Greathouse Video Club

This is the official home page for the Greathouse Video Club (Updated 10/28/2024

Greathouse Video Club Halloween Special

Please enjoy this Greathouse Video Club Halloween Special.  It features a spooky skit called”Armed and Dangerous” as well as interviews with students who drew their own monsters. 

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We have completed the next episode of The Pride. This episode  features anchor segments, Kids in Motion,  Feats of Skill, a report on the Greathouse NASA Club, a skit called Pick a Card, animations, and more.  We have also posted an individual video link to the NASA story. Enjoy.  

Here is the individual link to the NASA Story:

 

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The first day of the club was Monday, September 9th.  We recorded four short video pieces so the kids could see what goes into making the show “The Pride”.  I edited the show today and then we watched it at video club. This episode was only 2 minutes long, but it will give them a sense of what we are building towards.  About every 3rd week, we will record and release an episode of The Pride that will be 6-10 minutes long with animations and bumpers, short segments or skits, actual journalistic stories, interviews, etc. 

Please enjoy this first episode of the fall season featuring anchor segments, 30 Seconds Street, a stop motion animation, and bumpers.  

After watching the first episode, we recorded a segment called “Feats of Skill”, a timelapse animation, and a Pepper Channel promo.  
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We will be offering the Greathouse Video Club again this fall on Mondays AFTER school for a 10-week program beginning Monday, September 9th and ending Monday, November 25th.  Specifically, the dates will be 9/9, 9/16,9/23. 10/7, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/11, 11/18, and 11/25.  The club will run from 3:20 PM – 4:25 PM.  Each monday, when the club is over,  I will bring the kids to the front office and wait for parents to pick them up.  The parents will have to park their car and walk to the door.  Please be on time as I have other obligations soon after the club.  
 
The cost for the club is $150.
 
To see a one-page flyer with more information about the club, please click the link below

2024 Fall Greathouse School Video Club Sign Up Flyer

To sign up for the club, please fill out the google form linked below:

Sign Up for Greathouse Video Club Fall 2024

Cost: The cost for the club is $150.  You can pay for the club in one of three ways:

  1. Pay by Venmo @Patrick-Fitzgerald-68 (Indicate Greathouse Video Club and Student name in the comments)
  2. PayPal patrickfitzgerald13@gmail.com (Indicate Greathouse Video Club and Student name in the comments)
  3. Write a check to Beargrass Media and send in an envelope to the School Office.  (Indicate Greathouse Video Club and Student name on the check)
The club will teach students how to record and edit video productions using some mobile devices owned by students as well as cameras, tablets, and laptops owned by Beargrass Media.  This club is for a variety of types of students:  For students who like to act and have on-stage personalities, they might choose to be in front of teh camera, while students who like to do technical behind-the-scenes things or do animations or artistic drawing, they can have a blast doing those tasks. 
 
 Below this line are the liks to previous episodes of The Pride.  

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Please Enjoy this latest edition of the Pride featuring anchor segments,a story about maple seeds, 30 Seconds Street, the meaning of life, The Constable (Featuring Ms.Milam),bloopers, and more.  (Yes, we found the clip where Avery and Quinley mention helicobopters)

There is a separate link to the skit called The Constable
Some people love to be in charge!  (Featuring Ms.Milam) 

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Please enjoy this spring edition of The Pride featuring anchor segments, a story on Gemstones, Middle Aged, Feats of Skill, Bloopers, and more. (This features the gemstone story with the improved audio quality.)

 

There is a separate video link to the skit “Middle Aged” .

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Please enjoy the latest episode of “The Pride” featuring Anchor Segments,a story about Yo Yos, Drama School, 30 Seconds Street,Bloopers, Animations, and more.

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Please enjoy the latest episode of “The Pride” featuring Anchor Segments, What’s Up with That, The Socks, Nullco Intelli-Pencil, Bloopers, and more. 

The Nullco Intelli-Pencil has its own video link

Below the next line is from earlier Greathouse Club Sessions

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Please enjoy the December 11th  episode of The Pride featuring anchor segments, a story on Candy, the Nullco Sense-Sation commercial, bloopers, and more. 

The Nullco Sense-Sation Commercial has its own individual video link:

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November 20, 2023

We hope everyone is enjoying being a part of the club so far.  This week after watching the latest episode of “The Pride”, we made  a quick “special Interest Report”.  We brought in 3 leaves and a 1 minute script.  We covered the way to take a thing that you are interested in and craft an informational story about it.  We recorded a story about leaves. That video is linked below this description.    

Next week, we will begin recording a special interest report about a topic they chose:  Candy.  

The “assignment” if they choose to accept it is to think about what their favorite type of candy is and why (Taste, texture, etc.) Also, if they want to do any internet research of how that candy is made either in pictures or short videos, they could send the link back to us.  They could also think about some piece of music that is about Candy that we could use as part of the soundtrack. And if they want to bring in a piece of candy as a prop for the video, that would be fine too.  
For this report on leaves, watch the video and remember what the elements are of making a special report.  A script:   Even if you plan to improv some of it, write out your ideas first and hopefully a script.  An intro:  In this case, I printed out a piece of paper that said “Fall Leaves” , covered it in leaves, and used a fan to blow the leaves off of it.  People talking on camera looking directly at the camera clearly and confidently. People holding the prop and gesturing with it.  B-Roll video of the thing being described.  Voice over of people talking about the B-roll material.  More B-roll captured in the field (Patrick raking and bagging leaves).  More voice over.  People making a concluding statement.  And finally, the soundtrack:  In this case, we added the jazz standard “Autumn Leaves” as played by the Bill Evans Trio.  When you put all those elements together, it makes a pretty mundane topic actually watchable.  

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Please enjoy this most recent edition of “The Pride” featuring anchor segments, Rocky Weather, interviews about a time when kids got injured, Drama School, and more. 

The Drama School – Superfan skit has its own individual video link

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Please enjoy this Halloween Episode of The Pride featuring anchor segments, 30 Seconds Street, Just Like Me, and more.  

Below this line are past episodes of The Pride

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Please Enjoy the April 17th edition of The Pride featuring Anchor Segments, What’s in the Bag, Feats of Skill, Timelapse, What are you Proud Of and More. 

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Please enjoy the March 27th, 2023  episode of The Pride featuring Anchor Segments, Kids in Motion, Hot Potato, 30 Seconds Street, bloopers, and more.

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We want to share a link to a fun student-made piece made by Ananya Agrawal and her sister.  I can tell this tpook a lot of editing, and I think it is great! – Patrick Fitzgerald

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAnM8rnwVL8

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Please enjoy the latest edition of The Pride.  We recorded the majority of the show on Feb 13th, but we had last week off, and we decided to teach the kids more about editing at yesterday’s club so they have a better sense of how the sausage is made, so to speak.  

This episode features anchor segments, Love Letters, The Toothbrush, a commercial by Nullco, bloopers, and new show transitions.  There is also an individual link to the Nullco Commercial below the episode.  

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Please enjoy the episode we recorded with the kids on Monday, February 6th.   It features anchor segments, When in Rome, Patience Now,  Hanging by a Thread, bloopers, and more.  There is also an individual link to the skit called Patience Now!

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On January 30th, we met and recorded our second episode of The Pride.  It features anchor segments, 30 Seconds Street, Feats of Skill, a skit called Roll Call, bloopers, and more.  Enjoy!

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Our first meeting was January 23rd, 2023, and we made the first episode of “The Pride”.  The Pride features anchor segments, short skits, animations, and bloopers.  Enjoy!

 

 

 

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Beargrass Media will be offering an after-school club at Greathouse  for 10 weeks during the winter/spring semester of 2023.  The club will teach students how to record and edit video productions using some mobile devices owned by students as well as cameras, tablets, and laptops owned by Beargrass Media.   The club will run on Mondays from 3:45 PM – 5:00 PM in the Library  January 23 – April 10 (skipping an In-service day February 20th and Spring Break weeks).  The specific dates will be 1/23, 1/30, 2/6, 2/13, 2/27, 3/6, 3/13, 3/20, 3/27, and 4/10.

Below is the Form to Sign Up

Greathouse Video Club Sign Up Form

To see the flyer for the club with more details, please click the link directly below:

2023 Greathouse School Video Club Sign Up Flyer

Cost: The cost for the club is $125.  You can pay for the club in one of three ways:

  1. Pay by Venmo @Patrick-Fitzgerald-68 (Indicate Greathouse Video Club and Student name in the comments)
  2. PayPal patrickfitzgerald13@gmail.com (Indicate Greathouse Video Club and Student name in the comments)
  3. Write a check to Beargrass Media and send in an envelope to the School Office.  (Indicate Greathouse Video Club and Student name on the check)

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