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Video Technology

The video technology teacher has the knowledge and skills needed to teach the Foundations, Information Acquisition, Work in Solving Problems, Communication strands of the Technology Applications Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) in video technology, in addition to the content described in Technology Applications Standards I-V.

Video Technology is the newest area for my development. The experiences I have had with this learning in the last year have been fun, but challenging. I have spent more hours trying to compensate for the wide variety of hardware, compression and software issues than can be explained. The necessary computer equipment to even do video editing was a challenge. There is so much in this field to learn and never enough time to learn it. I think that this particular way of engaging what the student can do to demonstrate mastery and experiment with concepts such as math and physics is an area that needs to be stressed to the average secondary teacher. We can do so much more than we are doing.

Artifact #15 / Artifact #16


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Indicators: TA TEKS: 9.28s, 10.7s, 10.14s, 10.21s, 10.25s, 10.26s, 10.39s, 10.41s

  • 10.19s demonstrate knowledge in composition, including ratio of image to frame, position in frame, line of gaze, pan/tilts, movement, and perspective;
  • 10.20s demonstrate proficiency in basic camera techniques, including zoom, focus, iris control, white balance, and filters;
  • 10.22s engage in preproduction activities, including storyboarding, script writing, production, contracting, and scheduling;
  • 10.24s use audio techniques to create, edit and integrate digital sounds;
  • 10.26s apply appropriate postproduction techniques, including editing and creating control and/or time coded tracks, transitions, audio levels, background music, and special sound effects;


    Artifact #15

    Descriptors: Web Authoring, Video Editing, Sound Editing, Mass Communication

    Title: Video Editing To Create a Mood

    Course: Video 105

    Date Created: Spring 2003

    Source: TATC Video

    Media: MGI Video Wave, SoundForge, Windows Movie Maker, Dreamweaver

    Description: Using Video Clips and Sound, Create a video that promotes a mood without revealing that Mood. Use correct editing, lighting, videography and web design principles to create a finished product and demonstrate that product in the form of a web page with streaming video.


    Rationale: I have chosen this first work in video editing to demonstrate the skills I have begun to acquire with creating pieces that move an audience. The mood was excitement and I was truly excited to be able to incorporate video clips made while on a very important vacation with my son to England. I documented the trip with a new video camera that I had acquired and then used these new principles to create a permanent record of some of the sights and sounds we experienced.


    Implications for future: With video equipment and editiing becoming more affordable, this is an excellent way to help students experience and document their learning. The field of video offers so much for the classroom environment and makes learning fun. Everyone should get involved in this.


    Reviewers Comments: Great Video, let me guess? Excitment? Good Work

    Review Name: Stephen Speers,

    Date Reviewed:March 2003

    Title:TATC Instructor

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    Caption 16


    Indicators: TA TEKS: 7.9s,8.47s, 9.43s, 11.39s, 7.47s, 10.43s, 8.38s, 7.11s, 9.17s 9.15s, 10.9s, 11.10s, 11.4s, 11.12s, 11.18s, 11.23s, 11,27s, 11.28s, 11.35s, 11.19s TA TEKS: 10.37s, 10.38s, 10.39s, 10.44s, 10.26s, 7.45s, 8.46s, 9.42s, 10.42s, 10.33s, 10.43s, 10.36s


    Artifact #16


    Descriptors: Video editing, lighting techniques, videography, Web design, Digital Graphics

    Title: Face Plant: A Worship Project

    Course: Video 105

    Date Created: April 2003

    Source: TATC, special thanks to North Pointe Baptist Church Youth Ministries

    Media: Dreamweaver, Windows Movie Maker, Sound Forge

    Description: a new project, a music video. Your video will feature an individual or group's music. The video needs to tell a story but does not have to entail the whole original sound track. The purpose of the video is to feature or highlight the music for promotion. For this discussion, develop a storyboard or script for the video including details for your filming and editing. Be specific about setting, lighting, angle, sounds, etc. § Demonstrate knowledge in composition such as ratio of image to frame, position in frame, line of gaze, pan/tilts, movement, and perspective. § Demonstrate proficiency in basic camera techniques such as zoom, focus, iris control, white balance, and filters. § Utilize lighting techniques such as key, fill, and backlight, using incandescent/reflected light, color temperatures, and filter use. § Include control and/or time coded tracks, transitions, audio levels, and background music. § Use audio and editing techniques to transition the scenes. What many music videos do is to change scenes on the beat of the music. § Use character generators, fonts, colors, and principles of composition to create graphic images. § Include captions and/or titles for video and graphics. § Produced as a windows media streaming file and accessed from the TATC windows media streaming server. § Two to three minutes maximum. Although it is difficult to specify any kind of an arbitrary length for the video, it should be limited in scope and complexity given the short production and post-production schedules that will be necessary in this course. Remember the video must be provided as a windows media (streaming) file. All video clips must be compressed and saved as wmv or asf.


    Rationale:I chose this artifact because this was my weakest area. I am so proud of this work because I got to include all the creativity I could gather. The shooting of the video, the planning of the script, the releases from parents and others. I even got to include my daugther as the subject of the video script. The music and the event were fun and I believe that I can be truly proud of this work.
    Justifications for Best Work: This work was a true test of my learning process and my ability to keep a project organized. The scripting and planning were a new element to the creative process and documenting those proved very beneficial. I was pleased to be able to incorporate a true passion of my personal life into the process of my professional development. The ability to create a website that allowed the cohesive inclusion of original graphics, color schemes, music editing and video editing was a pleasing product. I spent many hours on this product and I am very proud of the result. I got to use new and exciting equipment and tools, I was able to successfully follow my plan and demonstrate the necessary skills to help teach my students. I followed up this exercise by creating the same type of assignments for my students at school. They also found great joy in doing this assignment and were very proud of their final products. We ended up burning copies of their works for them to keep and continue to learn from each other long after their graduation. It is for this reason that I have selected this as my best work.

    Implications for future: Students need to be able to see what goes into the creation of Music Videos and other types of promotional video work. They can begin to grasp the reality of the hardwork in a profession that looks very glamourous. This kind of work is just plain fun. It is hard work, but the end result is so worth the effort.


    Reviewers Comments:Great work, cool video, cool kids. Nice colors and music.

    Reviewer's Name:Stephen Speer

    Date Reviewed:April 2003

    Title:TATC Instructor

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