Videos are all
around you: on TV, on computers, on phones, in public places. How are they produced
and what is their impact. Broaden your view of videos with these activities.
CONNECT:
- Watch how videos work at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ey6S3rKH_o4
- Watch how video games are made at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvrLOS7Lo0Y
- See how a VCR works at https://youtu.be/lRNv4uM6auI
- See how children react to videotapes at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kesMOzzNBiQ&t=198s
- What is media literacy? See what it is and why it is important at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIaRw5R6Da4
CREATE:
- What makes a good family movie? Watch this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPNowUs-ztc) and start discussing movies as a family.
- Use this guide about types of camera shots at https://static.pbslearningmedia.org/media/media_files/typesofshots.pdf to analyze videos.
- Start thinking about creating a video by seeing how videos are produced at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVz6ibGZZd0
- Creating videos? Here are some tested tips for youth at https://joebrennan.us/Digital_Storytelling/Video_Tips/Video_Tips.html
CARE:
- Videos are not permanent. Watch how videotapes are preserved at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo4Tn7_hm7E
- Watch how to preserve digital videos at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96Cei7THmyk
- See examples of video used for activism at https://www.huffpost.com/entry/queer-kid-stuff-activism-video_n_5af9ef51e4b0200bcab7ede9
CAREERS:
Do you view videos
in your career future? See the possibilities in video production and using video
to share your perspectives and expertise.
- 10 careers in film and video production: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNMBMhNh2S0
- Film director: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_X965j-GD8 (increasingly, movies are made with videos)
- https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/finding-a-job/career-video-production
- https://www.bls.gov/ooh/media-and-communication/film-and-video-editors-and-camera-operators.htm
