English │ MAAT session – Multi-media journalism

To build journalistic skills by writing a multi-media blog entry (800-1000 words, images, edited video clips) that covers one school event.

Each of the four groups will contain an editor, a sub-editor, a video reporter, a photo journalist, a head writer and two field reporters.

The final article will be an article published on the MAAT blog and must consist of 800-1000 words, including images and edited video clips. It should look something like this one on The Trade Game, only better! The school event covered will be the Science MAAT projects. Each ‘English’ group will cover one ‘Science’ group. 

Each group will contain 7 students:

An owner: the teacher in charge of your group. They are looking for a quality final article that makes them look good.

An editor: organization skills, controls the tone of the article, organizes the various multi-media strands into one coherent body. Responsibilities: organise the group; ensure all deadlines are met.  

A sub-editor: proof-reading, fact checking, assisting the editor in organizing the logistics of the group. Responsibilities: support the editor; check the accuracy of the final article with the writer.  

A video journalist: organize all the logistics regarding video journalism from charging batteries to transferring, editing and uploading video footage to YouTube. To record two interviews, one live report, stock footage.  Responsibilities: uploading quality, edited clips of footage to the MAAT YouTube site by the end of the day for your editor.

A photojournalist: someone who can capture excellent still photos that tell the story of the lecture – from the main people involved to the crowd reactions. Responsibilities:  photography coverage of the day’s events. Provide 8-10 selected images on a USB for the editor by the end of the day.

A reporter (1[*]): research the topic, the group and interview the main sources.
Responsibilities: get quality quotes from participants, organisers and spectators.

A reporter (2): research the topic, the group and interview the main sources.
Responsibilities: get quality quotes from participants, organisers and spectators.

A head writer: the main writer. Responsibilities: responsible for writing the overall article.

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[*] One of the reporters should be the ‘presenter’ for the live video clip.  

Portraits - The Top 9

The culmination of a considerable amount of work has lead to the following superb portraits. Congratulations to all of the students involved, and I look forward to sharing these images with the wider community at the Arts Evening. Many thanks, once again, to Mr Wim Bouden, whose expertise has given the students a wonderful opportunity to explore a wonderful art form.

Andy Cino
Mora Endhrun, Deweena Parijta, Lucia Bustamante  

Cori Soldevilla 
Brenda Li, Chenyi Jhon, Stefan Tschudi

Flavio Cutti
Santiago Romero

Stephen Goodman
Kyle Bergren, Mark Adamy, Carlos Brito 

Maria Petrozzi
Isabel Criado, Valentina Cely, Claudia Panta 

Natasha Encinas
Nicole, Kathrina Huacana, Alessia Liza  

 'Pepe' Ludeña
Alberto Coya, Daniel Guinea, Luciana Medina, Chiara Uccelli  

Ruth 
Nicole Parodi, Micaela Olavarria, Muriel Jeri, Pamela Flores, Daniela Madrid  

Maria Clelia Garces
Olive Ash, Briana Velasquez, Mateo Gutierrez, Johana Tello 

Miss Tachi
Alessia Flores, Valeria Hildebrandt and Haoyun Hu

Portrait Photos, Homework, Best of...

The homework task was to photograph one person, taking three portraits photos experimenting with light, distance and angle. Here are my favourites from what I have seen so far. DF

Bright Eyes

MoliPlaza Boy

Santa Didn't Come

Mother and child

Brendaberries

Hora Loca Mama

Tarantino Mum

Man's Best Friend

Academic 

Like a still from a Kar Wong Kai film

Portrait Pitches

In the comments section below, please write your 100 word pitch. This must include who your subject is, the setting, the style you will choose ('LaChappele', 'Hockney' or 'Bown') and your intentions or purpose.

The deadline is Tuesday 10th at 1300.

Example pitch as follows:

Group names: Dougal Fergusson, Ned Riley, Wim Bouden
Who: Mr Leigh Halford
How and what: An environmental portrait in the exaggerated LaChapelle style. Our intention is to portray Mr Halford as a 'mad scientist', but also to capture how much preparation he puts into his lessons in order to make them exciting, engaging and dynamic.
Where and when: In the Science depository, surrounded by Sciencey stuff, in a lab coat. Messy, fun, spontaneous style.
Yes, Mr Halford has agreed to be my subject.

Portrait Photography, Homewok

Dear Photographers,
Superb session at lunch just now, thank you for your intelligent, enthusiastic and high quality input. Remember, we want ALL of you to be involved in this project, so make sure you do the preparation for next week's session to the highest standard possible!

Mr Wim Bouden's website is here if you want to have a further look at some of his work.
Preparation: Just do this...

 

1. By Tuesday 10th, 1300, take three portrait photographs that show one adult in three different ways:

Consider the following:
- Angle
- Background or setting
- Props and costume
- Colour v Black/White
- Lighting
Send in jpeg format, maximum 1mb per photo, to ned.riley@newton.edu.pe

2. Submit your 100 word pitch as a comment to the blog post Portrait Pitch before Tuesday 10th, at 1300

Who, how, and why…

Example pitch could be something like this:

Group names: Mr Dougal Fergusson Who: Mr Leigh Halford How and what: An environmental portrait in the exaggerated LaChapelle style. Our intention is to portray Mr Halford as a mad scientist, but also to capture how much preparation he puts into his lessons in order to make the exciting, engaging and dynamic. Where and when: In the Science depository, surrounded by Sciencey stuff, in a lab coat. Messy, fun, spontaneous style. Yes, Mr Halford has agreed to be our subject.

   

DF NR WB

Portrait Photography Session: Arts, Music and Theatre students

The following students have been identified by the Arts, Music and Theatre departments for the portrait photography session. Congratulations - it's wonderful to see lots of new names here.

Form II
ARCE, Kiara Milagros
BREÑA, Alonso
BUSTAMANTE, Lucía
CALDERON, Patricio
CONSIGLIERI HUBER, Trinidad
CONSIGLIERI HUBER, Valentina
CUSSIANOVICH, J
DANILUC, Francisco 
ENDRUHN, Mora
FERRANDO, Piero
GALVEZ, Leonardo
GUINEA, Daniel
HALSTED Samantha
ISHIZAWA, Ryu 
JERI, Muriel
JUAREZ, Luis
KAPUSTA, Brandy
KISHIMOTO, Kai
LOAIZA, Jaime
MARTINEZ VALLEJO, Juan Felipe
MADRID, Daniella
MANSELL, Jeremy
MEDINA, Luciana
OLAVARRIA, Micaela 
PARITA, Deweena
PECAR, Rafael
ROSS; Alejandro
STANKYE, Aliyah 
TABJA, Juan Pablo
UCCELI, Chiara
ZALDIVAR, Melissa

Form I

ARTETA, Rodrigo

BALTODANO, Alessandra
BEDOYA, Santiago
BOGGIO, Guilia María
BLONDET, Hugo
BOZA, Michelle
BUSTAMANTE, Sebastián
CEPPAS de C, Rebecca 
COYA, Ernesto
CHUQUILLANQUI, Flavia
CRIADO, Isabel
HALSTED, Billy
HERRERA, Mateo
ILLINGWORTH, Santiago
GALVEZ, Carlos
GHIA, Alessia
GRAGLIA, Martín
GUTIERREZ, Mateo 
HALSTED, Billy 
JHON, Chenyi
JO, Vivian
LI, Brenda
LIZA CARRE, Ameila
LU, Samantha
MADEUÑO, Camila
MATA, Daniela
MONDRAGON, Andrés
MULLER, Marcus
NOSTRE, Caio
PANTA, Claudia 
RICCIO, Paula
RODRIGUEZ, Sebastián
RODRIGUEZ, Valeria
RUBIO, Alejandro
SOLIS, María Fernanda
TAKEHIRO, Mikihiro
TELLO, Johana
TSHUDI, Stefan
VELASQUEZ, Briana
VEGA, Cesar
WONG, Valeria
ZORILLA, Antonella

Sixth Grade
Adamy, Mark
Bulos, Barto
Bustamente, Santiago
Butrich, Alex
Caipo, Marco
Chan, Daniel
Cortez, Juan Ignacio
Dulanto, Diego
Gutierrez, Maria Gabriela
Fulgeiras, Micaela
Freire Plucker, Alejandra
Guzman, Mauricio
Hildebrant, Valeria
Hu, Haoyun
Huaraca, Katherina
Humpries, Nicole
Irribarren, Nayheli
Lyon Fuchs, Francisco
Lukac, Sofia
Nawrocki, Nicolas 
Mazuelos, Alessia
Mathur, Karishma Rani
Mizrahi, Gabriel
Mongrut, Rodrigo
Ortiz, Santiago
Ortiz Leon-Prado, Tatiana
Pareja, Maria Fernanda
Pinto, Renato
Romero, Santiago
Santinvañez, Claudia
Sanzhez, Arathxa
Ugarte, Nicole
Valle Luna, Rodolfo

Portrait Photography

Hello MAATs

Aims:
1. To use portrait photography to explore the entire Newton community with empathy and compassion. 
2. To set up, shoot, edit and display one high quality portrait photograph of one member of the Newton staff in one of three recognisable portrait styles. 

So, the next session is going to be based around photography. The students chosen have been those identified by the Arts, Music and Theatre departments (names linked here).
 

The sessions are as follows: 

1. Introductory session (with Mr Fergusson and Mr Wim Bouden). Thursday 5th September, 1315 - 1355 (in the SUM)

Aim: To learn about three portrait styles (LaChappelle, Hockney, Bown) and practical skills behind portrait photography 

- DF/NR to set the student deadline for their proposal (who is your 'group', who will you shoot, where is your setting, when will you practice, what style have you chosen?)

LaChapelle: Stylistically, somewhere between glamour, fashion and environmental 
Features to aim for: Loud colours, art direction, a sense of fun and playfulness; the intention of many of these images is to play on the audience's perceptions of the subject. 

Marilyn Manson: best kept away from our children. 

British singer songwriter Elton John: famous for his decadent spending

Here's one they did earlier: MAAT project in St George's North, Buenos Aires.
Subject: Daniel, an "IT technician who hates kids", shot and edited by 3 Sixth Graders . 

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ney: Ab

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Another artist's collage portrait of David, as Hockney would have liked it. 

The artist's mother: again, this image was created from a
photos taken from varied angles and distances, arranged in collage. 

Jane Bown: Classical
Classical or Traditional portrait. Focus on the face, natural lighting, the intention is to create both a realistic impression of the subject and draw out the essence of their personality. This could be described as a reflection of the relationship between the photographer, the subject and the space.  

British playwright Samuel Beckett, by Jane Bown. 

Dennis Hopper, by Jane Bown.

2. Technical session (Mr Wim Bouden) Thursday 12th September, 0920 - 1040 (SUM)

Aim: To learn some of the technical skills required for portrait photos
This session will be run by professional portrait and street photographer Wim Bounden, who will identify key skills, share his experiences as a portrait photographer - including examples of his own work - and offer some practical suggestions. 

3. Practical session (with Mr Fergusson and Mr Riley) Thursday 26th September, 1300 - 1515ish

Aim: To run a portrait shoot with one member of the Newton staff. 
This is the session where you shoot your portraits, in the style of one of the chosen photographers (LaChappelle, Hockney, Bown). Student groups should be working independently, supported by Mr Bouden. Towards the end of the session, we should re-group in the SUM and do a first selection. 

Final session and Wim Bouden's exhibition - DF and NR to develop and print quality full size portraits for display during the IB Arts Evening. Wim Bouden to offer short evaluations for each of the portraits - and select a winner. Arts Evening, October 3rd, 1830... (subject to confirmation)

That's that. Let's make this good guys.  

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And because blog space is free, here are my own two favourite portraits:

Maia, in Arequipa 

Leah, in Buenos Aires