GRADING:
100 points total are possible for the videographer
130 points total are possible for the historian (because the historian does not write a reflection and must write a brief summary as well as a full report)

Historian: During the simulation you should be rigorously taking notes about everything that is happening that relates to your culture (for colonizers this includes a good record of who was colonized and when, successful and unsuccessful rebellions, important trades, wealth growth over time, etc.)

• 30 points: a brief summary of what happened to your culture in each round of the simulation. E-mail this directly to Professor Wesch and your TA by midnight on Wednesday November 19th (the 2nd day of the simulation)
  
• Deadlines are VERY IMPORTANT for a collaborative project like this. You will lose 5 points per hour that your contribution is late. Prof. Wesch will use your brief report to draft a history of the entire world, which will be posted by November 24th. Please check the history carefully after he posts it to make sure it is correct. It will become the basis for the World Simulation Video.
• 100 points: a 500-600 word history of what happened to your culture should be posted under your group page (like the other sections by other students)
  
• Very important: Where reasonable connections can be drawn to events in the real world, these should be noted (be as specific as possible)
• Due November 25th by Midnight.
  
• Make sure you create a link from the front page of your group so we can find it easily.
  

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 in or before class on November 24th.
  
• 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 the clips you give me 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 Prof. Wesch can look at it. A standard digital camera (designed for still photos) is not sufficient, even if it has video. The video quality will not be high enough.

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 (not USB)
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
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.