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=PSA Pre-production=

====Our team consists of Emily Priesmeyer, Emily Wisbrock, Janie Fryar, Michael Alves and myself. Three of us had worked together on a previous group project. Emily Wisbrock set up a Google Site early in the week for us to collaborate in and discuss our ideas for the project. Michael Alves shared the assignment using Google Docs so that we all could work on the same assignment document and then submit our assignments indivdually. Our team met together via video conference using TinyChat which I facilitated. Specific tasks were divided among the group members to complete portions of the project proposal, script, narration, shot list, and copyright information. Roles were assigned to each member in order to complete the video project within the next 2 weeks. Our team plans to meet on Thursdays and Sundays during the Production and Post-production phases in order to monitor the progress toward completion and to debrief at the end to review what we learned and discuss areas in which we could make improvements. The topic that we agreed upon for our PSA is Cyberbullying and our purpose is to educate tweens and teenagers (aged 11-13) and their parents about uncommon forms of cyberbullying and bring awareness to this important issue. ====

====In the article I read Shoot to Edit: A Guide to Using Your Camcorder, Marc Peters states “In the right hands, and with a lot of ingenuity, even the most dire of video can be made to look presentable.” ====

====Something I learned from reading this article is that it’s not what type of camera you have or what software you use that determines whether your video looks professional.The author discusses the importance of how you hold the camera and the angles that you use when shooting your video. Peters provides lots of tips for using different techniques to create a variety of effects and make editing your video easier.He stresses the importance of putting some time and effort into practicing and experimenting with different angles, positions, and camera techniques. ====

====I think this is some valuable information that will assist in preparing videos of the student interviews that we are preparing to post on our program website.Usually when filming an academic enhancement workshop, a tripod is set up which is focused on the speaker. Gathering shots of the audience responses or using different angles would, in my opinion, make a video much more interesting to the viewers.I would compare this to the difference between someone standing behind a podium presenting a lecture or instead using a variety of interactive learning methods with students. ====

Peters, M. (2006, April 18). Shoot to edit: A guide to using your camcorder. Digital Director. Retrieved September 9, 2010, from: __http://www.videoforums.co.uk/reviews/features/shoot-to-edit-a-guide-to-using-your-camcorder-a184.html__.

Katherine, it's good to see that you have a diverse group to work with. The group work that we did in the past in the Graphic Design class was one of the courses that I enjoyed the most. I am looking forward to seeing your final product. An idea that was mentioned in the article Guidelines for Shooting Quality Videos might be a good technique for you to use for your video by showing the end results of the story at the beginning of the video.

Our group is using a Google site to collaborate and brainstorm our ideas. We also use Google chat to chat individually. Another classmate informed me today that her group is using TinyChat to set up a web conference so all their group members can use voice and video chat in order for them to meet online. She said they had pretty good success with it. I may suggest that for our group to use as well.


 * Week 3 Assignment - PSA Pre-Production**