The cost of the Sony DVD HandyCam Camcorder and 25-Pack Spindle is $1234, including shipping and <a target="new" href="http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm" onclick="g_openWindow('http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm', 300, 800, 'fulfillwindow');return false;">fulfillment</a>.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. W.'s classroom raised $1,258
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Our school is located in an impoverished section of Jamaica, Queens. The school population of 816 students has the will and desire to make a movie about a character in a book.
We are making plans to put on a play about Charlie and the chocolate factory for next semester. We will make our props from paper and materials that we have in the building, and ask local merchants to donate old scraps of wood to create a makeshift chocolate factory for the stage.
We will shoot commercials and make a trailer to air at lunchtime as a motivation, for all of the grades to see. We will film the production of the show in intervals using a Sony DVD Handycam.
We will learn editing techniques using Apple's Imovie. All of the footage will be stored on a laptop and we will create a title page and credits at the end.
I will be able to teach my 7th grade tech students how to edit the movie easily. This will give the students a better perspective on a career in filmmaking and possibly help a few stars to shine.
I hope that this project will be funded so that we can learn while we are performing.
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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