Today we get started on our third project, a group video project I call the “Just One Thing” project. This project asks you to work in groups of 3 to produce a short video (about one minute) that advocates for making one small change in a person’s daily routine, and explicates the impact of that change.
Here is the inspiration for this project: Joe Smith’s TED talk on “How to use a paper towel correctly”
This project requires a rough draft and a final version. The rough draft will be due in class next Tuesday (March 17th). We will watch the videos in class and make suggestions. Groups will make revisions based on those suggestions. We will watch final videos in class on March 24th.
- Contain an introductory animation of some sort, including background music
- Conform to the cinematic requirements of Project 2 (in other words, unlike the video above, do not simply point and shoot a presentation)
- Will contain quantitative data to support its claims (regarding the problem) and recommendations (regarding the solution)
- Will invent some kind of slogan or mnemonic device
Chances are you might have already have one small change in mind, but if you don’t, then here is a list of possibilities (of course, each of these would require more research and adaptation, but they most could be possible topics).
- Lifehacker: Ten Small Ways to Make the World a Better Place
- 50 Ways to Help the Planet
- EPA “Home Helps” recommendations
- Bored Panda’s “10 Tips for a Healthier Life”
