We’re asking students and teachers of dance, music, theater, and visual arts to think about the question
What has helped you learn about, and develop in, your artform?
and to share that on video. These videos will help us focus our efforts next year, and perhaps provide a model for a video nominations process for next year’s Teacher Recognition project.
We’ll be reaching out to students and teachers during the summer and we hope you’ll help spread the word by forwarding a link to this post and talking to folks you think might be interested. We think that many students and teachers will have more time over the summer to dance, play music, act, and make art, so it should be a good time for reflection about what helps you grow as an artist.
Down below you will find directions for how to make your video, how to borrow a pocket video camera from us for two weeks if you don’t have access to one, and how to post your videos on YouTube. We will post information (and FAQ’s as they develop) here on our website and on our Facebook page after school adjourns for the year. (Image above is from the uniquiet library’s photostream on flickr.)
Join us right away in this cool project! Contact: info@vaae.org
How to Participate in the Video Project
The format for the video is flexible, but it should:
- Show or tell who made the video.
- Begin with a statement (either spoken or as text) “What’s helped me learn about (dance, drama, music, visual arts), is ___________.”
- Show (either by interview, filming examples, or some other method) what are the things that inspire, teach and motivate you in ___________(music, art, theater, and/or dance). Use footage of arts projects, teaching, or interviews (or video of yourself speaking about these questions)
- Make sure that the people being photographed are OK with being filmed and having the footage uploaded to the internet.
- Be of a reasonable length, probably no more than 4-6 minutes
- Use respectful language and action. Energetic and unusual is great. Inappropriate language and behavior is not.
When your video is finished, upload it to YouTube and send the link to us at info@vaae.org . To put video up on YouTube you must have a valid YouTube account, which you can create here. Our plan is to pull the videos into the VAAE website and our Facebook page.
Everyone who posts a video with the required parts and sends us a link will get a gift from us! Have a look at our gifts!
Do you need to borrow a pocket camcorder?
Five camcorders will be made available to students and others who wish to make videos, loaned out for a period of two weeks (including shipping time), with a signed contract regarding time, responsibility, and directions (signed by a parent for students under age 18). We will pay the postage/shipping both ways. If there is nobody else waiting for it, there could be a renewal period. Contracts for the use of the camcorders are available on our website here.
This Summer Video Project is supported by the Vermont Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts
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