Tuesday June 12

I got started on and finished the revisions and translation for the video module. I contacted Natasha after I translated the introduction video. We set up a time to meet tomorrow at the studio they have. It is at a different campus than the normal one we attend. It is located in Benfica. I think that having a native face on the module will add a nice touch.
I also worked on incorporating more video into my lessons. I took a couple of steps back because I think I was crossing the copyright laws with the videos. Digital Juice lets you down load these quicktime segments, but in addition I was chopping them up and was going to add Portuguese voice over. I felt as though I was modifying the videos too much. I feel that it was a good stop though. I can still use the clips when I teach the class, but it might be too cumbersome using them for the online portion. Still images would show the concept just as easy. Sometimes fancier isn't always better. Internet connections aren't that fast here either. I also felt that since we were going to be at the studio tomorrow that I could create some of the examples on my own. That way we would have full copyright.
I also worked on how to divide the class topics. I had previously decided this, but talking with Aires yesterday I felt that I could make some changes in organization, especially for the online version. I split up video techniques into 3 sections of position and movement, composition, and lighting. Those will be followed by storyboarding, capture and editing.