((( TEACHING TEACHING & UNDERSTANDING UNDERSTANDING )))

A 19-minute short-film about teaching at University

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CALENDAR (PRODUCTION)

June 15 -- 22, 2006 Initial manuscript written (down).
June 29 The casting took place in the big auditorium in the Benjamin building at DAIMI.
August 9 -- 10 Planning and location-spotting.
August 11,14,15,16, and 22 The shooting took place at DAIMI, IT-Huset, the AU library, and the main buildings at Aarhus University.
August 17 The voice-over narration audio was recorded in a sound studio at IMV (Institute for Media Science) at the University.
August 18 -- 19 The 2D graphics were created and added.
August 22 The 3D graphics were done and added.
August 17 -- 23 The rough editing was conducted in editing room #1 at IMV (Institute for Media Science) at the University.
August 24 A rough cut version was shown (premiere) at the "DAIMI Sandbjerg event" (course in teaching/learning for DAIMI).
Aug. 24 -- Sep. 8 The real editing and audio/video post-processing was done.
September 12 The film was shown to the teaching/learning network (UPN) at the university.
September 15 The film was submitted to the "Det gyldne snit" educational video competition.
October 20 Two audio sequences were re-recorded fixing an error (pointed out by John Biggs) and the epilogue was added.
October 26 The film was released online.

CALENDAR (POST-PRODUCTION)

November 13, 2006 The film won "Det gyldne snit" 2006.
November 15 -- 27, 2006 The subtitles were translated.
Nov. 21 -- Dec. 8, 2006 The subtitles and DVD menu created and added.
Nov. 22 -- Dec. 8, 2006 The DVD cover and disc design was created.
November 24, 2006 The ordering site was set up at Aarhus University Press.
November 27, 2006 Digital audio mastering process and DVD menu design.
December 8, 2006 The final version of the DVD including menu, subtitles, and cover graphics was submitted for mass-production.
Dec. 11 -- Dec. 19, 2006 The DVDs will be physical printed and shipped to Aarhus University Press.
December 20, 2006 2,000 DVDs (180 kgs) received.
March 01, 2007 Another 2,000 DVDs produced (production count: 4,000 DVDs).
October 14, 2008 Another 2,000 DVDs produced (production count: 6,000 DVDs).

Claus Brabrand (October 17, 2008)