Wild Justice rides again!

They're baaaaaaaaaack! The Wild Justice crew returns for Round 4 the weekend of Jan. 22 and 23. More details forthcoming, but it's a 2-day shoot with opportunities to shadow on either day.

ACT Registration Deadline is tomorrow!

The deadline to register for the February ACT exam date is Friday, January 7. To register students must go towww.actstudent.org. Students receiving free or reduced lunch must come to the College “Go” Center to receive a fee waiver.

Upcoming Test Dates

ACT Test Dates	Regular Deadline	Late Fee Required
February 12, 2011	January 7, 2011	January 8-21, 2011
April 9, 2011	March 4, 2011	March 5-18, 2011
June 11, 2011	May 6, 2011	May 7-20, 2011

To register go to www.actstudent.org

Atrisco Heritage Academy school code: 320119

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made ya look.

it's a casting call, this saturday, for a locally filmed indie trilogy.

copy and paste into your url:

http://indieq.ning.com/events/anvil-springs-entertainment

Pd. 2 & 4 (B Day): Final Exam on Tuesday!

Don't forget, B Day film kids, that we're taking the final on Tuesday. Today's Vocab will be your study guide.

Interested in Entering this Competition? Let's talk!

Project VoiceScape Invites Young Filmmakers to Submit Films
In collaboration with PBS and Adobe Youth Voices, POV has launched Project VoiceScape as part of its efforts to mentor and encourage aspiring filmmakers. The project welcomes filmmakers in grades 7-12 to submit their film ideas, films-in-progress, or completed short films for its 2011 competition. Project VoiceScape will select 15 young filmmakers for the program and will showcase their work in PBS and POV media. Winners will be honored at a ceremony in Washington, DC. Learn how to enter at
http://www.pbs.org/pov/filmmakers/voicescape.php.
Deadline for submissions is January 14, 2011.

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no email?

a few of you didn't include your email on the signup for this Sunday. If you did NOT receive an email from me yesterday about the shoot, it's because you're not on the list for Brian Lucero's crew. If that's the case, you need to see me ASAP!

Assignment: Understanding Documentaries

Highlight and copy the questions, and paste into a new document in Word.

Type your answers, and print out when done.

Answer the following from Chapter 2 in Digital Filmmaking for Teens.

NAME: PERIOD:

1. Why is a documentary often called a “slice of life”?

2. How do most people regard documentaries?

3. What do documentary moviemakers try to show? How is this different from what the audience assumes?

4. What happens if a documentary doesn’t have a unique point of view?

5. Name at least three goals of a documentary (including lecture notes).

6. Why do many documentaries use voiceovers?

7. Name two things that a narrator’s commentary can do for your documentary.

8. What should all documentaries have?