Producing Media for the Web

Program dates: June 18-23, 2017

Program cost: $850

Includes lodging, all meals and any field trips. Students arrive on campus Sunday, June 18 and depart Friday, June 23.

Course description

Are you interested in producing your own movies and audio? Do you want to maintain a blog that is read by thousands of people? Do you have a passion for thinking about, discussing, and sharing media with your friends? In this workshop, students will learn skills for how to produce media for the digital age, including creating their own blog and taking part in the production of a short film. Students will learn basic skills in film and sound editing, shooting cinematic scenes, and creating their own professional web pages.

Tentative Schedule

Sunday, June 18

Check-in
Welcome reception

Monday, June 19

8 a.m.: Introduction to Media Production
8:30 a.m.: Media Landscapes
9:30 a.m.: Break
9:45 a.m.: Blogs and Blogging Discussion
10:45 a.m.: Setting up a Web Page using Wordpress
Noon: Lunch
1 p.m.: What do I want to Blog About?
2 p.m.: Identifying an Audience
3 p.m.: Break
3:15 p.m.: Writing an Introduction Post
4:30 : Peer Feedback/Suggestions
5 p.m.: Dinner

Tuesday, June 20

8 a.m.: Thinking with Sound
9 a.m.: Podcasting
10 a.m.: Break
10:15 a.m.: Soundscape Tour of Campus
Noon: Lunch
1 p.m.: Project Brainstorming Session
1:30 p.m.: Introduction to Sound Editing with Audacity
2 p.m.: Sound Collecting and Sampling
2:30 p.m.: Break
2:45 p.m.: Remix Challenge
4:30 p.m.: Peer Feedback/Suggestions
5 p.m.: Dinner

Wednesday, June 21

8 a.m.: Making Movies
9 a.m.: Thinking about Genre
10:15 a.m.: Break
10:30 a.m.: Project Development/Brainstorming
Noon: Lunch
1 p.m.: Allocating Resources and Skills (Ideally have speaker from Fresh Films)
2 p.m.: Project Selection and Planning
3 p.m.: Break
3:15 p.m.: Scripting and Storyboarding
4:30 p.m.: Planning to Shoot Scenes
5 p.m.: Dinner

Thursday, June 22

8 a.m.: Establishing Goals for the Day
8:30 a.m.: Film Shooting on Locations at Augustana
10:15 a.m.: Break
10:30 a.m.: Film Shooting on Locations at Augustana
Noon: Lunch
1 p.m.: Film Editing Software Introduction
2 p.m.: Scene Review/Analysis
3 p.m.: Break
3:15 p.m.: Filming Remainder of Scenes
5 p.m.: Dinner

Friday, June 23

8 a.m.: Static Visuals
9a.m.: Creating a Marketing Display with Photoshop
10 a.m.: Break
10:15 a.m.: Work on Marketing Displays
Noon: Lunch
1 p.m.: Film Editing/Marketing Displays
2 p.m.: Wrap up Film Editing
2:30: p.m. Break
2:45 p.m.: Watch Films as group and give feedback
3:30 p.m.: Final Edits
4:15 p.m.: Posting Film to Blog
5 p.m.: Closing Session
5:30 p.m.: Depart from Augustana

Instructor: Dr. George Boone

Dr. George W. Boone is a visiting assistant professor of business administration at Augustana College. He earned his Ph.D in communication from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and studied storytelling and technological development within the late 1980s video game industry. At Augustana, Dr. Boone’s primary teaching responsibilities include business writing, communication theory, and classes that focus on the social effects of technology.

Dr. Boone is passionate about media in all its aspects, including its effects, production, and ability to persuade and shape minds. As a visiting faculty at Augustana, Dr. Boone teaches courses that challenge students to think about how to most effectively craft, send and circulate messages in a variety of settings.