Aesop's Fables: telling tales with video.In the mid-twentieth century, technology simplified moviemaking mov·ie·mak·er n. One that makes movies, especially professionally. mov  ie·mak and
video art was born. Nam-June Paik, the Korean-born American artist who
died on January 29, 2006, is cited as the founding father of video art,
which flourished in the late 1960s and 1970s. In those days, artists
needed thousands of dollars worth of equipment and expensive editing
systems to create their work. Since then, working with video has become
easier and cheaper, and artists have incorporated video into
installation and performance pieces in addition to video art projects.
Student Video Art Projects New technologies have revolutionized video. We are now at the point where art teachers and their students can easily incorporate new video technologies into the art curriculum and produce professional-quality video art projects on DVDs. All you need is a Mac with iMovie or a PC with Windows MovieMaker mov·ie·mak·er n. One that makes movies, especially professionally. mov ie·mak and a digital video camera.
Even if you don't Even If You Don't is a single released by the band Ween in 2000 on Mushroom Records. Formats Enhanced CD single Includes the quicktime video of "Even If You Don't" directed by Matt Stone & Trey Parker of "South Park". have a video camera, your students can still make movies in the style of Ken Burns by importing still images into iMovie, MovieMaker, or another video program and adding transitions and voice overs. A video project that I have had great success with is based on Aesop's Fables. Aesop's Fables Aesop, it is believed, was a slave of African descent who lived from about 620 to 560 Be in Ancient Greece The term ancient Greece refers to the periods of Greek history in Classical Antiquity, lasting ca. 750 BC[1] (the archaic period) to 146 BC (the Roman conquest). It is generally considered to be the seminal culture which provided the foundation of Western Civilization. . The fables have been and continue to be a popular choice for moral education and offer students a great opportunity to illustrate and interpret literature. For this project, a group of two or three students select a fable. Aesop's Fables, translated by Laura Gibbs, are available for free online (see address at the end of this article). Students then illustrate the fable with images downloaded from the Internet. Student Interpretation You may have students use their own drawn or painted images to illustrate the fable. A voice-over narrative of the fable is then added to the still clips. The second part of the fable project involves students interpreting and rewriting re·write v. re·wrote , re·writ·ten , re·writ·ing, re·writes v.tr. 1. To write again, especially in a different or improved form; revise. 2. the fable in a present-day context. The students then dramatize dram·a·tize v. dram·a·tized, dram·a·tiz·ing, dram·a·tiz·es v.tr. 1. To adapt (a literary work) for dramatic presentation, as in a theater or on television or radio. 2. their version of the fable and record and edit the video. You can see examples of my students' fables at: www.wyckoffschools.org/eisenhower/teachers/olejarz/digitalvideo/ fables.html. NATIONAL STANDARD Students intentionally take advantage of the qualities and characteristics of art media, techniques, and processes to enhance communication of their experiences and ideas. WEB LINK www.mythfolklore.net/aesopica/oxford Harold Olejarz is an art teacher at Eisenhower Middle School Eisenhower Middle School may refer to:
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