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To assist with the development of student documentaries Field of Mars EEC has created a Documentary course in iTunes U. This course includes a complete breakdown of the teaching and learning sequence and all the resources required to assist students in creating a successful documentary.
The iTunes U course will always contain the most up to date and comprehensive resources and materials for the Documentary program. This course can be used by classroom teachers who are using flipped classroom models.
To access iTunes U you will need an iPad, iPod touch or an iPhone and the free iTunes U app.
For more information on iTunes U visit http://www.apple.com/au/education/itunes-u/
The course is available in teacher and student editions. Click the links below to enrol or manually enter the enrol code from within the iTunes U app.
Teacher Edition Enrol Code – J9V-2NZ-WJC
Student Edition Enrol Code – JQB-XN5-DS6

Introduction
Watch – Introducing Documentary video on Vimeo
Pre Production
Watch – David Attenborough’s Life in the Undergrowth.
Filmmaking Techniques
Watch – Filmmaking techniques video.
Watch – David Attenborough’s Say Boo to a Sloth clip.
Download – Documentary Shots PDF
Creating a Documentary
Watch – An Ants Life Documentary video on Vimeo
Watch – Making of An Ants Life Documentary video on Vimeo
Team Roles
Watch – Introducing Teams video on Vimeo
Site Selection and Overview
View – Videos and photos overviews of the Field of Mars Reserve
Topic or Theme
Watch – Documentary Topics video on Vimeo
Creating a Script
Download – Documentary Script Template
Download – An Ants Life Documentary Script
Creating a Storyboard
Download – An Ants Life Storyboard Detailed
Download – An Ants Life Storyboard simple
Download – Documentary Storyboard Template
Download – Documentary Storyboard Template – Scaffolded
Watch – Making of An Ants Life Documentary video on Vimeo
Download – Documentary Shots PDF
Production
Watch – Using iPads in the Field on Vimeo
Watch – Using the Camera app on Vimeo
Watch – Using a Microphone on Vimeo
Watch – Using a Clapboard on Vimeo
Documentary Gallery
Download – Authority to Publish form