Long-Take TV
Try one yourself!
ADDED January 27, 2010
Next time your kids want to record themselves with the family video camera, encourage them to shoot a long take. In movie vernacular, a "long take" is slang for recording everything in the scene all at once, in order, and without stopping the camera. When something goes wrong, you just have to keep acting till the shot is done.
I always encourage long takes when my kids want to film themselves. It just seems easier -- that way we don't spend all day recording a 3-minute show. And the kids know that if they mess up, it's okay, they've got to just keep acting. And they are the only ones that know they messed up.
If you have never recorded your kids and had them watch themselves back on TV, do it today. They will love it! The results are hilarious.
Here are a few pointers to help create a "Long-Take TV" show
1. Practice: everybody should know what they are doing.
2. Camera: make sure it knows what to film.
3. Fun: everybody should be having this. That's it!
By having a long-take show, you can get some really fun and imaginative shows with your kids. Shows like this one...
Puppet Robot
| ages 4-12, longer activity, may rile them up, rainy day fun, |
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