Idea as to Day-to-Day Breakdown

Here's a breakdown of what I foresee the day-to-day breakdown being for this two week session:

Day 1 (Monday)
To Do:
1. Tour of GNAT - discuss "behind the scenes" roles of productions.
2. Get everyone acquainted.
3. Explain end goal of project - talk about parties already involved in the project. Find out if any students have particular wants as to the "subject" they focus on.
4. Show the group some of my work, talk about the way the story is told, talk about composition.
5. Shot composition - b-roll and interview. Do's and Don'ts. Follow this up by activity on composition (done in pairs, come back together and end to discuss).

Day 2 (Tuesday)
To Do:
1. "7 Deadly Camera Sins" - hand out from Garrett.
2. Review of composition from the day before.
3. Camera overview (Tripod as well). Prior to this lesson, I need to get a camera and take stills of it for a handout for students.
4. White balance - Why it's important (Activity)
5. Activity - Get kids into groups and have them shoot stuff around the student to get comfortable with gear, and to troubleshoot potential problems.


Day 3 (Wednesday)
To Do: Gather group for evening shoot of "Life After Dark" running 6pm-8pm (kickoff prior). Group should be assembled Monday as to prepare. Doesn't need to be everyone. Anyone not able to participate in evening event has the day off - evening shoot is activity of the day. It's possible shoot will start earlier than 6pm as there will be a kick-off to this new arts initiative.

Day 4 (Thursday)
To Do:
1. Review previous night w/ group - what worked, what didn't.
2. 2 Shoots to accomplish (1 hour each)

Day 5 (Friday)
To Do:
1. Morning shoot.
2. Morning - Touch base, see how every one's doing, talk about the week ahead. See if there are any problems, etc.
3. Evening shoot - Northshire Bookstore (possibility). Crew for this should be selected Wednesday or Thursday.

Day 6 (Monday)
To Do:
1. 2 Shoots to accomplish (1 hour each)

Day 7 (Tuesday)
To Do:
1. 1 shoot to accomplish
2. Shoot b-roll of downtown Manchester and Dorset area. (Dorset may be able to be done when we are in town shooting potential subjects earlier in project)

Day 8 (Wednesday)
To Do:
1. Final Cut Overview
2. Activity - have students begin to ingest and edit footage.


Day 9 and 10 are dedicated to editing things together and troubleshooting problems. Whatever doesn't get finished by the students I will finish on my own time. What's important is that the kids get a sense of the whole project.