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Digital Video in the Art Room
Presentation at Art Educators of New Jersey Annual Conference, October, 2003
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Developments in digital video and software give art teachers and their students an opportunity to produce professional video projects. Student video projects and an introduction to iMovie will be presented. Comparable PC software information will also be available.
Mac OS Software
iMovie comes installed on Macs - http://www.apple.com/imovie/
Visit the iMovie site for additional sounds, backgrounds, ...Final Cut Express - http://www.apple.com/finalcutexpress/
"Whether you're a digital video enthusiast, a small business video developer, or an event videographer, Apple's new feature-rich DV editing software is designed for you. It's optimized for the DV format and comes with all the high-quality compositing, titling and effects capabilities you need for professional-level video for just $299." Check for education price.PC OS Software
http://www.techtv.com/products/software/story/0,23008,3341422,00.html, - see this url for a comparison of the following PC software:
"Magix's video deLuxe impressed us with its versatile and intuitive effects consoles. $50.00
We noted serious drawbacks, as in ArcSoft ShowBiz's lack of tools that allow you to quickly cut large files into smaller ones. $80.00
We thought SonicFoundry's VideoFactory 2.0 would suit those new to video editing, due to its helpful overview, though it won't win any gee-whiz awards. $99.00
Windows XP Movie Maker offered only a few tools, and little else."
Adobe Premiere Pro -http://www.adobe.com/products/premiere/main.html, $699 check for ed price.
Project Ideas
Interview Projects - Have students play roles for an interview project. They may be artists, collectors, critics, historians or the people represented in a painting or drawing. It might also be interesting to have students play two artists discussing their work with one another.
Instructional Videos - Have students produce instructional videos. The instructional format is an exciting way for students to combine traditional art materials with new media. Students may create instructional videos that explain art techniques like working with watercolor or pastels or how to build an armature or make a linoleum block print. A group of eighth-grade students in my class created an instructional video on origami.
Documentaries - Students may research an art movement or artist and create a documentary on that artist or movement. This can easily be done by downloading still images from the internet or scanning images from books. The still images may be imported into iMovie or other video editing programs. Voice overs and additional video footage may be added to create a documentary in the style of Ken Burns.
Poetry Project - Students may be asked to find a poem that they would like to dramatize. Once the poem has been approved the students must find a way to dramatize each line of the poem. Students may also use still images downloaded from the internet to illustrate lines of their poem. If the students add the text of each line of the poem to their video clip or still image the resulting project is a true multimedia interpretation of a poem.
TV Commercial - Students can take on the challenge of using 30 or 60 seconds to communicate a message and sell a product in an entertaining way. Also, this project can easily incorporate traditional media if students are required to create a package design and then use the package in their commercial.
Short Movie - Students create a short movie. They develop a script, storyboard and include props.
Resources
Videotaping Tips Editing Tips Artist Interview Project Form - PDF Artist Interview Rubric - PDF Poem Project Form - PDF Poem Project Rubric - PDF Storyboard Form - PDF Storyboard Form - GIFF Staff Development Mr.Olejarz - Main Index
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