Video Production - April 18, 2017

Video Production class is a highlight for many of our students.  They record our daily announcements like a television show.  They also record commercials for upcoming events and speeches for student council elections.  I was able to sit in on one of the class periods.  I'm not sure I would call it "guest teaching", however.  The students were teaching themselves!

Mr. Raaf, the teacher for the class, was in the room as a guide and a reminder to students of what needed to be done.  I was along to observe and offer some simple suggestions to improve the show.  I also recorded a commercial to promote our final all-school PBIS incentive for the year - lunch outside with free ice cream!

The students did amazing work.  They wrote the script, determined the background, edited images and captions, programmed the sound, and practiced as anchors.  At times it seemed like one person or team had more to do than others, but Mr. Raaf assured me that the roles switch each week.  So one person may seem to get off easy, but then will have to work hard the next week.  I was very impressed with the professionalism behind the cameras.  Students were working hard and working together to create a good show.

It was a great experience for me to see how things work in this class and go behind the scenes of the morning show.  I think it also made me realize how valuable this resource is.  We need to encourage more classes to use the video production room and equipment.  I need to get in more often to be on camera and to promote things that are happening in the school.  Could we also use it for parent news?  There are lots of possibilities.  We just need to get in there and do it!