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Friday, November 13, 2009
Film Festival
So it's that time of year again. The CCSME Film Festival is here. Not only are we competing this year in both advanced and novice categories, but my school is hosting it as well. From this past Wednesday until next Wednesday is absolute chaos in room 1404. I'm at school every morning at 7:30 and stay every night until 7 so the kiddos can have every opportunity to get their videos submitted on time. This is that time where I have to take the leash off and let them go into the world alone, because I can't assist them at all. So for a solid week before Thanksgiving I get to sit back, watch and hope I taught them well enough to be competitive. It's hard enough teaching intro level students the basics of final cut pro, but we are at a strong disadvantage considering we are the only school competing that is on an A/B block schedule. However, considering we won 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place last year, I'm feeling pretty good...I've already seen one video this year that blows away all of last years.
This is such a cool thing. I can't wait until I have my program under control enough to put on a film festival. I wish we had the support of other BVP programs in the district, but I guess being the only one has it's advantages too. After hearing what some of your kids are working on, I'm sure you guys will have a good showing. And on "sitting back and watching" to see what they've actually learned...it seems like this is the biggest payoff/reward of this profession. When I see my kids in the hallway greeting administrators and carrying themselves as well rounded individuals I feel so accomplished - much less when they begin turning in projects. Let me know how it goes...
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