Video Production
Mr. Kelsey

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​Congratulations!
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Video Emphasis Students Grace Foley, Charlene Penna, and Matilda Pethrick for representing BRAMS with their winning video at the Skills21/Connecticut Student Film Festival. Their music video “Colorz” was presented at a Red Carpet award show at the Oakdale Theater May 2018 and won the middle school challenge.

Their film "Dreams" won the Parent Choice award at the Skills21/Connecticut Student Film Festival June 2019

We Are Artists (video installation): 6th Grade Emphasis (2014) 

Strawberry Fields: 7th grade Emphasis (2013)

Students worked collaboratively for several months on this stop motion music video. The set was built by hand, with a blue screen background. Animated characters were made with felt and clay, sky elements were animated separately and composited in later. 
Tools: iStopmotion on iPad to film, Final Cut Pro X for editing and effects. 

What We're Working On:
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​8th Grade

an Alice in Wonderland themed music video
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​a stop-motion animation with a timely ecological message

7th Grade

short film: Phobaphobia
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​Under Pressure music video

6th Grade

pirate treasure hunt short film

5th Grade

Editing and planning for art show commercials

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I get many questions from students and parents about the programs we use here in class, and where someone can find a copy to use at home. here is a partial list:
iStopmotion for clay animation projects (runs on mac or iPad/iPhone)
Animation Desk for line animation
Final Cut Pro X and iMovie for editing and post production

I will attempt to keep this page updated with our current goings on, and include information for core classes. Please feel free to offer feedback on what kind of information you would like to see here.

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