Video Project

My video project experience was unforgettable. Although there were technical difficulties before the project started, the end result was quite rewarding. I would like to thank my teammates Mike and Dave for being the best partners anyone can have; and Michele for providing us with the opportunity to work on a project like this. We had an amazing time from beginning to end. It all started in class where we had a few ideas that weren’t accepted because they were not really social issues. Then we put our heads together and came up with Anti-Smoking. Shortly thereafter we planned out the storyline, scenes and got statistics using google docs. A few days later we shot about 7 minutes of video, edited and added sound. The finished project looks and sounds so professional with a powerful message.
I enjoyed creating video in the classroom and I can see how much pride a student could feel over developing a video project. I don’t know many students who don’t enjoy seeing themselves on camera and hearing their own voices. Even students who normally don’t like to express themselves (like me) in front of other people would enjoy the projects.
I’ve seen videos that tend to be more about social issues, but I could see students in a science class for example using them to talk more about environmental issues. There could be a lesson where students learn about the environment and how changes in the environment, whether by humans or other organisms, can drastically alter the ecosystems as a whole. I can imagine students creating a video about a particular ecosystem showing the different organisms living within it and how humans have affected it, or how humans can help restore the ecosystem to its original state.