Movie Making

For my unit plan I students are expected to see and demonstrate patterns within the world. The content area for the movie is science. Students must be able to recognize patterns between environments through living and nonliving organisms. The video I created will be used as an anticipatory set which will introduce the content unit to the students. At the end of the unit students will be expected to create their own video demonstrating their knowledge.

I am not surprised to say that making the movie was a bit of a challenge. It took a while for me to decide exactly what I wanted to include in the footage. Once I started filming however, I began to see so many possibilities. At first I attempted to talk in the clips but soon realized that I could not say everything I wanted to say in only a few seconds. This was especially hard knowing that the video needed to be only a minute long. I realized I elaborate A LOT! I decided that I could always figure out how to shorten the video clips so I filmed in sections allowing me to select the best parts. (You can always cut out footage, but it is impossible to add in footage you did not film.)

Deciding weather or not to keep the original audio or insert a voice recording was my next decision. I found that what was previously recorded did not get my whole message across, in three seconds. I used the sound recorder on my computer to overlay on the video.

Though the art of movie making is new to me, I feel that with more practice I will be able to execute my initial plan very well. I see great potential for future use in my classroom.

S.K.