Comments for Mr. Marsano's Honors Class Blog http://mrmarsanosclass.wordpress.com Lesson plans and communiques from the big world of 4-302H Fri, 22 May 2009 18:16:26 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Watch us fight global warming! by Karyn Strickler http://mrmarsanosclass.wordpress.com/2008/06/22/watch-us-fight-global-warming/#comment-436 Karyn Strickler Fri, 22 May 2009 18:16:26 +0000 http://mrmarsanosclass.wordpress.com/?p=32#comment-436 I would like to use your PSA on the first TV show in the country to focus exclusively on the issue of climate change. I think it's great. Congratulations on a great project! My show is produced by MMCTV, channel 16 in Montgomery County, Maryland. We reach 700,000 households, just outside of Washington, DC. I have only one comment, I don't think that EDF at fightglobalwarming.com is effectively fighting climate change. They tend to be apologists for the industries that are causing climate change. I would like to use your PSA on the first TV show in the country to focus exclusively on the issue of climate change. I think it’s great. Congratulations on a great project!

My show is produced by MMCTV, channel 16 in Montgomery County, Maryland. We reach 700,000 households, just outside of Washington, DC.

I have only one comment, I don’t think that EDF at fightglobalwarming.com is effectively fighting climate change. They tend to be apologists for the industries that are causing climate change.

]]> Comment on Images for our presentations on resources by JM http://mrmarsanosclass.wordpress.com/2009/05/13/images-for-our-presentations-on-resources/#comment-435 JM Wed, 13 May 2009 18:55:46 +0000 http://mrmarsanosclass.wordpress.com/2009/05/13/images-for-our-presentations-on-resources/#comment-435 Here is a picture of a house with solar panels on its roof: http://www.ryancanderson.com/v2/images/print/solar.jpg Here is a picture of a house with solar panels on its roof:

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]]> Comment on Images for our presentations on resources by Mr. Rhys, TMS http://mrmarsanosclass.wordpress.com/2009/05/13/images-for-our-presentations-on-resources/#comment-434 Mr. Rhys, TMS Wed, 13 May 2009 18:51:19 +0000 http://mrmarsanosclass.wordpress.com/2009/05/13/images-for-our-presentations-on-resources/#comment-434 Picture of a house with solar panels on it http://www.ryancanderson.com/v2/images/print/solar.jpg Picture of a house with solar panels on it

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]]> Comment on PSA on Global Warming – Intro & Production Notes by Public Service Announcement Videos in 4-302 « PS 124 Community Website http://mrmarsanosclass.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/psas-on-saving-energy-at-ps-124/#comment-433 Public Service Announcement Videos in 4-302 « PS 124 Community Website Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:17:25 +0000 http://mrmarsanosclass.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/psas-on-saving-energy-at-ps-124/#comment-433 [...] Mr. Marsano’s class is working on an exciting video project on global warming.  Check out Mr. Marsano’s Class Blog to follow his lesson plan and progress, and look for the finished videos in the [...] [...] Mr. Marsano’s class is working on an exciting video project on global warming.  Check out Mr. Marsano’s Class Blog to follow his lesson plan and progress, and look for the finished videos in the [...]

]]> Comment on Today’s PSA Fine Cutting Plan by Mr. Marsano http://mrmarsanosclass.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/todays-psa-fine-cutting-plan/#comment-424 Mr. Marsano Wed, 07 May 2008 18:33:31 +0000 http://mrmarsanosclass.wordpress.com/?p=29#comment-424 What a great day! Today we had the privilege of working alongside a PROFESSIONAL camera operator and documentary filmmaker (in addition to Mr. Rhys, or course!). It was a real treat to see how he worked. At PS 124 we have always prided ourselves on giving our students a professional outlook on the discipline of filmmaking: we discuss and plan rigorously before we ever touch the camera, just like professionals do. Today we got to see how a professional filmmaker uses a camera. Mr. Moorfoot moved around constantly and confidently, even though he was new to our environment. He was able to get up very close to us without distracting us because he was so focussed and so quiet! It really gave me an appreciation for the work he does. Also, it proved all along what I and Mr. Rhys have been saying: the best filmmakers are excellent, clear thinkers and are great at solving problems as they come up. Here's to Mr. Rhys for bringing his colleague along. Thank you! Mr. Marsano What a great day! Today we had the privilege of working alongside a PROFESSIONAL camera operator and documentary filmmaker (in addition to Mr. Rhys, or course!). It was a real treat to see how he worked.

At PS 124 we have always prided ourselves on giving our students a professional outlook on the discipline of filmmaking: we discuss and plan rigorously before we ever touch the camera, just like professionals do. Today we got to see how a professional filmmaker uses a camera. Mr. Moorfoot moved around constantly and confidently, even though he was new to our environment. He was able to get up very close to us without distracting us because he was so focussed and so quiet! It really gave me an appreciation for the work he does. Also, it proved all along what I and Mr. Rhys have been saying: the best filmmakers are excellent, clear thinkers and are great at solving problems as they come up.

Here’s to Mr. Rhys for bringing his colleague along. Thank you!

Mr. Marsano

]]> Comment on PSA on Global Warming – Intro & Production Notes by Class 4-302 http://mrmarsanosclass.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/psas-on-saving-energy-at-ps-124/#comment-423 Class 4-302 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:11:09 +0000 http://mrmarsanosclass.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/psas-on-saving-energy-at-ps-124/#comment-423 <strong>What we have to fix: </strong> <strong>Unit 1</strong> * fix Illeanel's audio * make sure the wind sound effect volume is low enough to hear Illeanel * slow down the ball and cut one of the ball shots * pick shots where the camera is not moving * voice over for Fryda <strong>Unit 2</strong> * cut out "action" from the beginning * re-do the "YOU's" * add more truck pictures * pull the transition for now, add the ticking later <strong>Unit 3</strong> * fix the pace of the final pictures * work on the final line of narration * listen again to the narration ("cities", "dying") * listen for "action" <strong>Unit 4</strong> * shoot the intro * trim the shot of Tasnia in the car (smile) * re-shoot Devin's shot What we have to fix:

Unit 1
* fix Illeanel’s audio
* make sure the wind sound effect volume is low enough to hear Illeanel
* slow down the ball and cut one of the ball shots
* pick shots where the camera is not moving
* voice over for Fryda

Unit 2
* cut out “action” from the beginning
* re-do the “YOU’s”
* add more truck pictures
* pull the transition for now, add the ticking later

Unit 3
* fix the pace of the final pictures
* work on the final line of narration
* listen again to the narration (“cities”, “dying”)
* listen for “action”

Unit 4
* shoot the intro
* trim the shot of Tasnia in the car (smile)
* re-shoot Devin’s shot

]]> Comment on PSA on Global Warming – Intro & Production Notes by Class 4-302 http://mrmarsanosclass.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/psas-on-saving-energy-at-ps-124/#comment-421 Class 4-302 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:53:01 +0000 http://mrmarsanosclass.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/psas-on-saving-energy-at-ps-124/#comment-421 Our four Units (1 of which is being edited as needed by members of the other 3) have made <strong>"ROUGH CUTS"</strong> of their videos. Now it's time for us to put the four rough cuts on one iMovie timeline as an <strong>"ASSEMBLY"</strong>. Today we will watch the assembly and take notes on what the different Units have left to do, and what can make this PSA even better. <strong>Specifically, we will watch for:</strong> Technical tune-ups Missing Shots Transitions between the different units Our four Units (1 of which is being edited as needed by members of the other 3) have made “ROUGH CUTS” of their videos. Now it’s time for us to put the four rough cuts on one iMovie timeline as an “ASSEMBLY”.

Today we will watch the assembly and take notes on what the different Units have left to do, and what can make this PSA even better.

Specifically, we will watch for:
Technical tune-ups
Missing Shots
Transitions between the different units

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