WE ARE IN MINECRAFT YEAH

Students took screen shots of their characters in Minecraft.  They then used CrazyTalk and the voice recordings made in Audacity to create the animated faces for the films.

Then as the most AMAZING THING THAT HAPPENED IN THE WORLD the students got to go into Minecraft for 30 minutes to build their sets for the disaster films.

It was like every important holiday and birthday all happened on the one day and there was happiness  in the world.

And Then It all Went Wrong

Wonderful news.  We came back to school after the holidays and found that the Lab had been re imaged.  That should straighten the bugs out.

Minecraft server wouldn't talk to the client.

A quick revamp of the day and all three Minecraft classes used Audacity to record the script for the films as we frantically worked out what was wrong.

Mark solved it but we still had to reset the ip in the client.  As result the students didn't actually get into Minecraft but they all seemed happy.

Work Plan Session 5

Session 5

Skill focus

Mini films Editing action and speaking scenes – skill building

Using Final Cut Pro

Using the 4 scenes created last session the teams will edit the scenes into the sequences as outlined on their story board. As stored on comic life (last session)

 The team need to ensure they have the 4 scenes exported and saved

Action scenes need to be exported from ishowU into final cut pro.

Crazy talk dialogue scenes need to be imported to final cut pro from the server. (The children should have been exported from crazy talk to desktop named appropriately and then saved to class folder on the server.)

As part of this process the students need to edit all scenes, and adjust the volume of the dialogue. Cut out dead air etc.

Share your mini movie

Groups move clock wise around the lab to view the mini movie of another team

Watch the mini movie as a group and review critique

On white board desk write 2 positives and 1 thing they can improve on.

When team return to their desk they are to make any changes to their films to improve where they can.

Watch their own films.

Reflection session 4

Reflection Session 4
The teams need a little help today to get the delegation arranged and allocate tasks with thin their team.
We found by giving time limits and deadlines  they worked better with this limited time frame.

Once goals were set and they all know what they were responsible for off they went.

We reminded them also that the first port of call for assistance was with in their own teams. all team members bring expertise that they can share with each other.

On task
The teams divided and worked on their own components.
It was nice to see that they often asked the members of the action scenes to listen to the dialogue and asked dialogue teams to watch the action. They took on board the opinions and made changes if they were suggested. We had a few examples of smaller teams with member working in both parts. Multitasking at its best.

Work Plan Session 4

Session 4

Software for the session Minecraft, ishowU, Crazy Talk, final cut pro

Goal - Talk scene - moving scene  -talking scene  - moving scene

AFK

Creating story board of the film based on the story written in class.

Draw scenes from the film that tell the main event in the story/script the team has developed.

Software

Use Photo booth software to photograph each scene.

Drop the photo into Comic Life software and annotate with descriptions and basic dialogue.

This will become an electronic story board. The story board will be used to keep the team focused and to ensure the film is edited into the correct sequence.

Minecraft

Team meeting 3 minutes

Who will be responsible for the action sequences using ishowU?

Who will be responsible for the dialogue scenes in Crazy Talk?

Goal set for the session and delegate responsibilities.

Role assignment and clarification

In World

Begin. Export as they are completed.

Minecraft with the new team

Our new team understand from the first day that they are not here to play Minecraft for two hours.  They are here to make a film.  This has also help with a greater understanding in the College that students don't spend 14 weeks times 2 hours  "playing" Minecraft.

We are making Machinima.

Work Plan Session 3

Session 3

In world

Part 1 Teams locate a build site and begin working on a building with their team.

In world challenge

Part 2 Tallest Tower

Each team member must choose a different brick colour

Build a 10x10 tower each working on a wall. Tower must go up at an equal rate. You can change your colour brock you help a team mate to catch up. Goal is to build the tallest tower in 8 minutes. Each wall must be of equal height. You must use team work strategies to build it.

Activity software skill building

This session will focus on filming short scenes and editing them in Final cut pro software to create a short film including dialogue written by the students.

AFK

Locating the team in Minecraft

Utilising the setting markers in world to allow team to find their location next time they log in. This can be done through the teacher log in. Gene/Chrisi

 5mins

Moving in the same space in the Minecraft world

“Acting” in Minecraft Chrisi and Gene to show how two avatars can be in one scene moving together. To look like they are acting.

 2mins

IshowU – Gene to demonstrate

 5 mins

Teams must negotiate the roles of camera person, director and actors.

Work out a set of movements or action you “actors” can complete in Minecraft that will be filmed by the camera person. The actions can be directed by all team or a nominated director.

10 mins

In World

Locate the team mates

Have the camera person in a position where they can see all the actors in their team.

 10 mins

They will use ishowU to film the action.

Import the film to final cut pro and then to student server file.

30 mins