4-H Tech Wizard Participant
Individual Skill Advancement Log - Video
The 4-H Tech Wizard Video Project consists activities in seven learning areas. The learning areas are as
follows:
1. Media Literacy
2. Project Planning and management
3. Interviewing skills
4. Video filming technology
5. Video editing technology
6. Individual development and community service
7. Industry Awareness
For each skill level there are a variety of activities/skills to be acquired in each learning area. Mentors or
Teacher/advisors rate each student’s skill acquisition in the 7 learning areas on a scale of 1-5 (1=minimal,
5=mastery).
Learning areas
Skill/Activity
1. Media Literacy
Explain concept of
“message
construction” How
media messages are
constructed.
Give three examples
of current
constructed media
messages.
Definitions:
Documentary
2. Project Planning
and Management
Storyboarding
Team assignments
Timelines
Audience
identification
Purpose of video
Testing
evaluation
3. Interviewing
skills
Develop interview
questions
 Open ended
 Closed
Skill Level 1
Date Accomplished
Approved By:
Scale: 1-5
1
ended
 Follow-up
Build rapport
Conduct interview
Thank you cards
4. Video Filming
technology
Storyboarding
Lighting: normal
and difficult
ambient light
situations
Sound: normal and
difficult sound
situations
 Types of
mics
Camera operation
and safety
Camera set up
(tripod, height,
location to subject)
Filming vocabulary:
 define the
rule of
thirds,
 pan, zoom
 close up,
medium
shot, wide
shot
 actuality
footage
 archive
footage
 stills
Permission forms
Thank you cards
5. Video editing
technology
Start Adobe
Premiere – set
project profiles
Create the folder
structure and label
and manage bins
Log and capture
2
B-roll
Transitions
Utilize stills
Reposition objects
Subtitle if
appropriate
Create titles
Check spelling
across all pages
6. Individual
development/
community service
Perform 15 hours of
community service
Set a goal with your
Mentor for yourself
in Skill level 2 and
email to Lisa
lisa.conroy@oregon
state.edu
Give a presentation
during Tech
Wizards meetings
using combined
technologies (video,
LCD, Internet, PP,
etc)
Present at Annual
recognition event
using technology
(list topic)
Use Internet for
researching video
on the Internet
(vidcasting) giving
topic, method,
result/findings
Explain how
technology can be
used in the service
of leadership (give
situation and
technology used)
3
Set goal for post
high school
education/training
with Mentor and
email to Lisa:
lisa.conroy@oregon
state.edu
Perfect attendance
in school
Perfect attendance
at Tech Wizards
All Tech Wizard
assignments
completed on time
7. Industry
Awareness
Attend industryrelated field trips
Develop a video for
a client (client name
and intended use)
4