Project Based Learning in Travel Study Program Design
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Documentary Film Projects In Travel Study Programs and Language Classrooms outlines best practices for student documentary film projects, including planning topics and interviews, sound and camera techniques, editing, and individual versus classroom projects. Key steps include narrowing topics to specific questions, writing treatments, developing shot lists and schedules, asking open-ended interview questions, limiting shots to 12 seconds, and adding subtitles and credits. The document provides guidance for both individual mini films and collaborative classroom documentaries.
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Project Based Learning in Travel Study Program Design
- 1. Documentary Film Projects In Travel Study Programs and Language Classrooms Yusi Gao ygao@brearley.org The Brearley School
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- 5. Sound If you are only filming with your phone you should: Avoid areas with loud background noise (Outdoor filming) Keep windows closed and turn off the fan. (Indoor filming) Use headset to record narrations Place the camera near the actors/interviewers Run a sound test to make sure you are catching enough sound Use a separate phone to record audio if necessary
- 6. Camera-work Use a tripod Learn different types of shots Ask your students about different filming apps they use Take lots of B-rolls shots Backup daily
- 7. Planning Find a topic that is engaging and enlightening for your students Narrow the down the topic to one specific question
- 8. Planning Identify the interviewees Plan interview locations
- 9. Planning Find the “Narrative Arch” Write a “Treatment”
- 10. Pre-production Checklist Treatment Shot-list (shot type, length of shot) Work schedule Narration Interview questions
- 11. Interviewing Start with ice-breaker question Ask open-ended questions Ask follow up questions Transcribe each interview
- 12. Editing and Post-production iMovie Vs. Adobe Premiere Limit the time of each shot to 12 seconds Avoid using class time for editing Your students probably have better ideas than you do Use instrumental music as background music Allow students make different cuts Don’t forget subtitles and credits
- 13. Individual Mini Film Projects Select Topic Write script using required sentence structures and vocabulary Script editing Filming Record narration