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Slideshow Project

Mr. Foster — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 06:05:53 +0000

The Slideshow project is due tomorrow, Wednesday, September 26 and don’t forget to study for the chapters 1 and 2 quiz on Thursday for 1st period and Friday for 4th and 5th periods. If you need another copy of the slideshow project sheet you can download one on the documents page and print it off.

Class Fee

Mr. Foster — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 20:57:25 +0000

Please make sure to pay your $10 class fee by Monday, September 10 at the ASB window. Show me your receipt when you have paid your fee and I will mark it off. You need to pay your class fee so when we start the first video project you will have a videotape to use.

BGTV on iTunes

Mr. Foster — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 07:26:54 +0000

BGTV now has a home in the iTunes store under the podcasting section. I put all of Courtney’s past baseball pawcasts along with a snippet of her radio appearance during a Portland Beaver’s game. Hopefully we’ll be able to add some highlight videos and other fun stuff for everyone to listen to and watch during the year. To go straight to the store click here or go the pawcasting page under the BGTV menu.

BGTV Apparel

Mr. Foster — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 07:10:04 +0000

I’ve just finished creating an online store where you can purchase some BGHS Video Production, BGTV and Pawcast clothing. I do not make any money from the sales. Everyone has been asking me to do it and I finally got around to uploading the logos and putting them on some t-shirts and hooded sweatshirts. You can visit the BGTV store by clicking here. Click on one of the logos and buy yours today. A credit card is needed to purchase and they offer a 30-day money back guarantee.

Welcome Back!

Mr. Foster — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 20:57:09 +0000

It’s that time again. I hope you had a great summer and are ready to explore the world of video production with me. This class blog will serve as a constant reminder and listing of all class assignments this year. I will add some of my favorite links and anything interesting I come across so check back often.

Summer Reading

Mr. Foster — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 20:54:22 +0000

Last summer I read an interesting book entitled “Filmmaking for Teens: Pulling Off Your Shorts“. The authors explain the process of making a 5-minute short film. They take the reader from the initial idea all the way through submitting it to film festivals. It is a very educational read for anyone interested in filmmaking and does a good job explaining the main crew positions and how to get a short film made in 1 month.This summer I came across “Rebel Without a Crew“, a diary by filmmaker Robert Rodriquez. The book chronicles his journey to make his first feature length film for just $7,000. He succeeded and Hollywood took notice. He ended up directing all of the Spy Kid movies and Sin City among many others. It’s another great read for anyone interested in filmmaking and especially how you break into the business when you don’t really know anyone.

New Hardware and Software

Mr. Foster — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 20:53:29 +0000

I am very excited about the new computer hardware and video equipment we have for this coming school year.We have 10 brand new Mac Pro towers equipped with 2GB of RAM, 1 250GB hard drive for the system, 1 500GB hard drive for video, the brand new Final Cut Studio 2 (including Final Cut Pro 6, Soundtrack Pro 2, Motion 3, DVD Studio Pro 4, Color and Compressor 3), Photoshop, Illustrator and Microsoft Office.We also purchased 10 new Sony miniDV cameras along with new Bogen tripods.