Monday July 9

This was the first day of class. To my surprise, there were about fifteen students in the class. They are all, with the exception of one or two, public school teachers. It was exciting and nerve wracking at the same time. We started out with some glitches. I was told 9am, Aires was told 8:30am, and the coordinator set it at 8am. Luckily, I got there at 8am to prepare and could get things going a bit, but it got me a little nervous. Not to mention some technology glitches. The internet cord had a short in it so I couldn't bump it. Two of the cameras had dead batteries. There wasn't anytime to charge them. I didn't have access to them so it was out of my control.

We covered the topics of Composition, Focus, and Camera Movement. We went through the material a little faster than I wanted to. Teaching in a different language is really difficult. I am amazed at how some professors are able to do it. It was a very good experience. The students were very receptive and enjoyed the topic. They were all new to video production.

Afterwards the coordinator informed me that it went well and that the students enjoyed it. My brain was fried and I wasn't as optimistic. As the saying goes, "we are our own harshest judges."

The remainder of the day was spent preparing for tomorrow and reviewing words I wasn't familiar with. I will try and to more demonstrations with the students tomorrow. Three hours of class time is a lot, so I need to be prepared.