EDLD+5363+Week+3+Assignment

Hello Everyone!

I just wanted to get the ball rolling on this week's assignment. I have uploaded a copy of the assignment for us to fill out during the week.

I think we should start by brainstorming possible topics. I am SO glad it has to be less than a minute!!

POSSIBLE TOPICS:

Disaster Kits for Home, Work, Car, etc I would like to do this one. Two years ago, one of my students drown when her car turned over in a water-filled ditch and she could not get free from her seat belt. We all carry window hammers/seat belt razors in her honor. I could throw the script, photos and everything down right now. Not only would it please me to do something in her honor, but we would be done in no time. Karen I with Karen - she has a topic she is passionate about and has all the information. Plus, it won't be the same PSA's you see over and over. ~Meritte

Karen, I also think this is the one we should do. -Roger

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Why Texas Should Secede from the US

I think this wiki will be a good workspace for us because we can upload images and video files (as long as they're small) that we will be working with. We can also use some Google Docs, which we can post the links for here.

Sounds like Karen has a strong idea for the PSA. However, I think we might toss in a few more ideas before we finalize. Here's a few
 * Importance of cyber-saftey for social networking Sites
 * Recycling (I think I saw this one above)
 * Historic preservation (like preserving historically significant architecture or landmarks)
 * Importance of regular exercise (especially for children, since we seem to be raising a generation of coach potatoes who don't play outside anymore).

I attended the web conference this evening--no sound and nothing made sense. I did gather, though, that the expectation is for us to have some live footage that someone in the group has shot. We can use some public domaine footage ([|www.stockfootageforfree.com]), but the focus in the PSA should be on footage we have filmed ourselves. I don't think we need to actually stage an accident with a car sinking into a ditch (if we use Karen's topic), but we need to film something relevant to our message. Who has a good video camera. Mine is old and has a little tape that snaps in. I've never tried to get any thing filmed with this camera into a computer.

I think that's all I have to say for now. --E. I like these ideas.

Here is another consideration: my very best friend almost lost her daughter, who was 1 year old at the time, to drowning in their pool. This is another issue that could be a good PSA. I did get to see Jared Lamb's group's PSA. They did theirs over the importance of seatbelts. Each member filmed a clip and they edited the piece- it looked great! -Diana

I was thinking for "ease of use" we can just do a PSA on being able to get out of a car in the water. The other ideas are good, but this one is unusual and life saving.
==== This would be pretty easy to do too. We get some sort of background footage and display the statistics with a voiceover about the issue of being trapped in a car. Then we just have to film the interior of a car with someone putting one of those tools into their car and showing the passengers how they work. ==== ==== Remember it has to be less than a minute. I have a video camera and could do the filming. -Roger

If we do the drowning car idea, we will need a scary part. How would we simulate or suggest what it would feel like to be trapped in a sinking or submerged car? Also, where do we find the statistics?

Have we assigned our roles and responsibilities yet? I can start doing some sort of research and possibly draft some voice-over once I know a little more about the topic. But really maybe Karen should write the voice-over since the whole idea derives from a personal experience. Who is going to direct the project? I'm not sure what I'm good for on this one since I'm not very familiar with video. I think I could be good at researching and collecting images/stock footage/information.

We need to decide what our topic is this evening or no later than tomorrow. I won't have much time Monday evening to work on it. Again, I remind everyone that I don't have a useable video camera. I can make a very brief (a few seconds) video on my digital camera, but the quality may not be sufficient for the project. I just looked at the Google Doc, but I can't tell what my specific role would be. What is meant by "editors"? I don't see a value in having several people edit the clips. Seems like that would mess it up. Outline and script look good, so I think we should go with Karen's idea. <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">I want to contribute my share to this project, but I don't know what to do. Can someone give me an idea? <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">-E. <span style="color: #ff00ff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Roger, I can help with gathering video shots. I have several different camcorders. I can also look online to see if there is any footage we could maybe use like a car flipping over. I'm not good at voice overs or writing, but I can definitely edit video, gather video, create some background music in garage band, and put everything together. ~M~ <span style="color: #ff00ff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #800000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">﻿I too can help with video, etc. Just let me know what you need me to do! I can also help with researching statistics as well. This report has some information that may be useful to us: This snippet came form this article. It does not affect our project perse, but I thought it was interesting: <span style="color: #ff00ff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Among the requirements proposed by this NPRM are that each seat belt assembly must have a latch mechanism with all the latch mechanism components accessible to a seated occupant, and that the latch mechanism be capable of releasing both the upper torso restraint and the lap belt simultaneously at a single point and by a pushbutton action. It is noted that FMVSS No. 209 (49 CFR 571.209) currently applies to "seat belt assemblies for use in passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, and buses," and so this standard would apply to any seat belt assembly installed on a motorcoach without any further action by NHTSA." <span style="color: #ff00ff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #800000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] <span style="color: #ff00ff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #800000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here is an article:  <span style="color: #ff00ff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #800000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[]  <span style="color: #ff00ff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #800000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here is a PSA that is just beautiful:  <span style="color: #ff00ff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #800000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[]  <span style="color: #ff00ff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #800000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-Diana

<span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Here is an article about surviving a submerged vehicle crash: <span style="color: #ff00ff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">[]

<span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Here is a website with some uncited statistics about submerged motor vehicle accidents: <span style="background-color: white; color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 11.55pt; line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in 0in 9pt;">[] I have emailed this company (which sells an escape tool) asking for the source of the statistics.

Here is the url for the National Highway and Traffic Saftey Administration, but I can't find any information about submerged vehicle accidents. []

Maybe I should look for some images of submerged cars that we could use.

Below are videos that may be helpful (either use clips from these or just derive some inspiration/ideas).

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin: 0in 0in 9pt; marginbottom: 9pt; marginleft: 0in; marginright: 0in; margintop: 0in;">﻿Here's a video how-to for getting out of a sinking car: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 121%; margin: 0in 0in 9pt;">media type="custom" key="6891757" width="140" height="140" <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 121%; margin: 0in 0in 9pt;">This is the url for the video: []

Here is an article about what to do in a submerged vehicle: []

This blog gives directions for escaping and includes a YouTube video about the process: [] media type="youtube" key="Vynyy5lqkZE" height="307" width="512" [] Here's the url to a CBS news video on getting out of a submerged vehicle: [] media type="file" key="Escaping A Submerged Car - CBS News Video.flv" width="360" height="360" This CBS news video has the statistic I found elsewhere stating that 300 people per year die in submerged vehicle accidents. However, no source is given. This article I saved from this url ([]) contains information and links to more information about escaping a submerged vehicle. Here's another link for sinking car information: [] More uncited statistics and videos with sinking cars: [] I looked at the Google Doc. I see we are including shots of someone purchasing an emergency kit (I don't have one, so I'll need to find out what it is) in a store. Couldn't we include websites that sell escape kits? Just an idea. I don't know much about this. --E. I added to the Google Doc. Please feel free to make ANY changes. I tried to put names next to tasks from the wiki. BTW, I hope I have "deliverables" right. I know we need to include some sort of a closing/ending. -Roger ﻿You did good on the deliverables, Roger. I added due dates for the deliverables based on the "current" assignment info from week 4 and 5 and the syllabus and a few more things from the wiki. Karen I tried to make a story board of the video shots we need to put them in order on the Google Doc. Here is a rough draft of what I wrote: 1. Video car driving at night 2. Picture of Karla with her friends in her car (Karen has this) 3. Car flipping (I'll search for a video or maybe just still image) 4. Memorial pics (Karen has these) 5. purchase the safety tool - (Roger, Do we need 3 separate shots to do this or could we just have 1 or 2? Asking because that's what you already have on the Google Doc) 6. Demo how tool works 7. Picture to go with (?) Statistics 8. End with photo of Karla

What do you guys think? Meritte Meritte, that is perfect! Karen Don't know why the formatting is wonky on the Assignment. Should we put it in Google Docs or ....?

Here is the assignment in a Google doc which is only a little wonky : Karen [] I filled in some rough information based on my idea suggestion just in case we choose to do it. I left the wiki blank for when we get our final idea chosen. Thanks, Roger, for offering to do the filming. Whatever idea we choose, I would be happy to edit and post the work since that has gone really well for me lately! Karen _ ** Week 4 progress: ** ** Check out our page for Week 4! ** ** http://rogerdreger.wikispaces.com/EDLD+5363+Week+4+Collaboration ** ** --E. ** ** ﻿ ** media type="custom" key="6955415"