The Project:  “HHS BY AIR”, an introductory videography project.

Premise: While we do not have access to our drones this year, we do have an archive of some old drone footage that we can use to create a nice "Environmental Video" of the HHS grounds, like you might see on a school website or advertising media.

Your Editing Choices: You have a couple of options for editing on this project.

The first is to use Wondershare Filmora, which is on a small number of computers in the room, marked by black zip ties on the silver handles of the CPU. This is a good, basic video editor, which offers some good options, such as AI Music and Sound Effects, etc.

Many students have chosen to work in CAPCUT, as this is an online editor and that it is free, allowing students to work at home, on side hustles, etc. It has an extensive music library and is easy to use anywhere.

Use the table below to help you make your decision. It is your choice!

Learning Materials: You can jump in and just start working, using Capcut's onboard help systems or you can refer to a basic video tutorial, such as the following from the CapCut YouTube Channel:

1. BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO THE CAPCUT WORKFLOW
2. HOW TO USE THE TIMELINE- IMPORTING AND TRIMMING MEDIA
3. TITLES, TEXT AND CAPTIONS.

If you have chosen to work on Wondershare Filmora, here is a very extensive video that will sho you EVERYTHING you need to know to get started with your edits: HOW TO USE WONDERSHARE FILMORA 13 TO EDIT VIDEOS.

The Product: You will be creating at least a 60 second video, including music, title and credits that shows HHS by air from past members of the STEM-Drones classes. Your video MUST include the following:

• 15+ video clips. These should be moving videos that demonstrate different landmark locations at Highland High School or the surrounding area. Make sure to include videos of the following:.
  • HHS Building
  • Middle School Building
  • Admin Building
  • Football Field
  • Back of building
• Your clips in your final video should be no more than 4-5 seconds in length.
• Please make sure that you TRIM your clips, especially at the beginning where there is no movement!
• Your video will include proper music for this project. Your goal is to show the BEAUTY and INTEREST of the HHS CAMPUS. Music should reflect this. ANY PRISON MUSIC OR POSTAPOCALYPTIC MUSIC will garner you a ZERO on this project!
• Use proper TRANSITIONS or STRAIGHT CUTS (Mr. B. prefers simple, consistent transitions (such as a FADE THROUGH BLACK) or straight cuts! DO NOT use wierd, wacky spinning transitions that make your project look like a 7th grader created it!) TO THE BEAT OF THE MUSIC
  • (You can use CapCut's AutoDetect Beat Feature (Left click Audio Track>BASIC Panel> Beats Detection ON,) or
  • Filmora's Beat detection (Right click Audio track>Smart Edit Tool>Beat Detection) in your video from clip to clip.
• Use of CAPCUT/FILMORA Music or AI GENERATED MUSIC ONLY. I know, it's kinda cheesy to use CAPCUT/FILMORA music, but the music isn't terrible and there are lots of genres to choose from. Feel free to use FILMORA'S AI music generator, if you wish, if you can figure out how it works!
• Proper ATTRIBUTION of any music used in your credits (see below):
• Inclusion of opening credits, which will include the name of your video and a "by NAME." text line.
• Inclusion of closing credits, which will include a listing of all people that helped with the creation of your film, including "The HHS STEM Drones Classes of 2022 and 2023."

Getting Video Clips: Mr. B. has put together a library of video clips together for your perusal. They are on the RED DRIVE in a folder called HHS_VIDEO_CLIPS. Review these and find which ones you want to use. COPY the clips that you want to use to your own VIDEO_EDITING/HHS_BY_AIR folder. Upload them to your CAPCUT or FILMORA project, as needed.

Editing your video clips: Whichever editor you chose for this video editing project, the basics video tutorials are above. If you need help and have tried everything else, see Mr. B.

A SAMPLE VIDEO: Mr. B has created a sample video of this project. If you would like to see it, the link is HERE.

Grading:  You will be graded on your ability to select good, usable clips, edit your clips together, incorporate music properly and use CAPCUT or FILMORA editing software. This will be a 100 point project assignment, graded as follows:

• 25 points: Proper inclusion of OPENING TITLE and CLOSING CREDITS.
• 25 points: Use of appropriate music. You should also properly attribute your music in your CLOSING CREDITS.
• 25 points: Proper use of transitions in your video. These should be a constant in your video, not changing from transition to transition! Your transititions should also come on the BEAT of the music.
• 25 points: Overall look and feel of the final product, which should show off the HHS campus and make it look appealing and welcoming!