[Bf-education] Start Open Movie Projects

[Knapp]

I would love to learn what these problems were that you found in
production. Perhaps there are ways to avoid them?

On 12/13/11, Ernesto Del Valle <cecilff at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Historias Nativas, http://historiasnativas.macuare.org/ is a project that
> started trying to be an open movie project. We knew that in our country,
> there was so few artists that were working with Blender, so we did the call
> to participate in workshops first (one generally basic and
> another specialized in their working area with the help of latinamericans
> BFCT) and then started production, so, everybody was at a learning level in
> their specific area. This learning condition led to a series of
> very difficult situations on production. We did this from a production
> company and our idea was to begin in the 3D animation field, but due to
> funding problems we had to temporally stop production for some months.
>
> We had a break in the project and started again with a new team, this team
> was also new to Blender and did receive the initial workshops, but the
> learning curve kept making a lot of noise in the production environment. So
> we are now changing strategies and will try to include more specialized
> artists, but really almost none have studio experience with Blender.
>
> Anyhow, after the first chapters of the series are finished, we would like
> to transform the production in a specifically learning project, that could
> be organized more like a class - assignment dynamic. So a study program
> could be applied and the deadlines are not set by production but by
> learning processes. Also keeping the classes regular in the specific area.
>
> Funding could be met by our state or by students, also half and half.
>
> Well any feedback of what all of you think of this experience, new ideas or
> any other comment, are most welcome ;)
>
> Thanks!
>
> Ernesto Del Valle
>
> 2011/12/13 Knapp <magick.crow at gmail.com>
>
>> On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 4:04 AM, Shashank duhan <milkyduhan at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > I believe that the best way to learn or teach Blender is start an Open
>> Movie
>> > Project with students and Blender enthusiast which allow them to
>> filmmaking
>> > process, pipeline, as well as Blender itself. The students will then get
>> > credits in the movie which can act as certification or proof that they
>> can
>> > work with Blender.
>> >
>> > I am going to start teaching kids blender by this process. First by
>> giving
>> > them a brief introduction of blender than start an Open Movie project,
>> > in
>> > which students will done all work and i will lead them. and it's gonna
>> > be
>> > free, because i believe education should not be commercialize.
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>> > Shashank Duhan
>> > facebook.com/shashankduhan
>>
>> I like the idea but I have run into problems with 2 things here. First
>> is finding good scripts. At first you think that will be the smallest
>> problem but it is not. My answer so far is to use Shakespear because
>> his works are free and because you can translate them into almost any
>> time or place without much problem. I would love to hear where others
>> find good scripts.
>>
>> Free classes: I used to each martial arts. I started with free
>> classes. My students would often not to their homework and only came
>> to class sometimes. Then I thought that this was stupid and why should
>> I work myself to death for a bunch of people that did not care and for
>> free? So I started changing on the high end of a normal price for such
>> a class. Results? Students came to EVERY class, they did their
>> homework and they progressed much faster. I also do TCM (acupunture)
>> against smoking. The best predictor of success for smokers with
>> acupuncture? How much they payed for it! (without payment treatment
>> research has shown the acu almost doubles the chances of success).
>> Don't do it for free. Charge them enough that they have respect for
>> the class and the teacher. Perhaps what I say here is only true in the
>> USA.
>>
>> Good luck!
>> --
>> Douglas E Knapp
>>
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Douglas E Knapp

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with open source software!
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Please link to me and trade links with me!

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http://sf-journey-creations.wikispot.org/Front_Page
http://code.google.com/p/perspectiveproject/