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Lights, Camera, LEARNING

The First AASCA Media Festival

February 18-21,  2010

Host: Country Day School, Costa Rica

We are very excited to invite you to the first AASCA Media Festival in what we hope will become a new tradition for AASCA schools. This is a two-part event.

 

Part One:        Online submission of media projects. For the first year we are limiting this to student-created videos only. Please see the submission rules in the packet of handouts included with this email.

 

Part Two:        This is the Movie Making event to be held in Costa Rica. If you plan to send a team, the guidelines are included along with information on accommodations and our itinerary.

 

 

What you need to do:

    • Read all the attached material
    • Assemble your team and chaperone, preferably a tech director or knowledgeable  movie-maker teacher
    • Make your air and hotel reservations
    • Send us your flight information
    • Request the $400.00 AASCA participation fee and either send or bring with you to the Festival
    • Make sure you are clear on the equipment (cameras and software) needed for the event
    • Notify your teachers and tech director about the online submissions
    • Send the online rules to the teachers
    • Have your teachers submit their videos by the February 1st deadline.

     

    PART ONE: Submission information

    Subject Areas:

    • Math
    • Science/health
    • Social studies
    • English
    • Spanish
    • PE
    • Fine Arts (art, drama, music)
    • Thematic (community service, public service announcements, school promotion, etc.)
    • English language learners (ELL)
    • Technology
    • News show
    • Student portfolio

     

    Student created video categories:

    • Live Action – The Live Action production type includes full motion productions that generally have on-screen talent in the form of actors, instructors, hosts, or narrators. Often, a computer will be used for titles, credits, overlays, and editing.
    • A "Sequential Stills" Movie - A sequential stills movie production is a series of images with text, music, video clips and/or narration added that are made into a video. These are oftentimes created in movie-making software like iMovie or MovieMaker.
    • Animation – An Animation includes drawn images, clay models, and/or real-life models that are animated to create the illusion of movement.

    Submission Guidelines:

    • Only one submission per subject area, per school. If your school has several potential entries in a subject, select only the best one to submit.
    • Projects must be original student work. Projects may contain music, images, or video that is not original as long it is not in violation of copyright laws (public domain, creative commons) and appropriate credit (citation) is given.
    • All entries must be posted online and the URL must be included on the entry form. (Remember to follow copyright laws.)

    Deadline for submissions is Monday, February 1st by 4:30 pm Pacific Standard Time.

    *All information needed, including the rubric and the project submission form will be made available at http://aascamediafestival.wikispaces.com/ (currently under construction).

     

    Part II Movie Making Competition

    Each participating school will send a team consisting of 6 students. Each team must have a video camera, laptop, digital camera, and editing software. Teams that can confidently use open source or online editing programs may do so. Keep in mind that as we are traveling to filming sites students may not have access to the internet. Optionally teams may bring make-up kits, but costumes will not be an issue in the judging. Costumes are not advised since students do not know the competition theme in advance.

    Each team must have a faculty adviser/chaperone. Tech teachers are preferred. We would love to begin building a collaborative network of tech teachers and directors as we move forward with this event. We envision that as sports has come to rely on its athletic directors, as well as coaches, for the success of its programs, we anticipate that the growing importance of tech will see the need for strong “coaching” and leadership in the area of tech.

    Students arrive on Thursday, February18th.  The icebreaker is planned for 7:00, so plan your arrival in Costa Rica early in the day. At the icebreaker, they receive their instructions for the movie making. They will receive the theme or movie subject, technical requirements, plans for the next two days, rubrics for evaluation, and deadline.

    On Friday, February 19th movie making begins. The students will be picked up at the hotel and transported, as stated in their itinerary, to various locations for filming. We will have lunch on the road so students can either relax or continue filming.  A full day of filming is planned, and a detailed itinerary will be provided at the icebreaker so teams can plan their work accordingly.

    On Saturday, February 20th students are picked up and brought to the school. They can use their time for more filming or they can begin editing. They will have access to various buildings and facilities on campus, including computer labs. Wireless internet access is available. Movies are due at 4:00. They return to the hotel and the films are judged and prepared for presentation.

    Students return to CDS for dinner and the awards presentation. We plan a “formal” academy awards type event. Students are encouraged to dress up.