Understanding film
Reading
films in the classroom
Techniques
for introducing and discussing moving image sequences.
Film
terms
Terms you can use for analysing and planning films.
Getting started with digital video
Digital
video in the classroom FAQ
What you need to buy and what your students can do with digital video.
Camcorder
reviews
SimplyDV's reviews of some miniDV cameras.
Basic video equipment list (NEW)
Downloadable PDF list of suggested video equipment, with prices. Written for Media Studies teachers but relevant to other users.
Planning
Storyboarding
How to do storyboarding in the classroom
Practical
video checklist
Things to take on the shoot
Making
your movie make sense
How you can use camerawork and editing to make your story clear to the audience.
Filming
Introduction
to camcorder techniques
Sound advice on
better filming, from SimplyDV.
Good Shooting Guide (NEW)
Useful training resource from the BBC. Requires the Flash 7 player, and works best with headphones and a broadband connection.
Lighting for DV
How to use natural and artificial light and reflectors.
Editing
Digital
video on a Mac
Buying the right hardware
Digital
video on a PC
Buying the right hardware
Using iMovie 4
Getting started with iMovie 2
iMovie2
tips
How to use Apple's entry-level editing package
David Baugh's iMovie
tutorial for children (PDF)
Classroom practice
Going
non-linear
How students used
non-linear editing at one Community College
Digital
Video Report
Evaluation of the Becta DV
Pilot project involving 50 UK schools
Digital
video in education
News, reviews and discussion list from Denbighshire LEA and Denbigh ICT Centre, with the emphasis on Macs.
DV training for educators
Digital
video in education
Accredited training for advisory
teachers, from Denbigh ICT Centre and Film Education
Media
Education Wales
Training for teachers and
advisory staff, linking film language to practical production
Digital
video editing in education
Distance
learning MA module taught jointly by the British Film Institute and the London
University Institute of Education.