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