Contents
- Overview
- Part 1: What’s the Point of your Video?
- Part 2: Visual Language
- Part 3: Producing a Video
- Part 4: Filming
- Assignments
- Instructor and Student Work
Overview
What are the non-verbal elements that go into a video, and how do you integrate the camera to enhance your narrative? Today will be a continuation of our discussion on visual storytelling with a video workshop led by Chris Boebel, followed by some tips on production from Elizabeth.
Part 1: What’s the Point of your Video?
Part 2: Visual Language
In-class Media: Visual Language
- MITK12Videos. “Solving Biology’s Mysteries with Plants (Science Out Loud S2 Ep2).” October 23, 2014. YouTube.
- MITK12Videos. “How To Discover A New Planet (Science Out Loud S1 Ep1).” YouTube. May 12, 2014.
- MITK12Videos. “Engineering Trash Into Treasure (Science Out Loud S2 Ep4).” November 6, 2014. YouTube.
- edX. “Street Fighting Math | MITx on edX | About Page.” February 13, 2014. YouTube.
- edX. “Intro to Aerospace Engineering | MITx on edX | Course About Video (Coming soon!).” December 30, 2015. YouTube.
Part 3: Producing a Video
In-class Media: Producing Case Studies
- SciShow. “The 4 Most Irreplaceable Places.” November 17, 2013. YouTube.
- MITK12Videos. “Engineering Engines (Science Out Loud S1 Ep 6).” June 30, 2014. YouTube.
- MITK12Videos. “How Computers Compute (Science Out Loud S2 Ep5).” November 13, 2014. YouTube.
- MITK12Videos. “Squid Skin with a Mind of Its Own (Science Out Loud S1 Ep4).” June 2, 2014. YouTube.
- MITK12Videos. “Engineering Trash Into Treasure (Science Out Loud S2 Ep4).” November 6, 2014. YouTube.
- MITK12Videos. “Solving Biology’s Mysteries with Plants (Science Out Loud S2 Ep2).” October 23, 2014. YouTube.
- MITK12Videos. “Why Do We Have Snot? (MIT Explains).” May 14, 2015. YouTube.
Part 4: Filming
Assignments
Daily Blog / Vlog Assignment
Document the process of the in-class exercise. Upload a video, written blog post, pictures, etc. reflecting on insights gained from the workshop today on the class blog with #day5.
Assignment
Post a second draft of your script on the class blog with #scriptdraft2 by Saturday at noon and send a Google Doc copy (with commenting permissions) to the teaching staff.
Instructor and Student Work
Day 5 Blogs / Vlogs
- Elizabeth’s day 5 blog
- Ceri’s day 5 blog
- Joshua’s day 5 blog
- Andrea’s day 5 blog
- Nathan’s day 5 blog
- Yuliya’s day 5 blog
- David’s day 5 blog
