Healthy child playing on playground
  10. Shot 13 --          Man kneeling down with head down
  11. Shot 14 --          Internet shot of soldier working with children overseas with their                        
                          homework
  1. Shot 15 -16  --   Scenes from Shoemaker High School drama students
  2. Shot 17 --          Picture of electronics store display
IV.  Credits/Copyright information





Narration Script
Add a copy of your narration script here. As you produce your public service announcement during Weeks 4 and 5, revise this proposal as needed before submitting it to your coach again in Week 5.  Each member of the team needs a copy of the proposal.

If you listen to me,
Then you will see,
the misery that dropping out is causing me.

Drop-out rates may be decreasing,
but my frustrations keep on increasing.

All the grads have the high paying jobs.
Now, I am left to beg, borrow, steal and rob...

Look at my children,
they’re hungry and thin,
but there ain’t much I can do when my welfare ends.

All the grads, spending money here and there,
While I just sit in a pit of despair.

When my kids need help,
I fall to my knees,
‘cause I can barely help them with their ABCs.

I think it is time,
To rethink my drop-status,
I didn’t see it back then,
Now, I am seeing what matters.

If you listen to me,
Then you will see,
the misery that dropping out is causing me.

If you listen to me,
Then you will see,
the misery that dropping out is causing me.

If you listen to me,
Then you will see,
the misery that dropping out is causing me.



Shot List
Add a copy of your script outline here. As you produce your public service announcement during Weeks 4 and 5, revise this proposal as needed before submitting it to your coach again in Week 5. Each member of the team needs a copy of the proposal.

Name(s)
Joyce Howard
Regina Jackson
Maridale Still
Amy Zbylut
Project Title
“Misery of Dropping Out”

Shot Number
Shots 1
Location
Street corner
Talent
Maridale’s daughter, standing on the street corner as a homeless person.
Props
Hand-me down clothes (mismatched or worn), cardboard sign.
Special Equipment
Video camera or digital camera

Shot Number
Shots 2
Location
From the Internet
Talent
Homless man sitting on the street corner with his worldly possessions.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Homeless_Man.jpg
Props
None
Special Equipment
None

Shot Number
Shots 3
Location
University Graduation
Talent
Maridale’s son receiving his diploma.
Props
Graduation gown, cap and diploma.
Special Equipment
Video camera or digital camera

Shot Number
Shots 4
Location
From the Internet
Talent
Black and white picture of homeless man with American Flag on the Wall.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Homeless_Man.jpg
Props
None
Special Equipment
None

Shot Number
Shots 5
Location
University graduation.
Talent
Maridale’s children at university graduation
Props
Graduation gown, cap and diploma.
Special Equipment
Video camera or digital camera

Shot Number
Shots 6
Location
From the Internet
Talent
Man in a ski mask, holding a bat.
http://www.dreeastwood.com/2011/01/ski-mask-way.html
Props
None
Special Equipment
None

Shot Number
Shot 7
Location
From the Internet
Talent
Children on the sidewalk – Homeless.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Homeless_child.jpg
Props
None
Special Equipment
None

Shot Number
Shot 8
Location
From the Internet
Talent
Welfare Line
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FEMA_-_29783_-_Workers_unemployed_by_the_freeze_in_California.jpg
Props
None
Special Equipment
None

Shot Number
Shot 9
Location
Mall
Talent
Shot looking down the mall towards JC Penney’s
Props
None
Special Equipment
Video camera or digital camera

Shot Number
Shot 10
Location
Mall
Talent
Front of Abercrombie’s
Props
None
Special Equipment
Video camera or digital camera

Shot Number
Shot 11
Location
Car Dealership
Talent
Picture of car dealerships lot (Mercedes)
Props
None
Special Equipment
Video camera or digital camera

Shot Number
Shot 12
Location
Outside on Playground
Talent
Picture of Regina’s son on playground equipment.
Props
None
Special Equipment
Video camera or digital camera

Shot Number
Shot 13
Location
From the Internet
Talent
Sillohette of man kneeling down, head bowed.
http://areureallyawake.wordpress.com/tag/vulnerability/
Props
None
Special Equipment
None

Shot Number
Shot 14
Location
From the Internet
Talent
Soldier working with children overseas with their homework.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_Navy_070910-C-2910S-007_Yeoman_2nd_Class_Juan_Torres,_embarked_aboard_guided-missile_frigate_USS_Halyburton_%28FFG_40%29,_helps_a_child_with_his_homework_during_a_community_relations_project_at_Provida_Home.jpg#filehistory
Props
None
Special Equipment
None

Shot Number
Shot 15
Location
Shoemaker High School, in from of “Keep your eye on the Prize” sign.
Talent
Drama Students (Boy and Girl)
Props
Modern “teenage” clothes.
Special Equipment
Video or digital camera

Shot Number
Shot 16
Location
Shoemaker High School, in from of “Keep your eye on the Prize” sign.
Talent
Drama Students (Boy and Girl)
Props
Graduation gown, cap and diplomas.
Special Equipment
Video or digital camera

Shot Number
Shot 17
Location
Electronics Store
Talent
Picture electronics on display in the store.
Props
None
Special Equipment
Video camera or digital camera


Copyright Information
Note any citation and fair use guidelines to any visual or audio assets you use in your public service announcement here. As you produce your public service announcement during Weeks 4 and 5, revise this proposal as needed before submitting it to your coach again in Week 5. Each member of the team needs a copy of the proposal.



(Data to support decrease in Texas Drop Out Rates from http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index4.aspx?id=3505)


We will update the copyright section as we select the exact pictures that we will use during the PSA.  We will also create our video under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License, because of the various items that we are planning on using during our production of our PSA.





Citations for Photographs Used Off of the Internet
C. G. P. Grey, Homeless – American Flag, August 4, 2005 via WikiMedia Commons, Creative Commons License. Retrieved December 4, 2011 from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Homeless_-_American_Flag.jpg

Lt. j.g. Gregg Sickels, US Nave 070910-C-2910S-007 Yoeman 2nd Class Juan Torres, October 23, 2009 via WikiMedia Commons, Creative Commons License. Retrieved December 4, 2011 from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_Navy_070910-C-2910S-007_Yeoman_2nd_Class_Juan_Torres,_embarked_aboard_guided-missile_frigate_USS_Halyburton_%28FFG_40%29,_helps_a_child_with_his_homework_during_a_community_relations_project_at_Provida_Home.jpg#filehistory

Luca Tony, “we walked in, both of us looked like terrorists,” January 23, 2011 via Dree Astwood, Retrieved December 4, 2011 from http://www.dreeastwood.com/2011/01/ski-mask-way.html

Matthew Woitunski, Homeless Man. 2008 via WikiMedia Commons, Creative Commons License. Retrieved December 4, 2011 from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Homeless_Man.jpg

Michael Raphael, FEMA - 29783 - Workers unemployed by the freeze in California.jpg, April 4, 2007 via WikiMedia Commons, Creative Commons License. Retrieved on December 4, 2011 from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FEMA_-_29783_-_Workers_unemployed_by_the_freeze_in_California.jpg

Mwandi, Vulnerability, July 6, 2010 via A.U.R.A. Retrieved December 4, 2001 from http://areureallyawake.wordpress.com/tag/vulnerability/

pmdd no more, Help.jpeg, November 6, 2011 via WikiMedia Commons, Creative Commons License. Retrieved December 4, 2011 from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HELP.jpeg

Shamseer. Homeless child.jpg. December 1, 2007 via WikiMedia Commons, Creative Commons License. Retrieved December 4, 2011 from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Homeless_child.jpg


Citations for Photographs Taken
Joyce Howard, eye on prize1.jpg, December 7, 2011 via 2011 via multimediavidtechedld5363 website, Creative Commons License. Retrieved on December 8, 2011 from https://sites.google.com/site/multimediavidtechedld5363/home/psa-references-copyrights
Joyce Howard, eye on prize grads.jpg, December 7, 2011 via multimediavidtechedld5363 website, Creative Commons License. Retrieved on December 8, 2011 from https://sites.google.com/site/multimediavidtechedld5363/home/psa-references-copyrights
Maridale Still, Graduation Photos 1 Maridale's Son.jpg, December 6, 2011 via multimediavidtechedld5363 website, Creative Commons License. Retrieved on December 8, 2011 from https://sites.google.com/site/multimediavidtechedld5363/home/psa-references-copyrights
Maridale Still, Graduation Photos 3 Maridale's children.JPG, December 6, 2011 via 2011 via multimediavidtechedld5363 website, Creative Commons License. Retrieved on December 8, 2011 from https://sites.google.com/site/multimediavidtechedld5363/home/psa-references-copyrights
Maridale Still, Homeless Picture 3 (Maridale's older children) (2).JPG, December 6, 2011 via multimediavidtechedld5363 website, Creative Commons License. Retrieved on December 8, 2011 from https://sites.google.com/site/multimediavidtechedld5363/home/psa-references-copyrights
Maridale Still, Car Dealership 1.JPG, December 6, 2011 via 2011 via multimediavidtechedld5363 website, Creative Commons License. Retrieved on December 8, 2011 from https://sites.google.com/site/multimediavidtechedld5363/home/psa-references-copyrights
Maridale Still, Electronics Store 1.JPG, December 6, 2011 via multimediavidtechedld5363 website, Creative Commons License. Retrieved on December 8, 2011 from https://sites.google.com/site/multimediavidtechedld5363/home/psa-references-copyrights
Maridale Still, Clothing Store 6.JPG, December 6, 2011 via multimediavidtechedld5363 website, Creative Commons License. Retrieved on December 8, 2011 from https://sites.google.com/site/multimediavidtechedld5363/home/psa-references-copyrights
Regina Jackson, Happy kid.JPG, December 6, 2011 via multimediavidtechedld5363 website, Creative Commons License. Retrieved on December 8, 2011 from https://sites.google.com/site/multimediavidtechedld5363/home/psa-references-copyrights







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