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gantt for 3-20

summer gantt complete!

documentary bullets

Documentary Bullets

- Get familiar with language
- Icebreaker/Warm-up exercises (everyday
- Present Goals of the project
- Foreshadow the project
- Watch a couple of documentaries to get an idea of what they can be
- Brainstorm Ideas
- Outline the purpose of the project
- Break into groups/ find willing subjects
- Brainstorm interview questions / how we can accurately portray subjects
- Prepare for field work (shooting and specific shots/interviews
- Talk about ambient sounds
- Take a timeout and review each other’s work to find common ground between subjects
- Talk about what has been successful and what hasn’t for each group
- Voice-over recording
- Edit
- Do all the “little things”
- Watch the piece and go back out in the field to get missing parts or more of what we would like to portray
- Talk about what we can do better/differently next time
- Complete Documentary and make master DVD and back-up like crazy
Set-up a camp-wide premiere

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gantt 3-1

awareness bullets

Awareness

• Choose topic that needs attention
• Icebreaker/Warm-up exercises (everyday)
• Watch World on Fire
• Brainstorm ideas
• Think about how we can visually represent a problem and the beginning of a solution
• Present goals of the project
• Introduce the importance of audio and play around with garageband
• Start outlining a plan based on the problem and a solution
• Practice using to icons to represent tangible things
• Begin storyboarding
• Go back and think about “main idea”
• Prepare for shooting and begin animating
• Think about music
• Talk about transitions
• Talk about ambient sounds
• Take a timeout to see what we have and what we need (raw footage)
• Talk about what has been working and what hasn’t
• Voice-over recording
• Edit
• Record any greenscreen shots in the studio
• Talk about “pushing the envelope”
• Talk about the title sequence
• The “little things” (tweak videos, add ambient sounds, do more voiceover work if necessary
• Watch Awareness piece the whole way through and discuss what works, what doesn’t, and what we can do differently next time
• Complete Awareness and make master DVD and back-up like crazy
Set-up a camp-wide premiere

summer gantt very rough draft

gantt update 2-20

Promotion ideas

I'm going to first use the postcards idea. This would be something cool to send to Dave and have him leave them out during functions so people know that this program is coming. Eventually he could include them in the mailings that go out to the campers and staff.

Second, I plan on participating in events. After this first year and its hopeful success I would like to go to some Indian Head functions with prospective campers and family present and have copies of our work, our vision, our goals, the postcard, etc.

Third, I think branding should be pursued. With the IHC Productions logo on everything we produce and as clear and repeated as possible, eventually it will begin to be recognized. It can go on all the DVDs, beginning of productions, mailings pertinent to the program, section of the web site, etc.

In addition, with permission, it would be nice to enter our works into contests and film festivals.
Also T-shirts would be a cool idea, I'll probably order some out of my own pocket this summer to say thanks to all the kids, I know they'd love it.

Narrative bullets

Narrative

• Get familiar with equipment and language
• Icebreaker/Warm-up exercises (everyday)
• Practice recording with and without using tripods
• Present goals of the project
• Foreshadow the summer
• Brainstorm ideas
• Introduce the importance of audio and play around with garageband
• Start outlining a story based on its title
• Practice acting scenarios
• Explain Storyboarding
• Focus on character development to make them individually stand out
• Talk about improv
• Explain “money lines”
• Begin to detail the scenes (add “money lines” for each character)
• Explain character realizations and changes
• Continue adding to the script
• Finish script
• Prepare for shooting
• Talk about transitions
• Scout locations
• Collect props
• Experiment with different shots/angles
• GET OUT THERE AND GET DIRTY
• Shoot, Shoot, Shoot (at least two cameras at once, as many takes as we can)
• Talk about ambient sounds
• Take a timeout to see what we have and what we need (raw footage)
• Talk about what has been working and what hasn’t
• Explain voice-over and begin recording
• Begin editing
• Record any greenscreen shots in the studio
• Talk about “pushing the envelope” of how traditional movies are made
• Talk about the title sequence and a theme to cleverly present our names
• The “little things” (tweak videos, add ambient sounds, do more voiceover work if necessary
• Watch narrative the whole way through and discuss what works, what doesn’t, and what we can do differently next time
• Complete Narrative and make master DVD
Set-up a camp-wide premiere

Warm up exercise ideas

The term "icebreaker" comes from "break the ice", which in turn comes from special ships called "icebreakers" that are designed to break up ice in the arctic regions. And just as these ships make it easier for other ships to travel, an icebreaker helps to clear the way for learning to occur by making the learners more comfortable by helping to bring about conversation.

- Single Frame

From a single frame write a whole story outline in 3 minutes

- Marooned

You are marooned on a island. What five (you can use a different number, such as seven, depending upon the size of each team) items would you have brought with you if
you knew there was a chance that you might be stranded. Note that they are only allowed five items per team, not per person. You can have them write their items on a flip chart and discuss and defend their choices with the whole group. This activity helps them to learn about other's values and problem solving styles and promotes teamwork.

- Finish the Sentence

Go around the room and have each person complete one of these sentences (or something similar):
The best job I ever had was...
The worst project I ever worked on was...
The riskiest thing I ever did was...
This is a good technique for moving on to a new topic or subject. For example, when starting a class and you want everyone to introduce themselves, you can have them complete "I am in this class because..."
You can also move on to a new subject by asking a leading question. For example if you are instructing time management, "The one time I felt most stressed because I did not have enough time was ..."

- Ball-Toss

This is a semi-review and wake-up exercise when covering material that requires heavy concentration. Have everyone stand up and form a resemblance of a circle. It does not have to be perfect, but they should all be facing in, looking at each other. Toss a nerf ball or bean bag to a person and have tell what they thought was the most important learning concept was. They then toss the ball to someone and that person explains what they though was the most important concept. Continue the exercise until everyone has caught the ball at least once and explained an important concept of the material just covered.

- for more icebreakers remember

http://www.ultimatecampresource.com/site/camp-activities/ice-breakers.page-1.html

- VOCAL/ PHYSICAL WARM-UPS FOR ACTORS AND SPEAKERS

BREATHING:
Inhale through the nose, exhale through the mouth. Do this 5 times.
Inhale through the nose, filling lungs to 90% capacity, then quickly fill up.
Exhale with a relaxed a-a-a-h. Do this 5 times.

STRETCHING:
Stretch your neck to one side (ear to shoulder), then the other. Do this twice.
Stretch your chin to your chest, then back. Do this twice.
Stretch all the way around (chin to chest, shoulder, back, and chest) 5 times each way.
Shake all over, like a wet dog, starting from the top and working down.

VOICE:
Say "hah," "he," "hi," "ho," and "huh" from your diaphram.
Say each of your vowels from head to toe, toe to head, as if the sound is coming out of those parts of your body.
Say each of your vowels as if it is coming from you mouth only, then nose, then eyes, then top of the head.
Say each of your vowels from your facial mask ( your whole face).
Say "b-r-r-r-r" as if you are a race car. Do this several times.
Say "guttah buttah buttah guttah, good blood bad blood, good blood, bad blood red leather, yellow leather, red leather, yellow leather"
Say "The Swiss wrist watch sank swiftly" 5 times.

weeks 1&2

Narrative - weeks 1&2 (June 26 – July 9)

Monday June 12:
This is the first day so we’ll just be getting familiar with the equipment and some of the language we’ll be using. We’ll start off playing some games to get acquainted with each other and I’ll stress the points of being comfortable and taking risks. We’ll get out the cameras, learn how to attach them to a tripod and talk about shots that we will or won’t use them for. I’ll give them a copy of the steps process to use as a rough guideline for the order we’ll be doing things. Today is the day to foreshadow the summer and brainstorm ideas. I want to get the kids really excited for the program. I’ll also introduce audio in video and see if any of the kids want to play around with garageband and make us some mood music.

Tuesday June 13:
Today we’ll start putting together a story. This year I’m just giving the title, “Prank Wars,” and letting them run with it. We’ll work from the broad into the details, meaning an outline into the scenes and then make them more specific. I’ll explain about storyboarding, but won’t require it. This is a fast-paced environment so we’ll need to think straight and talk straight. We’ll also practice some acting scenarios where I’ll give the situation and maybe the first lines, but I’m pushing for improv in between our “money lines” and situations.

Wednesday June 14:
Today we’ll really focus on character development. We’ll try and give the characters as much depth as possible and list everything we can think of that will make the character stand out. We’ll list favorite catch phrases and how they’ll act around the other characters etc. We’ll also try and think about how these characters will be changing throughout the piece and when they’ll come to a realization or change in some way.

Thursday June 15:
Today we’ll try and finish the script and prepare for shooting so we can have a week to shoot. We’ll scout locations and try and get all the things we’ll need for each scene together so we won’t be scrambling around at the last minute trying to find something. We’ll also be experimenting with different shots and camera angles and different ways to move the camera itself.

Friday June 16:
We’re going to get out there and get dirty. We’ll try to apply everything we’ve learned and do multiple takes for everything so the kids can rotate doing different parts and we’ll give as much input and criticism right on the spot. I want to shoot lots and lots, so we can use short cuts, if necessary and have many different approaches.

Saturday June 17:
More shooting. We’ll take a little time at the beginning to review a couple of shots that worked well (I’ll have time at night to look at everything) and to talk about why and how they were successful.
Monday June 19:
More shooting. After a day off we’ll be fresh and hopefully have some fresh ideas. As we’re shooting, I’m going to remind them to be thinking of ambient sounds and how we can record them and use them in the final piece. I’ll also get some of the kids who are interested in some voice-over to practice using that equipment.

Tuesday June 20:
More shooting and possibly the beginning of editing. I will have all the raw footage so we’ll always have a back up, but now I’ll introduce them to the software. Some of the kids will know how to use it already from last year, but I’ll have it all set-up, ready for editing and give them the basic commands and really just let them run free.

Wednesday June 21:
Hopefully, the last day of shooting. We’ll finish up what we need to get, at least as far as acting goes. We might need to send some people out to get shots of certain things, but hopefully nothing where we need actors with sound. We’ll make sure we have everything ready to go to move into brainstorming editing.

Thursday June 22:
We should well on way to editing. Most likely, I’ll be navigating the software, but I’ll be stopping frequently so we can take a step back and think about how we want to put the story together. If there is any greenscreening work to do, we’ll be able to do it now, while we’re all in the studio.

Friday June 23:
More editing. I’ll keep pushing them to think about ways to put the video together that are different from traditional movies they’re used to. I’ll also really get them thinking about the title sequence. We’re not just going to display the names, I am going to have them try and think of clever ways to take a theme (camp, pranks etc.) and we’ll present the names that way.

Saturday June 24:
Hopefully the last day of editing. We should have it together pretty well by now and should just be adding little things like ambient sounds and tweaking the videos if necessary. We’ll watch it the whole way through and then talk about what we need fix and we’ll have a discussion on how we can do things differently next time (what worked and what didn’t).

i need a lingo page

a list of common terms and phrases with definitions

gantt chart for today

idea binder

just set up a blog that people can email ideas for scenes in movies:

site: http://ideabinder.blogspot.com
email: ideabinder@blogger.com

gantt chart v.3