THIS IS NOT AN IVIE ENTRY! I like to make a movie with my kids before Christmas to teach them lots of techniques, like adding music, titles, sound effects, greenscreen, use of neat camera shots, and special effects or transitions when appropriate. The idea for this movie, a girl who doesn't listen and has problems with friends, teachers, and family as a result, was mine. The script, filming, and editing was done by the kids with guidance and lots of teaching from me. I find if I do this, after Break they are totally prepared to do the entire process alone, and I can just be there to answer questions or help problem solve. It has worked well for me. We will make a minimum of two or three more videos that might potentially be IVIE entries in the Spring, and I am planning to encourage the kids to make more if they would like to.
This is the script from the first movie. We have actually finished filming at this point, and the kids have already had two editing sessions. They will finish editing the film after vacation.
Frank Maggi
Jan 3, 2011 11:04 AM
I've really enjoyed watching this process play out and I'm really interested to see how well the final product conveys the ideas. I agree, this is terrific preparation for the "real" submission piece(s).