Today we will start by discussing our reading. For this discussion, we will use a chat room on our class Sakai site. Log in to our class Sakai, site, select the Chat Room, and then the chat for Tuesday, Feb 4.
Here are some prompts related to our readings:
Yancey
What about the inside/outside dichotomy for writing?
What are the new genres and how do they relate to "writing?"
What does circulation add to our understanding?
What do you make of Yancey's metaphor? How does it fit with her argument?
What does the rise of the novel include that is social? How related to rise of the video? etc?
What about tech optimism?
What can we say about the decline of the humanities? And about English (in light of all the "writing" outside of school)?
Screen literacy: what is it?
How sneaky is printcentricity?
What would you design as a curriculum for composing?
Who has heard of the process movement?
The link between writing and the individual--what about it?
How will transfer shape your video report?
What do you know about intertextuality?
What is a reflective theory and how do you write one?
Have you ever heard of the rhetorical canons? What are they? Invention, arrangement, style, memory, and delivery
Have you ever thought about the interface of the page?
Have you ever thought about "rhetorical velocity?"
Working against the grain of technology--how can we do it?
What are your thoughts on testing and literacy?
Fulwiler and Middleton
Have you heard of convergence culture or Henry Jenkins?
How does "digital storytelling" relate to the points that Yancey makes?
What's wrong with write/film/edit?
What alternative new composing practices make sense: Start with a sound? Why not a great song? Maybe a video that looks interesting?
What can you say about layers? What can't you say about layers?
Does it still make sense to create a script for your DH video report?
Isn't some of the student project work just revision, need for invention, etc? Are we still just talking about writing?
What's to be had from filming text?
Next, we will switch gears and explore some aspects of video composing.
For our work, if you haven't already done so, download and install the SnagIt program. You will be purchasing the educational version for $29. Also, if you don't already have it, sign up for the Adobe Creative Cloud suite though UNC. Then, download the Adobe Premiere RUSH program.
Once you have that set up, follow these steps to create an emerging genre, a vertical video. For today, we will create a 15 second, vertical haiku. [Before getting to "Start" below, let's think about and fix what's wrong with this assignment in terms of the reading by Fulwiler and Middleton.]Start
To start, explore, and then download one or more of these videos:
Next make a haiku quickly developing three statements:
- a five syllable line
- a seven syllable line
- a five syllable line
For your haiku, aim to bring a feeling or some qualities into the lines, but don't worry too much if you are off a syllable or about getting the perfect sensibility.
Next, open a text document, and make the font large. Record the screen with Snagit while typing one line at a time, deleting the line, and then recording the other lines. I will guide us.
Save the video to your computer.
Next open the Adobe RUSH program and import the typing clip into Adobe RUSH.
Change the RUSH dimensions to portrait -- Sequence > Orientation
Next import one or more of the video clips.
Arrange these so the they use the canvas in interesting ways
Edit to make a fifteen second video. Use speed control on the typing if needed.
Finally, download one of these audio files.
Add the audio file to the video.
When finished, spend a few minutes fine tuning anything, and then use the Share option, Local to save the project as an mp4 file.
Use the Improv Video option on our web site to upload your file.
For homework, 1) complete the draft of your storyboard and script and upload it to our web site; and 2) send me via e-mail (iamdan@unc.edu) a brief reflection on the activities you have just completed drafting and reviewing your DH reports (print versions). Share any insights into the collaborative group activities and participation as well as general thoughts. This need not be more than a paragraph.