GOALS:
1. Produce a series of video clips that tell the story of what happened to your culture throughout the simulation.
2. Co-Create a Wiki "History of our world" page with other historians that tells the story of our world, drawing connections to happenings in the real world.

GRADING:
100 points total are possible for the videographer and the historian

Historian:

• 40 points: a briefsummary of what happened to your culture in each round of the simulation (these can be called in via Jott during the simulation. You can then just cut and paste them to the wiki.) These summaries are due by 5 pm, Friday, April 25th.
• Deadlines are VERY IMPORTANT for a collaborative project like this. You will lose 5 points per hour that your contribution is late.
• 60 points: a short narrative about what happened to your culture should be postedunder your group page (like the other sections by other students)
• where reasonable connections can be drawn to events in the real world, these should be noted (be as specific as possible) - Due May 8th
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Videographer

• You will be graded on how well your clips can tell the story of the main events that occurred in your culture.
• Clips are due to Dr. Wesch by 5 pm, Friday, April 25th
• Deadlines are VERY IMPORTANT for a collaborative project like this. You will lose 5 points per hour that your contribution is late.
  

Specific instructions for the videographer.
I will use these clips to create the full World Simulation video which will be shown in class.

Step One: Bring a Digital Video camera to the World Simulation and a DV cassette for recording (if necessary). If you are unsure about whether or not your camera will work, bring it to class so I (Prof. Wesch) can look at it.

Step Two: Record your culture throughout the World Simulation.
Here are some tips:
1. Ask lots of questions. The stories people tell on camera will become the “voice” of the final video that will tell the big story of how our world unfolded.
2. Do not leave your home culture (unless *everybody* has to leave for some reason). Every culture will have their own camera, so we won’t miss anything if you stay home.
3. Keep the camera rolling throughout the entire simulation. You can always edit out the boring parts later.
4. Get a few close-ups of repetitive activities (people sorting fruit loops, or whatever they might be doing). This is called “B-Roll” and it is very important in telling the story in a compelling way.

Step Three: Transfer your video to the computer. (If you already know how to do this, you can skip these instructions. You can use any software you want.)

If you do not have the right equipment yourself, go to the Media Development Center in Hale Library.

On Windows ...
Use Windows Movie Maker (free on any Windows XP or later)
Connect your camera to the computer with firewire
Click “Capture from Video Device” and capture at 1Mbps or greater.

On Mac ... Use iMovie (or other software if you prefer). Go to Media Development Center if you need help with this.

Step Four: Watch your video and take notes to yourself about important scenes you think should be in the final video. Note the time the scene starts and ends so you can extract it later.

Step Five: Extract the best clips that tell the story.
In Windows Movie Maker, click on the timeline where the scene you want to keep begins. Press CTRL-L to split the clip. Now go to the end of the scene you want to keep and press CTRL-L again. Do this with all of the scenes you want to keep. Then go back and delete the parts in-between. Try to leave about 3 seconds at the beginning and end of the pieces you want to keep. This will be helpful when I am editing them all together. When you are done, you should have a sequence of clips that together are no longer than 15 minutes that tell the story of your culture. For some of you, this will be even shorter – even as short as 1 or 2 minutes. Keep in mind that the final video I create will only be about 15-20 minutes long, so each culture will only have about 30-90 seconds of screen time at best.

IMPORTANT: Do not add music, transitions, or any effects. I will add those later.

Step Six: Save the Project and the Movie.
Save your project often. The project and the movie are two different things. The project is your workspace. The movie is the final product. It can take a long time to “save the movie” because it has to render. Even on a fast computer, rendering a ten minute video can take over an hour, and you will not be able to do much on your computer during this time because it will use almost all of the computer’s resources.

Save your movie by selecting, “Save Movie File.” On the next screen select “My Computer.” Name it. On the third screen select “Other settings” and select 1.0 Mbps.

Step Seven: Send me the Video by 5 pm, Friday, April 25th
If your video is shorter than 15 minutes, you should be able to upload it to mediafire.com (max upload of 100 MB). After you have done this, send me the link so I can download it.