Assignment for March 30

Here are the links to the websites we talked about in class the other day.

Witness: See it, Film it, Change it: http://www.witness.org/

Lost Boys of Sudan: http://www.lostboysfilm.com/ (This is the video Ashley asked about).

Surf around on the Witness Website. Then go to http://www.witness.org/index.php?option=com_rightsalert&Itemid=178 and watch one of the rights alert videos (not the one from class) and review it using the rubric I gave you in class.

blog from LONG ago...

homework 1.- Backstreetboys

content: 3 people lip syncing.
Layout: No real layout. They are singing infront of the black background. No costume change whatsoever. People just moves around.
Technical Elements: Camera was stationary in a low angle. Sound was good, however, the light from the left side made it harder for viewers to see.
Appearence: A little boring. No camera movement nor scene changes.

Homework 2 - White boy trying to sip sync Korean song.

content: A guy lipsycing to a Korean song.
Layout: Looks like he is using a web cam in his room. Poor background
Technical Elements: Used web cam. No scene and camera change.
Appearance: It is interesting because he is singing to a Korean song. If I look at him closely, his lipsyncing is not so great, but his face expression is funny.:)

FAQ about the Invisible Children

here's a link that answers a lot of the questions that I have about what is going on in uganda:

http://www.invisiblechildren.com/theMission/faq/

What's next?

After watching this video, i felt like i should help these children. Then i went home and thought about it for a second and i thought it would be better to help someone who is close to where i live, which is in Austria. Before i've watched this movie, i didn't even think about helping the poor people who live in Karlsplatz. After i watched this movie, suddenly i wanted to help these children from Uganda. I would like to help these children, but i think it is better to help who is close from me.

This movie was very touching. It made me think how fortunate I am with my life and how lucky I am not be born in such misery. I think that we all are able to do something to help those children and young adults. We can make publicity and promitions for that project and let friends and family member know about this serious problem the nation of Uganda is faced with. Every singel donation can make a difference if everybody thinks that they want to help. These three yound man have done a remarkable job, considering that they have never done anything like that before and how they are trying to help these kids by setting up thise major glbal project. We should not point the finger at the person next to us but on ourself thinkn that we ourselfs should decide if we want to help or not.

The video was not only inspiration but gave me a personal desire in the attempt to help. This could be donation, however I think the making of the movie itself and the people involved offered better first hand experience. By this, others[including myself] could be incouraged to do the same...

what next?
-wow that movie was so deep, ,and incredible. it touched me beyond belief. i have heard of that movie before and was always curious. what these 3 boys did was they proved to the whole world that ordinary people like you and me can make a difference as long as we use our gifts, and try. i think what next can mean a lot of things. it can be really cool, like to see what will happen to norther uganda. i personally am really inspired by this, and i hope that by seeing this my "what next" will be using my gifts like the 3 guys to help people. even if it doesnt affect the whole world, as long as i can make a difference to one person then i think its worth it, i think that these guys didnt expect the whole world to see this movie, but look what happened, they used their gifts and major things were the result of it. i was also thinking that you know how they are doing that night camp thing, i think maybe vcs can do smoething similar to support them, or even if we started our own organization. i think something like that would be cool. what next, is what we do about it, and i believe that i really want to do something about it.

Invisible Children Assignment

Go to http://www.invisiblechildren.com/theMission/schoolsForSchools/. Then, go to http://www.invisiblechildren.com/theMovie/media/ and watch the "I got Soul", "Displace Me", "A Musical to Believe in", and lastly "World Tour 2007."

After doing these two things, answer the question, "What's next?" Its a simple question that can take on a lot of different angles. Be honest with your answers. If you want to ask your own questions, I will do my best to answer them Wednesday in class.

Heres the final one, with no sound and with a title at the end.

This week

Your sub has all the due dates. If you need any clarifications, you can email me. All your finished videos should be uploaded to this blog by class on Monday.

If you get finished with your video, work on the video yearbook.

Have a good week.

Another idea for a music video

Be more creative with this and it could turn out good.

By the time I return on Monday, I expect your music videos to be finished. We will not have anymore class time for this project.

Have a good week