| Table of Contents | |
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| Table of Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | vi |
| About the Author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | vii |
| Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | vii |
| Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | viii |
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| CHAPTER 1: Visual Literacy in Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1 |
| Impact of Media on Student Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1 |
| Communication Skills in Video Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 2 |
| Applying Student-Produced Digital Video to NET Standards . . . . . | 4 |
| Applying Video to the Information Literacy Standards . . . . . . . | 5 |
| Ethical and Legal Issues of Student-Produced Videos . . . . . . . | 8 |
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| CHAPTER 2: Selecting Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 13 |
| History of Video and the Conversion from Analog to Digital . . . . | 13 |
| Selecting Camcorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 14 |
| Selecting Video Capture Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 16 |
| Selecting Cables and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 18 |
| Selecting Microphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 20 |
| Selecting Tripods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 22 |
| Selecting Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 23 |
| Selecting Lens Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 24 |
| Selecting Computer Systems - PC, MAC, and Turnkey Systems . . . . | 24 |
| Selecting CD and DVD Burners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 25 |
| Selecting Additional Computer Hard Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . | 26 |
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| CHAPTER 3: Selecting Editing Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 27 |
| Choosing Video-Editing Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 27 |
| Audio-Editing Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 30 |
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| CHAPTER 4: Organizing a School Media Production Area . . . . . . . | 33 |
| Setting up a School Video Studio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 33 |
| Setting up a Media Production Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 36 |
| Media Distribution Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 37 |
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| CHAPTER 5: Pre-Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 39 |
| Pre-Production Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 39 |
| Storyboards and Scripts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 39 |
| Obtaining Taping Permission for Individual Students . . . . . . . | 42 |
| Obtaining Taping Permission for Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . | 43 |
| Preparing and Organizing Students as Videographers . . . . . . . . | 44 |
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| CHAPTER 6: Selecting Distribution Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . | 45 |
| Choosing Platforms and File Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 45 |
| Transferring Your Desktop onto a VHS Tape . . . . . . . . . . . . | 46 |
| Transferring Video to CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 46 |
| Video Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 47 |
| Inserting Digital Video into PowerPoint Presentations . . . . . . | 48 |
| Transferring Video via the World Wide Web . . . . . . . . . . . . | 48 |
| Video E-Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 49 |
| Adapting Video for People with Disabilities . . . . . . . . . . . | 50 |
| Video on Pocket PCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 50 |
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| CHAPTER 7: Understanding Digital Compression . . . . . . . . . . . | 51 |
| Fundamentals of Compression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 51 |
| Shooting Compression-Friendly Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 54 |
| Audio Compression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 55 |
| Digital Still Photo Compression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 56 |
| Lossy Versus Lossless Compression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 56 |
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| CHAPTER 8: Videotaping and Capturing Guidelines . . . . . . . . . | 59 |
| Preparing a Videotape for Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 59 |
| Preparing for an On-Location Scene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 60 |
| Shooting Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 60 |
| Composition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 61 |
| Principles of Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 64 |
| Color Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 65 |
| Makeup and Clothing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 66 |
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| CHAPTER 9: Audio Production Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 69 |
| Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 69 |
| Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 70 |
| Room Acoustics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 71 |
| Sources for Digital Audio to Include in Video . . . . . . . . . . | 71 |
| Audio Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 72 |
| Selecting the Right Microphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 73 |
| Microphone Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 75 |
| Recording Directly into a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 76 |
| Editing Audio Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 76 |
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| CHAPTER 10: Digital Video Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 77 |
| Storyboard and Timeline View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 78 |
| Cutting, Deleting, and Inserting Video Clips . . . . . . . . . . . | 78 |
| Transitions Between Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 78 |
| Adding Texts and Titles to Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 79 |
| Adding Still Images to Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 80 |
| Inserting PowerPoint Slides into a Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 80 |
| Special Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 82 |
| Adding Multiple Audio Tracks - Voice Over, Music, Sound Effects . | 81 |
| Adding Multiple Video Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 81 |
| Finalizing and Rendering a Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 82 |
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| CHAPTER 11: Evaluating Student Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 85 |
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| CHAPTER 12: Organizing a School TV News Show . . . . . . . . . . . | 85 |
| Class versus Video Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 85 |
| Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 86 |
| Content Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 86 |
| Student Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 91 |
| Tips for Preparing an Interview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 92 |
| Preparing Audio to be Used in a Newscast . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 92 |
| Caring for Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 92 |
| Television Production and the School Media Program . . . . . . . . | 93 |
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| Works Cited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 95 |
| Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 98 |
| Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 105 |