The Intro Class from the point of view of an Intro Kid. By Kaitrin Swinford

I’m an intro kid. not a K-AHs kid, an intro kid. I know I’m not as cool as a K-AHS kid, and this is why I have the Intro Blues. the Intro class is cool, it’s fun, and it’s why I want to be on K-ahs next year .but, when you show up to class, walk into the door labeled media studio and sit in the K-Ahs class room . You can’t help but feel a little sad about the fact that your not that cool yet.

Yes, we do a lot of the similar things that the “real” K-AHS kids do, we make intros, construct B-Roll , and write screen plays. but we all know that we are not K-AHS were the intro kids. That's why we have the Intro Blues , any kid in Intro will tell you, we want in K-AHS. Until then were just nobodies on the path to coolness .

Now you might be asking what makes a K-AHS kid so cool, and what makes a Intro kid not as cool. Well the coolness of a K-AHS kid comes from being able to say that they have a part every day in the show that we Austin High and Intro kids see every mourning that makes are day so much better. the awesomeness of being in K-AHS might come from the nifty badges that these cool kids have. This badge states freely the greatness of a K-AHS kid, it says “look at me I’m so cool , I have a Get out of class free card and since I’m so cool i get to pass go and collect two hundred dollars as well.”

What do we Intro kids have? FCP test, lessons and a wish. I’m pretty sure that test have no coolness in Austin High. No, i Know for a fact that test are not cool here or any school in the USA . lessons are not cool, i mean if your into learning there cool but not really. wishes are surly not the cats pajamas , disney princesses wish, Pinochio had a wish. where did that put him? In a puppeteers cage , and on some island filled with lame little boys. that is not what Intro kids want to be.

So that is why I am informing you why The K-AHS kids are so cool and why us Intro Kids have the Intro Blues.

Kaitrin Swinford - Intro to Media Tech

Next Year by Gil Garia

Next year we are changing the structure of our classes due to the block schedule. We are also changing the names of the classes. below is a breakdown. In order to maintain a daily show without double blocking the class I have decided to split up the 20 seniors into two classes of 10. I am then going to put 10 juniors in each of those classes thereby turning it into a stacked class (a class period made up of two different classes).

So on "A" day there will be a class of 10 seniors producing the show while ten juniors work on their projects to support the show. The same thing happens on "B" day, just with different kids. I will have four intro classes. I have posted applications for each class online under the handouts section of www.mrgarcia.org there is also a rubric posted for the intro to av production class on there too. I will be making decisions on who makes it to the advanced class soon after the fourth six weeks is over, I will be making decisions about the practicum class by the end of March, and I will make decisions for the intro class by the beginning of March.

As the application states, next years seniors are being ranked based on 4 things, the average grade of their packages, average grade of produced shows, their fall semester exam and a final cut pro test that will cover every one of my FCP tutorials. This test will be given on Friday March 26th. I still have two more lessons to post but there is plenty to get started with. The test will not be open notes. There is a link to the tutorials on the right of this page! how convenient! or you can click here

PUT DOWN THE CLASS YOU WANT ON YOUR CHOICE SHEET NOW!

I will tell the counselors who makes it and who doesn't, so put an alternate too.

Digital Filmmaking: (intro) AUDIO/VIDEO PRODUCTION.
Grade Placement: 10-11 Credit: 1.0
Prerequisite/Comments: Application must be filled out in case of overage, Weighted credit, see Gil Garcia Room 334. This is an introductory digital filmmaking and broadcast production class. Students will learn screenwriting, camera, sound recording and editing to make short films, music videos and news packages. This is a prerequisite for the K-AHS classes. Counts for college credit at ACC.


Digital Filmmaking: ADVANCED AUDIO/VIDEO PRODUCTION
Grade Placement: 11-12 Credit: 1.0
Prerequisite/Comments: Weighted credit, see Gil Garcia Room 334
This is the first year K-AHS class. Students will work with more advanced cameras, lighting, sound and editing equipment. Students make intros and news packages about events in school and the community that air on K-AHS, the school TV channel. Counts as tech credit and college credit at ACC. This is a prerequisite for the practicum class.


Digital Filmmaking: PRACTICUM IN AUDIO/VIDEO PRODUCTION
Grade Placement: 12 Credit: 1.0
Prerequisite/Comments: Weighted credit, see Gil Garcia Room 334
Second year K-AHS. The focus is on studio production and making short films and intros. This class anchors the daily K-AHS show. Students enter and attend The Austin Film Festival. Students may also get Final Cut Pro Certified. This is an extremely valuable certification, a $1000 value. This course counts for college credit at ACC.

-Gil Garcia - Digital Filmmaking Instructor