THE TIZIANO PROJECT | IMEU NEW MEDIA TRAINING PROGRAM

In eight weeks, participants will learn the basics of professional multimedia and new media journalism, including how to produce articles, photos, audio and documentary videos relating to Palestinian issues and daily life. Participants will also learn how to promote stories and maintain a strong social media presence. MEETING SCHEDULE Mondays & Wednesdays Jan 9 February 29 Students must attend classes twice a week, during either the morning or afternoon sessions: Morning class: 10 a.m. 1 p.m. Afternoon class: 5:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. LOCATION Center for Continuing Education, Birzeit University, Al-Masa Building, on Al Irsal Street Map: http://cceweb.birzeit.edu/newsite/contact/location.aspx THE TIZIANO PROJECT STAFF Jon Vidar, Executive Director: jvidar@tizianoproject.org, @jonkaj, 059 573 3718 Victoria Fine, Program Director: vfine@tizianoproject.org, @vfine, 059 733 503 David Torstenson, Senior Mentor: dtorstenson@tizianoproject.org, @torsty, 059 573 3719 David Freid, Mentor: dfreid@tizianoproject.org, @dfreid ADDITIONAL NOTES All classroom material is available at TizianoPalestine@tumblr.com. Attendance is mandatory at all sessions. If you are unable to attend a session, please notify Victoria Fine as soon as possible. All assignments are due at the beginning of class. Completed projects must be accompanied by release forms for all photographed subjects, as well as any archival material provided by others for the purpose of the story. You are welcomed to use your own technology as much as possible. Please bring your laptop to class, if you have one available.

THE TIZIANO PROJECT | IMEU NEW MEDIA TRAINING PROGRAM

CLASS SCHEDULE WEEK 1

CLASS 1 // MONDAY, JAN 9 Introductions / Creation of social media accounts (Tumblr, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Vimeo, YouTube, Storify) / Intro to linear multimedia storytelling Lesson: Timeline creation using Dipity Assignment: Create a family history timeline (due Jan 16)

CLASS 2 // WEDNESDAY, JAN 11 **NO CLASS TODAY**

WEEK 2:
CLASS 1 // MONDAY, JAN 16 Finalize & promote timelines / Intro to newswriting Due: Lesson: Assignment: Family Timeline Story writing & interviewing techniques / Audio recording Take one event from your classmates timeline and interview his or her parents and family about it Gather additional content related to the story Audio record the interview Transcribe interview audio into English (on computer) (Story planner due Jan 18, Transcription, rough draft due on Jan 23, final draft due Jan 25)

CLASS 2 // WEDNESDAY, JAN 18 Introduction to multimedia slideshows Due: Story Planner

THE TIZIANO PROJECT | IMEU NEW MEDIA TRAINING PROGRAM Lesson: Review examples of multimedia slideshows Differences between written stories and multimedia stories Basics of audio editing / slideshow editing Story planner review Finish rough draft of print piece & transcribe full interview

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CLASS 1 // MONDAY, JAN 23 Individual review of print story rough drafts // Intro to photography Due: Interview transcription Rough draft of print story Basic photography Review rough drafts with mentors Return to interviewee to take pictures and capture natural sound to accompany audio slideshow Begin multimedia slideshow story production Revise first draft of interview and finalize with the mentors (Rough draft of slideshow due Jan 30, Final draft due Feb 1)

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CLASS 2 // WEDNESDAY, JAN 25 Advanced photography & social media Due: Lesson: Final draft of print story Introduction to photo editing Advanced social media for content promotion Advanced photography and mobile phone journalism Finish rough draft of first audio slideshow Optional: complete story planner for second audio slideshow (Due Jan 30)

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THE TIZIANO PROJECT | IMEU NEW MEDIA TRAINING PROGRAM

WEEK 4:
CLASS 1 // MONDAY, JAN 30 Review audio slideshows Due: Rough draft of audio slideshow Optional second audio slideshow story planner Class critique of rough drafts of first audio slideshows Optional: Pitch ideas for second audio slideshow Finish final draft of audio slideshow Optional: Begin work on second audio slideshow (Transcription due Feb 1, rough draft due Feb 6, Final draft due Feb 8) CLASS 2 // WEDNESDAY, FEB 1 Intro to video Due: Final draft of audio slideshow with subject release forms Optional second slideshow transcription Video story structure & example videos Complete video story planner with three video story ideas (Due Feb 6)

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WEEK 5:
CLASS 1 // MONDAY, FEB 6 Intro to video editing Due: Video story planner Optional second slideshow rough draft Capturing video content / Planning your shots Discuss story ideas with mentors & choose video story

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THE TIZIANO PROJECT | IMEU NEW MEDIA TRAINING PROGRAM

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Schedule filming time with mentors and begin filming video (Video rough draft due Feb 20, Final draft due Feb 27)

CLASS 2 // WEDNESDAY, FEB 8 Intro to video, continued Due: Lesson: Assignment: Optional second slideshow final draft with subject release form Basic video editing & how to sync audio Continue to shoot & work on final video story

WEEK 6:
CLASS 1 // MONDAY, FEB 13 Video editing, continued Lesson: Adding title screens and subtitles to video

Assignment: Transcribe raw interview text into English for review and translation (Due Feb 16) CLASS 2 // WEDNESDAY, FEB 16 Video editing, continued Due: Lesson: Video interview transcription Edit video transcriptions & work on story structure with mentors

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Continue working on videos

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CLASS 1 // MONDAY, FEB 20

THE TIZIANO PROJECT | IMEU NEW MEDIA TRAINING PROGRAM

Video editing, continued Due: Lesson: Assignment: Rough draft of video story Present rough drafts to class, critique and commentary Work on final draft of video story

CLASS 2 // WEDNESDAY, FEB 22 Video editing, continued Lesson: Assignment: In-class editing with mentors Work on final draft of video story

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CLASS 1 // MONDAY, FEB 27 Video project wrap-up Due: Lesson: Assignment: Final draft of video story with subject release forms Present final videos to class Finalize any outstanding work

CLASS 2 // DATE AND TIME TO BE DETERMINED Final ceremony and project presentations

DUE DATE SUMMARY Jan 16: Family timeline Jan 18: Jan 23: Jan 25: Print story planner Print story rough draft & transcription Print story final draft

THE TIZIANO PROJECT | IMEU NEW MEDIA TRAINING PROGRAM Audio slideshow rough draft Audio slideshow final draft & release forms Video story planner, optional second slideshow rough draft Video interview transcription Video story rough draft Video story final draft

Jan 30: Feb 1: Feb 6: Feb 16: Feb 20: Feb 27:

OPTIONAL Jan 30: Second slideshow story planner Feb 1: Second slideshow transcription Feb 8: Second slideshow final draft with release forms