digital+film

=Digital Film Making= Creating a film is really all about telling a story. There are many genres of stories to tell - comedy, tragedy, documentary, etc. There are also many ways to tell the story, first-person, third-person, interactively. Because digital film making is so flexible, it is important to have a clear idea of the story you want to tell by creating a storyboard and identifying all the things you need to tell the story in pre-production.

**Day 1 - Phases of film making**

 * Pre-production
 * Create storyboard (sample 1, sample 2)
 * Create a checklist of things you will need such as props, equipment, talent, rehearsals, location, filming time outside of workshop, etc.
 * Create a Production Schedule that identifies all production elements, including detailed info about when each shot will be filmed and when specific editing tasks will be completed.
 * Production
 * Film your movie
 * Post-production
 * Edit your movie. This is the time to load your digital video into an editor such as MovieMaker or iMovie. You will be able to take out unwanted footage or combine footage together as well as add special effects such as transitions, text and sounds.

Day 2 - Film making tips
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Timeline

 * 2/9 - Pre-production
 * 2/16 - Pre-production
 * 2/23 - no workshops, IOWA testing
 * 3/2 - Production
 * 3/9 - Production
 * 3/16 - Post-production
 * 3/23 - Post-production
 * 3/30 - Film Preview

Digital Film Workshop Resources

 * 50 Web 2.0 Ways To Tell a Story
 * video 101 with professor monkey
 * vimeo - video sharing
 * light house movies
 * short films by middle schoolers
 * JewelBeat - royalty-free music & sound effects
 * incompetech - royalty-free music
 * PartnersInRhyme - free sound effects