Get stuff going...

(Group Video Project) Storyboard due Friday!

Quiz on Monday (over lighting and audio, see the class notes on D2L)

Audio Begun

We did Teacher Evaluations today.


Audio

"Say it, don't spray it"

Turned in Storyboard & Script

Turned in Storyboard & Script, that's about it.

Due to vague instructions, half of the class didn't have their assignment ready.. partly his fault (being vague) and partly our own for not asking "how".

We are to be working on our How To video. It is due next Wednesday.

Qualities of a How-To Video

** Sat 10/20 Media Conference - Contact Todd O'Neal or Professor **


How-To Videos

- Repetition 
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- No tests, no stress: Anonymous learning
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- Syncronous vs Asynchronous
learning means freedom from boredom, choice

- Time & Location
after 10 minutes, attention drops. Make the video within that time constraint


Brain Rules by John Medina
Rule 5: Short-term memory: remember to repeat
Rule 6: Long-term memory: repeat to remember
Rule 9: Stimulate more of the senses (make them touch something)
Rule 10: Vision trumps all other senses.
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Cone of Learning: Edgar Dale
After 2 weeks, we tend to remember
10% of what we read
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Central
Content is KING

Lighting

** Individual Script and Storyboards are due Wednesday **
he gave us a handout with a little description on the project


Types of Light

Directional   (harsh shadow)
Diffused ("wrinkle remover" lol)
difference is in the density of shadows and falloff


Fall Off
Fast (usually directional light, because you see the contrast of the shadows)
slow

[  the powerpoint says in small words at the top: "fucking paste an image"  ]
Professor acknowledges and stops (very funny)

Light - Quality
Hard, Harsh and Direct, such as sunlight. Light is concentrated, traveling form the light source or the filament of the lamp directly to the subject. Shadows are sharp.

Where would you put the light to make someone look sincister? usually from Below

Cons (or pros!)
- Shadows can be distracting
- High contrast creates harsh effect
- Textures may not be flattering, such as the irregularities n a subjects skin
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Light - Quality
Soft and diffused, such as a cloudy day. Light comes from a "broad source" reflected off or spread through a translucent substance. Shadows have soft edges

Pros Cons mixed: 
+ Subtle, delicate, flattering shading
- Spreads and wraps can be more difficult to control
- Softens textures, such as skin
- Details more visible in the shadows
- Covers a wide area
- Light falls off quickly


Color Temperature
Higher is bluish - 5600° K outdoor
- yet not haptic temperature - fluorescent are green/blue yet cool to touch
Lower is reddish - 3200° K indoor

[ Watched corny gel YouTube video ]

Field - spot
1. Fresnel (small) and small spot
they usually have barn doors and give good directional light "your spot"

2. Open-face spot (no lens so lighter, but less precise) A workhorse in field.
Scrim (diffuser?) use this with open faced spot?

3. Clip light (internal reflector) - hard to reach areas


Field - floodlights
 1. V-light (quarts - no fingers!)
(Lowel)

2. Softlight

3. LED Lights?


1. Floodlights
Examples: Chinese Lanterns (AS SEEN ON FILM RIOT!!)


Checklist of Lights
- Often components are HOT, including barn doors - use gloves or wood clothes or WAIT.
- Light near books or clothes - AVOID - if have to, insulate with Al foil.
- Use c-clamp AND safety chains on battens
- Do NOT look into the lights
- Don't overload household current (about 1500 watts) so no more than 1000 watts per circuit (HMI advantage)
- Especially with portable lights, turn off when not using.

How to control light intensity?
1. Size and number of instruments
2. distance
3. beam focus


Intensity (brightness) affects exposure, and is affected by exposure.

If there is too little light:
- Move the subject away from the light, or into the shadows
- Stop down the aperture
- Add neutral density to the lens or the light source
- Switch off or block off existing light

Lighting terms
Key - usually a spot (above) - Fresnel, medium spread - can reflect it off wall
Back - usually a spot (above)
Fill - usually a flood (other side of key) [not 180 "other side..more like a 45]

Background (how difft. than back?) same side as key (want consistent shadows)
Side - directly to side; can use 2 for key if camera needs to make wide arcs
Kicker (for full person)

Three Point Lighting
Eye Lights - the twinkle in the subject's eyes

ChiaroScuro (dark,light,dark,light)

Begin Brainstorm for "How To" Video

"you have to bring this stuff to life"

Paying attention? let's stimulate more than one sense

Next project will be a How-To Video

we will need to start with a script

Graphics on the video help illustrate what your talking about.

"Try to be emotional in your narration" (said from the most monotone professor I've had)


USE THESE ABBREVIATIONS IN SCRIPTS:
Field of view - MS, CU, LS
Cut - X
Fade-up - FU
O/S - over the shoulder
POV - point of view 



Each person makes a Storyboard & Script

How To:

+ set up your MT mail on iPhone (don't steal, this is what our group is doing)

- set up hammock (kinda narrow audience...if you don't have a hammock)

InterVIEWs

Alan's Video - No Smoking Policy
(video wouldn't play) HD Bog Down

Elrod's - Favorite Things About the new Student Union Building
+ B-roll was nice and smooth, 
- but the interviews were washed out and a lil shaky
- watch for continuity


He opened Final Cut and introduced "Master Templates" and told us to play around with those...I think I'll make my own.

Ben Godley - New Locker Room (interview the equipment guy)
+ Low Shot
+ B-roll over interview
- bad audio
- turn off the air conditioner /air  fans
- Framing the interview (too much headroom
+ Smooth Ending
- watch for continuity

Our Group's Video - SUB
+ Devolve
- Colors on International Student
+ Overdub/VoiceOver was clean
+ Continuity


Model Video
+ Deflector with lighting was really nice
+ Video closure with shots/examples of modeling
- risky sound with waterfall behind, but it turned out better than I expected


We'll be exploring lighting next class.

Interviews Due Today

Final touches on our group interview projects. Some were finished, others were editing.

Here is my group's video

Workday

Went over quiz in-class.

Set us free to work on our group interview project.

We edited the clips, not quite done.
Needing the voiceover & music, getting emailed to me tonight.

Quiz 1

Took first quiz. That is all.

Worked in groups.

Interview Groups Assigned

Begun class by critiquing a video from MIT (meeting)
Noted that the video went from a wide establishing shot to a medium/close up.
For web, it's easier to compress because there was a simple beige background.
What could have made it more interesting? Cutaway shots.

ChemLab Clip from MIT:
Cuts synced to music
Teaser
Fisheye lens


First Assignment "Cut-and-Wrap"
assignment handout was handed out

Interview needs to include:
b-roll with ranging angles/focal lengths/

"explain this thing, while you're seeing this thing


My Group:
Kyle
Brandon ?
Jeremy

Created Vlog

Most of the first part of class we set up a vlog on WordPress
Mine is here >> newmedia3210.wordpress.com
He sent us instructions on how to set it up..but it wasn't that hard..just customization..that wasn't so fun.

**Bring Camera in on Friday**

** Study PPT Slides for Quiz on Monday **
PowerPoints are on D2L


First assignment will be assigned Friday (an interview)



Reviewed Notes:
Large Depth of Field with a small aperture

Finish Basics

closer to subject - less depth

What lens would you use for fast-breaking news? Not a telephoto, because not everything would be in-focus.


Aperture

f/22 - very small opening
f/1.8 - very large opening

Three factors that affect depth of field
aperture
camera-object distance
focal length of lens

At low light levels the iris of a camera must be wide open (at the lowest f-stop number) to allow in the maximum amount of light. As the light level increases in a scene the iris of the lens must be stopped down (changed to a higher f-stop number) to maintain the same level of exposure on the camera target.


Digital
NTSC - 525 lines at 30/seconds
60 fileds/second

Camera Moves
Left, right
Tilt
Pedestal
Tongue
Crane or boom dolly
truck or track
crab - sideways motion of crate dolly
arc-  curved dolly or truck with a mobile camera mount
cant - tilting sideways
zoom

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Be thinking of a story to tell
we will be scripting soon
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The Parameters Aspect Ratio

4:3
16:9


Framing:
Close-Ups (right below the neck and to the top of the head)
    XCU - Extreme Close Ups (just a face..or eyes..or of a watch..)
 "Rose Bud"
   
Medium Shots (there are particular areas you don't crop..
"cowboy shot" - at the thigh?

Full Shots "Royal Wedding" (dancing around the room)

Long Shots
Extreme Long Shots


Content:
Establishing Shot - establishes the locale, typically a wide shot that tells you where AND what time (period).


Single - Dirty Single (kinda like an over-the-shoulder but just barely any of the person's shoulder/figure..usually closer up)
Content - Over-the-shoulder (self explanatory) just don't cross the 180 line

depending on number of ppl in shot...3-shot , 4-shot

Low Angle - camera low, looking up

High Angle - looking down, (diminishes people..)

Perspective:
- Canted/Dutch/Oblique

- Point of View (POV)
Subjective - feel like you're in the shot

Lenes:
- Wide Angle Lens  (distance looks a lot farther)

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Composition
- The X and Y axes - Rule of Thirds  "it's along those lines"

- Simplicity (cactus? bridge? payphone?)

- Leading Lines (vector lines)


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Next week we start scripting.

**Know to white balance, focus, etc**

Codec & Camera Review

Types of frames in MPEG compression/encoding

P > I > B

I frame - reference frame
B frame - looks forwards and backwards
P frame - predicts based on the other frames



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Quick Camera Tips

slower shutter speed can help when hand-holding camera

**Read Online Article** twill be posted on D2L

Dolly - move camera closer or farther away
Truck - move camera left & right
Pedestal - move camera up or down

Camera specs & colors:
If Y and three Cs are combined: composite or NTSC signal (interference, esp. with generations)
If Y (b&w values) separate from t###
Use component cable when available over composite.

Wheel
Use NDs (Neutral density) on filter wheel if bright sunlight
Blue of cloudy outdoor and fluor (green) / red of indoor - use color filters on wheel

"This is a lengthy discussion...we're talking about focal length now" - Dr. BK

Wide angles show action really nice. (step close of course..)