90 mins
Post-production: Editing and Finalizing Your Life Songs Interview
How do you use editing to create a final media product?
How to Use This Lesson
Life Songs is an intergenerational media project organized into a four lesson unit plan. Over the course of the unit, students participate in a group singalong, identify and discuss their favorite songs, prepare interview questions about another person’s favorite songs, and conduct and record an interview with an adult who shares how certain songs shaped their life. The unit culminates in students presenting a completed version of their Life Songs Interview. Through Life Songs, students acquire beneficial skills and experience in media production while participating in social and emotional learning activities.
Essential Question
How do you use editing to create a final media product?
Objectives
Know (knowledge):
- The concept of post-production, and what the process entails
- The tasks and responsibilities of an editor
- Basic operations in video and audio editing software
Mastery Objective:
- Students will be able to transform the raw footage from their Life Songs interview into a final version by using video and audio editing software.
Background
In this lesson, students will take the raw footage they created during the Life Songs Interview and transform it into a final product to be seen and/or heard by the public. Students will edit their raw footage and, optionally, add additional elements to create their “final edit.”
In the final lesson in the Life Songs unit, students watch instructional videos created by TeachRock’s media editor to gain an understanding of the post-production process. Students learn about the goals and strategies of video and audio editing, and then use those strategies on their own Life Songs project. Optionally, students then learn how to add “B-Roll” or other elements to enrich their LifeSongs project. By the end of the class, students will have a completed Life Songs project, ready to be screened or published.
This lesson is split into three parts, each of which may require a class period to cover.
Disclaimers
This lesson requires students have individual access to devices capable of editing audio and video. If such technology is unavailable, alternative options are provided below:
Activity A: Personalized “Greatest Hits” Album
- Distribute to students Handout - "Greatest Hits" Album Project. Ask students to fill out the handout using the notes or footage they took while interviewing their adult.
- Using art supplies or digital editing tools, ask students to design the album cover, using Handout - "Greatest Hits" Album Project as a guide.
- Optional: If students will be pursuing another activity, ad a QR code or link on the album cover so it acts as a "gateway" to another project.
Activity B: Slide Deck Presentation
- Distribute to students Handout - Slide Deck Project. Ask students to fill out the handout using the notes or footage they took while interviewing their adult.
- Using art supplies or digital editing tools, ask students to design their slide deck, using Handout - Slide Deck Project as a guide.
Activity C: Timeline Presentation
- Distribute to students Handout - Timeline Project. Ask students to fill out the handout using the notes or footage they took while interviewing their adult.
- Using art supplies or digital editing tools, ask students to design their timeline, using Handout - Timeline Project as a guide.
Grading
- Use the the Life Songs Rubric document to evaluate student projects, or provide the appropriate rubric for student self-assessment.
Materials
- Video/Audio editing software (Audacity, iMovie, etc.)
Connected Themes
Topics