Do Not Be Afraid to Play

Or how I made a tiny movie in two days & how you can too!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTlxFzsMNMc

2003

SRP visits to Schools

2007

Some schools want visits

Most want “something”

2010

All want “something else”

Something Else

Flier?

Recorded announcement?

Live announcement?

Video?

Video...but what kind?

No money

No time

No experience

Obstacles to making a video

That never stopped me before.

Digital camera

MacBook

Help menu

Vague college memory

What’s On Hand?

Video for teens

Keep it short

Get points across simply

Don’t try to be cool/funny/hip...I’m not (Thank you forever, Patrick Jones)

Make outline or storyboard

Take photos or video

Put together movie

A good plan has very few steps

Your digital photos are great - free and fair use

Flickr.com - Creative Commons images (give attribution!)

Sound files you record are fine, as are the ones that come with your computer

Where to get images & music

www.freeplaymusic.com

http://labs.creativecommons.org/demos/search/

More places to get images & music

iMovie

Windows Movie Maker

slide.com

animoto.com

jaycut.com

Programs to make movies

More information & inspiration

booktalksandmore.pbworks.com

thecreativepenn.com

darcypattison.com

storiesfromthecloud.blogspot.com

You can’t break a computer.OK, you can, but it’s hard to do.

Try things.Try other things.

Ask for help, both digitally and in person.

Do not be afraid.

Play.

Save a tree!See these slides at

www.slideshare.net

Let’s make a movie!