Skills and experiences gained through participation in Reel Vision

Equipment check After completing Reel Vision, students will be able to:

Use technical, research, and interview skills to create a film
Locate, organize and edit resources to tell a meaningful story
Critically think about the issues facing their community and develop the skill-set to critique this using digital video
Complete a project that contributes to the understanding of an issue or a unknown success story in their community
Understand their historical, cultural, and community roots and perspectives.
Develop leadership skills and work collaboratively on a group project.
Dissect and analyze media by understanding how it is created

Testing... After completing Reel Vision, students will be able to:

Understand and perform basic cinematography techniques
Use the manual features of a digital video camera to film an interview and collect b-roll footage.
Setup lavaliere, hand-held and mountable microphones
Setup and level tripods
Search and download information and images from the Internet.
Use Apple’s iLife software (iMovie, iTunes and iPhoto) to import, organize, and edit music, images and video as well as create narration, effects, transitions, and titles.
Understand new technologies through a strong base of experiences and basic terminology

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