Presentation that I gave at the MEA New Voices in Media Education conference 2012. Videos have been disabled but most of the slides have links to the videos

2. Overview
0What do students really need to
know?
0What expectations do we set?
0Strategies for success

3. Keep it simple
vimeo.com/25451551

4. The Basics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1japIhKU9I
http://sally-paskins.blogspot.com/2010/11/music-video-animatic.html

5. Technology
Ctrl S + Ctrl Z
Let students play with the equipment and make mistakes

6. Plan and Research
www.makingof.com

7. evanerichards.com/posts

8. www.bbc.co.uk/filmnetwork/

9. www.artofthetitle.com

10. www.jamendo.com

12. Expect creative excellence
0 Break away from the familiar, but keep hold of it
0 Be honest with students
0 Get them to practice… A LOT
0 Edit each other’s work
0 Work independently
0 Aim for the best and show them the best
0 LEARN FROM EACH OTHER

13. What to avoid
0 Thrillers and horrors; BUT:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iWfnFKsrOI

15. Post-it notes

16. Organisation

17. Create a remake
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jxkx6PevN8

18. Teach themselves
www.videocopilot.net
psd.tutsplus.com

19. Provide something different
0Precise but challenging briefs
0Music tracks across genres
0Work with other departments
0Get a real life client
0An excerpt from a novel

21. What do students say?

22. This? This?
or

23. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fWX0iyRbpc

24. mediastudiesringwood.blogspot.com
www.youtube.com/ringwoodmedia