Video Saved the Orientation Stars

Video Saved the Orientation Stars:Our 60 Day Journey from Groupies to Video Production

and Social-Media Assessment Rock Stars

Lea Susan Engle :: Melissa Edwards :: Chance Medlinlibrarylea.com/loex2013 :: #resgames

May 2013

Learning Objectives• Understand twelve key issues essential to

the creation of a positive, effective, and popular outreach video.

Pre-ProductionCreativeProductionNitty Gritty

• Leave the session with an action plan and concrete strategies to “make it happen” in your own community.

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• Determine need• Know audience• Timing• Learning

objectives

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Pre-Production

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Fish Camp

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Time is probably not on your side

(no it’s not, no it’s not)

Learning Objectives

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Creative Process

• Theme with relevance and staying power

• Narrative first

• Resources

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Why Hunger Games?

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Aggieland Outfitters

hungergamesmovie.org

http://books.usatoday.com

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Funding

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Recruitment

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Talent :: Volunteers

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Aggie SWAMP ScreenWriting, Acting, and Movie Production.

aggieswamp.com

Production: Movie TimelineMarch 26- Cinematic Research

April 26- Pitch to SWAMP

May 7- Storyboard meeting with SWAMP May 8- Location walkthrough with Director - Costume shoppingMay 9- Filming Day #1 (Evans Lobby)May 10-Filming Day #2 (Cushing Library, Medical Sciences Library, Policy Science & Economics Library, Map & GIS Library)May 11- Katniss-Graduation,May 12- Filming Day #3 (Annex, Evans)May 14- Filming Day #4 (West Campus Library)

June 28- Viewing of Rough Cut

July 17- Delivered final cut to Fish Camp July 31- Premier at Fish Camp

August 2- 500 hits on Howdy Guide in month of August

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APR

JUNE

MAY

JULY

MAR

AUG

Nitty Gritty

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Understand Your Legal and Accessibility Guidelines

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Create a Home

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Track Your Impact

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Your turn!

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If you believe in yourself enoughAnd know what you want

You’re gonna make it happenMariah Carey

Questions? Lea Susan Engle :: Melissa Edwards :: Chance Medlin

Texas A&M University Libraries

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