Art Teaching with a touch of Technology

Students on location by Art Schultz, All rights reserved. Students on location by Art Schultz, All rights reserved. Over the last year, I worked with students to create a broadcast studio for my school's announcements .  We worked with a live recording, where our 'anchor desk' could record the pieces together. There were a lot of pieces, but we were able to get some nice results. Items needed: Green Screen or Painted Green wall.  I used a Matte Finish green paint from my local paint store.  Lights.  I found mine on Amazon.    Video Camera or Digital SLR with an HDMI output.  I had a Nikon D3300 and a Samsung Video camera.  Having the ability to zoom is a good idea for larger groups. HDMI Capture Card, and a cable to suit. I use the Blackmagic UltraStudio Mini Recorder , which outputs to Thunderbolt on my iMac.  But the Elgato Cam Link looks good too.  Check the connections on your computer, because this is the...

One of my jobs this year is teaching a media studies class for 7th graders.  I have about 13 kids right now, and we are working on creating a news program for our school.  One of the things that might help my kiddos this term is the ability to be able to see their words on screen as they record. Here are my steps in getting a teleprompter for my classroom.  Maybe you can make one too. My school has a great 3d printer, a Makerbot Replicator Mini.  I thought, well maybe I can print one. I found this project online  by speedy777  and downloaded the STL files.  I had to modify some of the parts, so that they would print on my Makerbot.  It took a couple of days to get all of the parts together, glue some of the pieces that I had to cut, and cut down some bolts to fit more nicely.  The glass, shown in the video, is from an old photo frame, and I covered the edges in electrical tape. I downloaded the Parrot Teleprompter a...

Spinner on Green Screen Sometimes you want to create digital effects for a movie, but... you just do not have any fancy software to create your video effect. Well, if you have a mac, you might be able to create something that may meet your needs... in Keynote and iMovie.  Basic Mac apps from Apple. Here is my Video Tutorial, broken down into small parts. There may be other applications for doing this method.  If you have ideas about how you might use this, add it to the comments section!