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=Weeks 3-5 Group Project=

The chat transcripts will be posted on the group project chat archive page. Upcoming chat sessions will be posted here for all group members to participate. We decided on the topic of texting while driving. Beverly is going to get statistics and post them Thursday, then we will decide on an interview strategy and work on a script.

Should we plan another chat soon? We can discuss the "crew" section and talk about the shots needed, who will get them, and how. I"ll start a discussion page and we can plan it there.

I have set up the chat session for tomorrow at 5:00 PM. I plan to start the session about 10 minutes prior to the scheduled time. After two chat sessions, do you think we need to share an agenda prior to the chat or just keep it open as we have been doing?

The chat archive has been posted on the group project chat archive.

The July 1st chat is set up. I will start the chat about 10 minutes before 5:00.

NEEDED ||~ SUGGESTIONS ||~ SELECTED || Members ||  || Valerie Starnes, Beverly Fikes, Jamie Gustin, Tanya Lacy, Jared Lamb || Topic Ideas || More technology needed in schools.
 * ~ ITEMS
 * Group
 * PSA

Heat, fans needed for residents w/o ac.

Gas prices rising, AGAIN..

effects of the drought, how to conserve water

(these aren't original, I'm watching the news and getting ideas) more ideas welcome!! click it or ticket (i like this one) It wouldn't be too hard to find a police officer to interview.

drinking or drugging while driving

texting while driving (I really like this one! I probably could learn a little, could interview a police officer here as well.)

Online safety PSA.

Speeding in school zones || Do we want to set a deadline to decide on the topic? Something that will give us time before this weeks assignment is due. Jamie in green  This is great, how about today by 5? Is that too early? Valerie in blue

I think that would be good, then we will have plenty of time to fill in the concept without rushing at the last minute. I can also embed a live chat window on this page if we want to meet at any specific times to discuss the project.

Lets not forget the shots. Which topic would lend itself to the best shots? I do think it would be a good idea to verbally brainstorm. Welcome to our group Jamie and Tanya! Beverly in red

Would 4 be a good time for everyone?

4:00 CDT will work for me, but the chat box that I could embed is a text chat not a voice chat. If we voice chat we will need to use Skype, I think. I'll investigate some other voice options. We could also use the discussion tab of this page. It could keep this space from getting too cluttered with discussion type stuff like this. Oh, and Tanya, welcome to our group :-).

Ok, I finally made it to the wiki page!! The ideas on video for the texting with driving are videoing a driver while texting, then showing it getting closer and closer to an 18 wheeler. Then it is too late and you have a still shot of a crashed car under a trailer. Then you could interview a police officer like you suggested. there is also a short video shot I have of graduation one year wih a shot of a vacant chair. The video can be geared toward senior high students. Tanya in purple || As we choose a topic and start to work out the details we can enter the information, that way it will be simple to copy and paste the info by the end of the week. || <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);">I have attemped to beginning filling in the tables for this week's assignment. This is not set in stone, but I wanted to get it 'written down' so I could visualize it. I am sure there is a better way to get that assignment on our wiki page, but I don't know how to do that.
 * Valerie: || I have copied and pasted the tables from the assignment onto this page.

I am not sure what 'talent' is meaning. Please, if you notice anything wrong or you know if you want to change to add anthing please do. I just wanted to get that going so we aren't pressed for time Sunday and Monday.

<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">I added a few more things. It would be nice if we could get a video clip of the last school bell of the day and all of the students leaving the classroom with their cell phones already texting or calling someone before the bell even stops ringing. I see that everyday at work. Teens could really relate to that. || my wiki page. || <span style="color: rgb(181, 0, 255);">As soon as I can, I will post the video segment I have on my wiki page for you all to view and see what we want to add or not use. It should give us a good starting point. Glad we are using this topic. Tanya || 1 minute || <span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);">Some pictures, all with a Creative commons license that will allow us to use them for our project. We may be able to use some of them and I can find more to choose from also. [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] || || Create Shot List || Sunday June 21 by 10 PM || || **Script Outline** Add a copy of your script outline here. As you produce your public service announcement during Weeks 4 and 5, revise this proposal as needed before submitting it to your coach again in Week 5. Each member of the team needs a copy of the proposal. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);">- Teens texting about graduation - info about the accident - a few stats about texting/cell phone use while driving (time permitting) - closing, with text, "I'm at graduation, where r u?"
 * || Video - posted soon on
 * || <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Video - this is the completed video I helped a student with. I have additional footage of driving behind an 18 wheeler. It is too large to post ( over 20 mg) - I have to cut it down first. || <span style="color: rgb(195, 0, 255);">I created a new page called Group Video Idea. The video is posted there. <span style="color: rgb(167, 0, 255);">Everyone look and see what you think and then we can discuss it tonight at 5:00. Tanya ||
 * **General Information** ||
 * **Name(s)** |||||| Beverly Fikes, Jamie Gustin, Tanya Lacy, Jared Lamb, Valerie Starnes ||
 * **Project title** |||||| Driving and Cell Phones: A Dangerous Combination ?? (have I seen this somewhere before) ||
 * **Purpose** |||||| To inform teens of the dangers of driving while using a cell phone ||
 * **Audience** |||||| Teen Drivers ||
 * **Program length** ||||||
 * **Program length** ||||||
 * **Costumes** |||||| Police officer uniform, (graduation gown?), business casual clothing - <span style="color: rgb(181, 0, 255);">I have video of a mock graduation we can use. ||
 * **Sets** |||||| Highway traffic, police station, wreck yard, car ||
 * **Props** |||||| police car, wrecked vehicle - <span style="color: rgb(181, 0, 255);">We can just use real-still picture of wrecks - don't you think?
 * **Locations** |||||| Highway traffic, police station, wreck yard, car
 * **Crew** ||
 * **Director(s)** |||||| Jamie ||
 * **Scriptwriter(s)** |||||| Beverly, Valerie ||
 * **Talent** |||||| Teen, Retired DPS officer ||
 * **Camera operator(s)** |||||| Jared, Beverly ||
 * **Editor(s)** |||||| Jared, Tanya ||
 * **Schedule of Deliverables** ||
 * **Project phases** || **Due date** || **Owner** ||
 * PSA idea || Wednesday by 4 pm || group/chat ||
 * Create Script || Sunday June 21 by 10 PM || ||
 * Create Storyboard ||  || ||
 * Shoot needed film footage || Sunday June 28 by 10 PM || ||
 * Edit final project || || // Use tab to add additional rows as needed. // ||
 * Complete copyright information || Sunday June 21 by 10 PM ||  ||
 * **Script Outline - draft**

|| **Narration Script** Add a copy of your narration script here. As you produce your public service announcement during Weeks 4 and 5, revise this proposal as needed before submitting it to your coach again in Week 5. Each member of the team needs a copy of the proposal. Texting between two teens. "got my cap and gown, did u?" "i have mine too, see you there"
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);">Opening:

Info about an accident:<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">//<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);">(not sure what we decided to put here, Beverly's husbands wreck, or a made up one. I'll just make one up for now. Someone can change it now, or we can edit later )// <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">We tweeked the story to fit with ours. Feel free to change it. Yes, I will video my son texting and either a video of my husband or just his voice, whichever we decide. <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 0);">I will shoot some footage as well so we have more choices maybe mix them (Jared) <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Derek was driving down the highway. His phone notified him of a text message. He looked down for just a brief moment to see what the text message was. He didn't see that in front of him was an 18-wheeler slowing to make a turn. When he looked up, it was too late. He ran up under the truck and never made it to graduation. The EMT's moved his body from the wreckage, his cell phone was still in his right hand. Derek's phone kept receiving text messages at the coroner's office. The last one read: ....(shot to we're here, where r u?) (Didn't use my son's name, thought it was creepy) <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Stats: (once again, I am just getting stuff down, we can change these) Using a cell phone while driving increases your risk of getting into a car accident by 25%. Talking on the phone and texting behind the wheel both lead to distraction, and driver inattention is the leading cause of car accidents. Each year, 21% of fatal car crashes involving teenagers between the ages of 16 and 19 were the result of cell phone usage.

Closing: Texts going across screen to 'Wesley' during graduation shot. "we're here, where r u?' ||

<span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 0);">(who is going to shoot a car getting closer to an 18-wheeler: Jared) <span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);">Perhaps a shot of a car following an 18 wheeler and then cut to texting again, then cut to still pics of wrecked cars. I <span style="color: rgb(167, 0, 255);">have this shot done. <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 0);">can you upload your shot footage to the page so we can play with it? (Jared) <span style="color: rgb(183, 0, 255);">Yes, I will have it uploaded by noon Monday. (Tanya) || <span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);">Some pictures, all with a Creative commons license that will allow us to use them for our project. We may be able to use some of them and I can find more to choose from also. [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] || 6 ||
 * **Name(s)** || Beverly Fikes, Jamie Gustin, Tanya Lacy, Jared Lamb, Valerie Starnes ||
 * **Project Title** || Driving and Cell Phones: A Dangerous Combination ||
 * **Shot Number** || 1 ||
 * **Location** || highway, extreme wide shot of traffic ||
 * **Talent** || N/A ||
 * **Props** || Cars ||
 * **Special Equipment** || video camera ||
 * **Shot Number** || 2 ||
 * **Location** || in a car ||
 * **Talent** || driver texting while driving ||
 * **Props** || vehicle, cell phone ||
 * **Special Equipment** || video camera ||
 * **Shot Number** || 3 ||
 * **Location** || car is getting closer to an 18-wheeler
 * **Shot Number** || 3 ||
 * **Location** || car is getting closer to an 18-wheeler
 * **Location** || car is getting closer to an 18-wheeler
 * **Talent** || ||
 * **Props** || vehicle ||
 * **Special Equipment** || video camera ||
 * **Shot Number** || 4 ||
 * **Location** || wreck-yard
 * **Location** || wreck-yard
 * **Talent** || N/A ||
 * **Props** || wrecked vehicle ||
 * **Special Equipment** || Video Camera ||
 * **Shot Number** || 5 ||
 * **Location** || police station, interview ||
 * **Talent** || Police Officer ||
 * **Props** || N/A ||
 * **Special Equipment** || sound recorder to capture officer's voice ||
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 * **Location** || graduation ceremony, empty seat ||
 * **Talent** || ||
 * **Props** || Chair, Walkway, ||
 * **Special Equipment** || Video Camera ||
 * **Shot Number** || 7 ||
 * **Location** || desk with cell phone sitting on it - tight shot of a text saying "we're here, where r u?" ||
 * **Talent** || ||
 * **Props** || cell phone ||
 * **Special Equipment** || video camera ||
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