I know, I know we just blogged about this upcoming event. However, I have lots more info to share and figured this was the best place for it. Lieanne, of
NNMMLC sent me the lesson plan and basic itinerary for both days of Video Production.

What you need:

• Headphones/earbuds (this is the most efficient way to ensure your sound quality is clean)

• Ideas – take time to think about what it is you want to achieve with video.

• Participants will be expected to take part in a mock interview

• Participants are welcome to bring their own camera (we do prefer cameras that use mini DV tapes)

Detailed Lesson Plan

(for class max of 20)

Concept development

Story boarding – taking an idea from the concept stage to a working template for your video. In this portion of the workshop we will ask participants to briefly talk about their business and what the wish to take away from this workshop. Once we have listened to each of you we will break you up into working groups to get started on your project concept. This project will end up being a short “mockumentary” (15 – 30 sec) outlining the benefits/resources and wow factor of your product/resort/business.

Basic Camera operation

In this portion of the class time, we will go over the basic mechanics of camera operation. The Lab will provide two digital cameras – HD and DV. If you have a camera of your own and want to bring it please do. We would prefer that they take mini DV tape but we can work with memory chips as well.

Interview set up – It may sound simple enough but getting a good interview can be tricky. You will learn how to set up sound/light/ and shots for interviewing by working with your classmates as subjects. These will be short little interviews where you will get to act as an interviewer and then switch to be the interviewee.

What makes good b-roll (these are images you can use to visually show what your subject is talking about). B-roll is essential to a great video. Although your subject may be involved and look great, impact is always better if you can shows us visually what your are talking about.

Rule of thirds – how to ensure the images you are capturing are visually pleasing and appropriate for subject matter.

Basic Assembly Edit

In this portion of the workshop, participants will be show how to take raw footage and assemble it with Final Cut Software. They will then learn how to take their raw footage and cut it together into a working rough copy of their project.

Day One

9:00-11:30 Concept work and divide into groups

11:30-12:30 Basic camera set up for interviews ( helpers on hand)

12:30-2:30 Interviews process

2:30-4:00 B-roll

Day One-Edit

9:00-12:00 Capture footage and begin edit process using story boards

1:00-2:30 Assembly Edit and burning process

2:30-4:00 Wrap up and viewing of projects

Looking forward to seeing you all there. For more info call me at 705-386-1595, email me northernedgealgonquin@gmail.com, and visit our Facebook Fan Page, http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=78250515860&ref=nf.

For more info on NNMML visit their site, http://www.nnmedialab.com/index_home.php

Todd Lucier is heading to the London G20 Summit March 30-April 3 as an invited blogger with G20Voice.
Thousands of credentialed press attend the G20 gathering and this is the first time that bloggers have been invited to share their voice at such a summit.

Todd was nominated by at least a dozen Twitter followers and blog readers to be their eyes, ears and voice in London as Economic Ministers and Central bank leaders convene. G20Voice saw Todd’s resume and invited him along with 19 other bloggers nominated online.

For his part, Todd hopes to bring attention to protecting vulnerable people and resources.

Why get involved in the G20 Meetings?
“In 2010 Canada will be hosting the G8 Meetings in Huntsville, just south of our nature retreat and since that announcement I have been really interested in how to use technology to give ordinary people a voice at global events. Particularly in the last year, I’ve seen technology as a really important tool for democracy.”

Todd regularly posts live streaming video to the internet from training programs and conferences and engages with his audience in real time using tools like Qik Video on his iphone, Ustream and Twitter.

He has recently been inspired by techies like Loic Le Muir who was reporting from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland in January.

“I was walking through the mall in North Bay Ontario and being invited to pose questions to former UN. Sec’y General Kofi Annon who was being interviewed in Davos, Switzerland and see the interview minutes later – all on my phone in the mall!”

He’ll be blogging, podcasting and engaging with his audience live and in near-real time from London on his blog.
Interested followers can stay up to date by following his posts on Twitter @toddlucier and following #g20voice.
Followers will even be invited to share their thoughts and questions live with Todd while he’s at the summit.

Of course the Edge is a solar powered nature retreat in Ontario Canada and Todd has also been delivering Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth message in presentations in Ontario, Canada. He blogs about climate related issues on ClimateCafe.org and he also helps the tourism and travel industry bridge the digital divide to the social and mobile Web at http://www.tourismkeys.ca/blog.

It’s been three years since David Hickey stopped by Northern Edge Algonquin to give a crystal bowls performance. Since that time he has travelled extensively throughout North America bringing his unique sound to audiences. This interview and soundscape was recorded in 2005 at the Edge. I hope you enjoy meeting David and coming to understand how he came to be a crystal bowl concert performer.

David Hickey performs at the South River Festival of the Arts on August 7-8, 2008.

Learn more at http://www.crystaljourney.ca/

Todd and Kate chat about all that’s new at Northern Edge Algonquin for summer 2008 including retreats at our solar powered eco lodge and Algonquin Park canoe trip adventures. Have a listen.