“The students are fantastic – they are really understanding and experiencing the true challenges of creating a film now. It is exhilarating, as I'm sure I don’t have to tell you! Teacher
TEACHERS
Joining Take 2 can be as simple as a two-week project for a social studies or media class or as sophisticated as a semester-long collaborative effort between several departments that results in an award-winning documentary.The curriculum has been created in a cafeteria-model for maximum flexibility and schools can choose to do anything from Power Point presentations to podcasts to full documentaries. Our goal is to make this the best possible experience for you and your schools.
What to think about before joining
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Students should be middle school or older, though sophisticated elementary school students with an excellent teacher have been very successful using the footage. Note that the raw footage is rated PG-14.
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Although students can work individually to create a documentary, we have had the most success when the project is part of a classroom curriculum. Students today are so overwhelmed with other activities that they have difficulties making time for a project that is not a scheduled part of their day and does not have regular adult oversight. Take 2 projects also work well for home-schooled students as long as the family has the necessary computer technology.
Hardware/software/video expertise
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You and your students must have access to either Mac or PC computers in order to edit the footage. Although your computers don't need to be high-speed, they should be new enough to run at least Windows XP and Office 2003.
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You will need to use editing software in order to create your videos. Software ranges from iMovie and Moviemaker - which come free with most Macs and PCs - to the very expensive Final Cut Studio. The footage has been tested on Moviemaker (for a PC) and Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Express, and iMovie (for a Mac). Please download our samples clips at the bottom of our Middle&Highschool page to see which format is correct for your computer system.
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It helps to have someone with basic video editing experience available at least on an advisory basis to help your students with both troubleshooting and editing techniques. Most students have already made movies for Utube, and both iMovie and Moviemaker are highly intuitive, so a dedicated media teacher is not a requirement.
Curriculum matches
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Social Science (global studies, international relations, world history, government, etc.)
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Media and technology
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Economics
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English
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Science (biology)
Pending: ecology, statistics, and mathematics
Cost
For middle and high schools: Single classroom, one-year educational license: $225 Introductory price: $75 (with $10 project-assessment rebate)
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2.1 hours of general footage relating to the country or region, to be used as transitions, intros, etc.
3 hours of in-depth footage specific to the module topic and issues (sample).
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Translations of all interviews in the module (sample).
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Comprehensive background information on all video in the module (sample).
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Cutting-edge curriculum that adheres to national standards (sample).
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How-to videos, PowerPoints, and other supporting documentation (sample).
For post-secondary schools: The full, professional editing package costs $750 for a one-year, non-exclusive, non-commercial license. It contains:
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22-37 hours of digitized and sequenced professional footage.
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Translations of all interviews in the footage.
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Flow charts that provide story ideas, thematic approaches, and connections.
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Comprehensive background information on all footage.
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How-to videos, PowerPoint presentations, and other supporting documentation.
Logistics
Secondary school modules: Purchase the modules online and both the footage and background information will be sent to you on DVDs/CDs by mail. The package includes all footage, curriculum, and background documentation.
Post-secondary school package: Because of the amount and quality of the footage, all project materials will be copied onto a hard drive that you send to Take 2.
If you have any further questions, please email us.