You Tube Creators- HOA Lighting Workshop

YouTube Creators- Hangout On Air Lighting Workshop




Workshop starts at 9:00 minutes in.

YouTube Creators HOA-Greenscreening

YouTube Creators Hangout On Air- Greenscreening
The Workshop starts at 11:00 minutes

135 Shots That Will Restore Your Faith in Cinema

135 Shots That Will Restore Your Faith in Cinema from Flavorwire on Vimeo.
http://www.flavorwire.com/?p=310079

Edited by Jason Bailey Music by Clint Mansell

Here is the link with that list all the films as they appear on screen.

135 Shots That Will Restore Your Faith In Cinema- Annotated 
https://vimeo.com/46697843

Thank you to flavorwire.com for posting and Jim Sill of http://mistersill.com for tweeting this link yesterday.  

What a impressive collection of clips.

Advice/Resources for New Theatre & Film Teachers

I use Edmodo with my students and recently was logged into their Creative Arts teacher section.  I noticed there were multiple posts about teachers teaching Theatre and Film/Video/Media for the first time.  It inspired me to write this post. 

Words of Wisdom from one who has been in trenches-

• Take care of your secretaries and custodians.  They are the unsung heroes of your school.  Offer them free tickets for your productions and  thank them in your program.
• Learn the purchases order process of your district.  
• Connect with other Theatre teachers and ask for advice and ideas.  Go to schooltheatre.org and look up who the chapter director for your state/providence for the Educational Theatre Association/Thespians. Contact them and see if there are festivals for students or teacher conference.  Attend these events.  
• Plan for more than you think you will cover.  It is always easier to adjust than to stretch a lesson on the fly. 
• Try  to find an hobby or interest outside of Theatre.  You need an outside interest, so you can recharge.
• Take time to observe master teachers in your building.
• It does get easier. 

Here are some helpful books and sites as you begin your journey.

Theatre Links

• Raising the Curtain by Gai Jones-  A great book for any Theatre teacher.  http://www.perfectionlearning.com/speech-theatre-raising-the-curtain
• ARTSEDGE- http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/educators/lessons.aspx
• BYU-Theatre Education Database http://tedb.byu.edu/
• Educational Theatre Association/International Thespian Society- http://schooltheatre.org 

Film/Video/Media Studies Links

• Adobe Education Exchange-  http://edexchange.adobe.com/pages/home
• Video2Brain Training Website- http://www.video2brain.com/en/  Academic Discount link- http://www.video2brain.com/en/edu-abo
• Teach Film Studies website-   http://teachfilmstudy.com/film-study/
• Mister Sill's Website- Film/Video reacher who is also a Google Certified Teacher and Google Certified Trainer.  Great resources on how to use YouTube with your classes.   https://sites.google.com/site/mistersill/

I wish everyone a great start to your first year of teaching.  It goes by fast.  I can't believe I am starting my 18th teaching. 

Please e-mail me with any questions nick@edtech4theatre.com 

YouTube Creators HOA- Directing Workshop

Here is the latest workshop from YouTube Creators.
Skip to 12:46 to start the actual workshop.

http://www.youtube.com/afi- Great resource mentioned in the workshop.

Drama Week at The New York Times- The Learning Network

Photo by Niall Kennedy

Drama and The New York Times

This Week, The New York Times' The Learning Network focused on how all teachers can use  drama strategies in their classrooms using New York Times content and theatre techniques.

The Learning Network provides teaching and learning materials and ideas based on New York Times content. 

Thank you to Larry Ferlazzo for including this in his Google+ Feed.  You can check out his blog at http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/

Basics of Cinematography by YouTube Creators- Hangouts On Air

The Basics of Cinematography Workshop  


Visions of Light and Cinematographer's Style are two documentaries that give a detailed view of cinematography in the world of film.