Category: Admin Posts

After much research into how the heck to code HTML, Shaw and I have successfully rebuilt the site from scratch, adding a third column, quick-edit cabability on posts, a link to the blogger dashboard on the bottom of the site so you can quickly create new posts, and a hit counter. Soon to follow will be the fix for the Rambler Youtube videos on the bottom which keeps displaying “undefined” videos. I’m still experimenting with font colors, trying to find the most easily readable shade, bear with me. Remember, if you have any suggestions for the site, let us know!

Just a few other things I should mention.

1. When you create a new post, make the post title unique. Simply putting “VP1” or “Weekly update” won’t work. Everybody has to do a weekly update, and there are quite a few people in Video 1. If everyone uses the same titles, the archives will get confusing. Try and make your post title reflect what you are working on. Draw the reader in. Thanks!

2. If you come accross any cool videos on the web that you’d like to share with the rest of us, just copy the “embed” code from the video (which is available on most video sites) and paste it directly into your post. BAM, instant watchability.

3. Similarly, if you come across a video contest you think people would be interested in, post a link to it. If it looks good, Shaw or I will add it to the Contest Links on the left-bar.

Thanks everyone! And don’t forget to VOTE!

Most of you are on track and have completed your 30 Second Commercial already and many of them are good. But I stumbled upoin this on the web the other day…….I dare any of you to even attempt something like this.

BIG news in the video production program. Our copy of the Adobe Production Premium Suite has just been delivered. The software includes the following programs.

• After Effects^® CS4 – Visual effects
• Premiere^® Pro CS4 – Video production
• Photoshop^® CS4 Extended – Image editing
• Flash^® CS4 Professional – Interactive content
• Illustrator^® CS4 – Vector graphics creation
• Soundbooth^® CS4 – Audio editing
• OnLocation^® CS4 – On-set monitoring
• Encore^® CS4 – DVD authoring
• Bridge^® CS4 – Visual media management
• Device Central^® CS3 – Preview and test mobile content
• Dynamic Link – Eliminate intermediate rendering

SO MUCH EPIC! With the combined resources of the full Video Copilot suite and our shiny new Adobe AfterEffects program we have the capability to produce amazing graphics, animations, and more. Again, just check out Video Copilot to see some of what we are now able to accomplish. The possibilities are endless.

Pat Flynn and I are planning a demo reel that will incorporate some of our new software to show off just what we can do! We don’t have too many details yet but the reel is likely to focus around a theme of “Winthrop in the future” with flying buses, touchscreen desks, and spaceships launching from the rotunda (plenty of explosions to boot).

If you’ve ever had an interest in video production NOW is the time to sign up! Even if you can’t take the class this year, get involved! Ask around and you’ll find yourself helping in any number of projects, learning the basics from observation. That way by next year you’ll have a jump start and can get to the fun stuff like AfterEffects a lot faster. With our software expanding and our knowledge increasing the video production program is the place to BE.

How awesome is Ms. Shaw?
Grammar Goddess awesome   – 3
Supremely awesome – 1
Very awesome – 0
Awesome 1.2 – 3

Which product does Rambler Productions need most? (12/7/09 – 12/20/09)
Gorrilapod –
Light Kit –
Multi-DVD burner/replicator –
Audio Field Kit –

VOTE EVERY DAY!!!! THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT!!!!!!! PLEASE VOTE!! THANKS!

STUDENTS!
Support Your School!
Please vote in the Teach@15 contest every day (you do Facebook/Farmville every day anyway) and help the video production class win $1500 for new equipment.
Create an account at www.at15.com using the button in the upper right labeled “Join for Free.” Once your account is created, get your password from your email account and log in. Vote once a day to help us win! The account remains logged in for ease of use. If we don’t win, we have a new voting period every 15 days, so keep voting! The current voting period is between TODAY and Dec. third. SO GO FORTH AND VOTE!

Here are detailed instructions on how to vote for Winthrop

After logging in, click “view my profile” and then “edit my profile” to change your password. This way you don’t have to remember the string password.

Click on CONTESTS & SCHOLARSHIPS
Then Click on “Teach@15 Awards”
Then “VOTING IS OPEN vote now”
Type in “Winthrop”
Click “view more and vote”
Then hit “VOTE”

For ease of voting simply bookmark the page below after creating your account. 
http://www.at15.com/contests_scholarships/teach_nomination/winthrop_high_school

Remember, VOTE EVERY DAY!