Media studies

The Language of Film and Video
This English Online web page features some explanations and definitions for film students. Terms include vocabulary for different types of shots and structures of film, terms for camera movements, angles, and editing techniques.
http://english.unitecnology.ac.nz/resources/resources/film.html
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Adobe Digital Kids Club
This Adobe site has information about digital cameras and presenting digital images. The site is created for teachers, students, and parents. Gives introductions to digital photography, digital video, and has digital media tips. Includes lessons and activities, and examples of how digital photography is used in the classroom.
http://www.adobe.com/education/digkids/
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Atomic Learning - iMovie 2 Tutorial
This website from Atomic learning provides a comprehensive list of iMovie tutorials. Although version 4 has been released the lessons are still relevant and useful for those wanting to learn iMovie features in depth.
http://www.atomiclearning.com/imovie2x.shtml
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Freeplay Music
A comprehensive collection of high end broadcast production music spanning all the popular musical genres. Music can be searched for by entering a key word or instrument, and use drop-down menus which include feeling, style, volume, and tempo, to customize the search.
http://www.freeplaymusic.com/
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Make Movies
Learn how to animate movies. This website describes and demonstrates the process of animation scriptwriting and the techniques and technology used to animate movies. The author of this site is the creator of the Henry's Cat cartoon, Stan Hayward.
http://www.makemovies.co.uk/
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Pics4Learning
This site is a copyright friendly image library for students and teachers, with images to use legally in class projects and reports. Includes multi-level lessons written in conjunction with thematic digital images.
http://www.pics4learning.com/
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Storyboarding Guide
A step-by-step guide to storyboarding for students. It is part of a site that supports project-based multimedia learning activities.
http://pblmm.k12.ca.us/TechHelp/Storyboarding.html
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The Complete Eejit's Guide to Film-Making
This site is suitable for NCEA media studies students and teachers. It explains how to get started in making animated films, how to prepare and present video online, and has tips and guidelines for the pre-production, production, and post-production stages of making movies.
http://www.exposure.co.uk/eejit/
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