√ Class Expectations

Please read the class expectations for video class.

1. Class Attendance and Participation (5points/day)
2. Weekly Posted Reflections on your work and Responses (10 points)
3. Submitted Multimedia mini-Projects (Shot video - 100pts, 2-3 video projects 1-2 minutes each total 1000 pts.
4. Group work (100 points)
5. Final Video portfolio presentation (100 points)

First weekend, Please watch a movie or TV show and watch and count how long shots last. Do you see any that are longer than 3 seconds? How long are most shots? Why do you think they plan movies this way? We'll discuss this on Monday.

 

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√ Video Web site

Using iweb, create a new web site that will become your digital portfolio for your video class this trimester.

1. Create a "welcome" page
2. An "about me" page.
3. A page with questions you have and what you want to get out of this class. Please answer these questions:

- What movies do you like? and why?
- Do you use youtube for entertainment?
- Do you produce any videos?
- Do you use any other video sites?
- What are your expectations for class, what want to know/ skills to learn?

D. Set your desktop picture as well as doc along with the computer class.

 

√ Learn about shots

A shot is a small piece of video. Each shot should last between 1-3 seconds long. Watch TV tonight and count how long each shot is and how many shots you see in one minute of footage. We want to move our work to a higher level than those seen on America's Funniest Home Video. While you shoot much longer than 1-3 seconds of footage, you will eventually edit the shots into these short clips to tell your digital video.

WATCH this video to learn different shot names and what they are used for: https://www.atomiclearning.com/k12/freeexamples.shtml
make sure to watch all of the first set of videos on shots.

You can find more information about shots on this page:
http://www.videomaker.com/video/watch/tips-and-tricks/531/camera-shots-andtricks/

and

http://www.mediacollege.com/video/shots/

Also take a look at basic shot composition rules here:

Use your new iWeb and create a new page named SHOTS and take notes on each shot they introduce in the video. For each shot NAME it, give a DESCRIPTION/REASON FOR USING THE SHOT, then from any Quicktime movie trailer http://www.apple.com/trailers/ take a screen shot, (apple+shift+4 -pause the video and drag over the screen) to grab an example of each shot. Next place the pictures of each example of the shot next to it's name and definition/description.

Here is a list of the shots you will need to present on your iweb page:

Establishing - XLS	Medium shot - MS	Birds eye or low angle BE
Long shot - LS	Close up - CU	Worms eye or High Angle WE
Medium long shot - MLS	Extreme Close up - XCU	Over the shoulder

√ Continue to complete shot page in your iweb portfolio then move on to Thursday

√ Composition rules Take a look at basic shot composition rules here: http://www.atomiclearning.com/k12/freerules.shtml rules check out A through G, focus on composition rules. Add these to your iweb page of shots, give a few examples of good use of composition rules from the Quicktime trailers.

√ Evaluate a student shot video based on what you have learned about video shots and compoisiton and knowing that all shots should be only 1-3 seconds in length, evaluate this student video, what is right and what needs to be fixed. Fill out this form as you watch the video

shot evaluation form

√ iweb completed, welcome, about me and shots- definition/ example and composition rules

√ Plan a Video using your new shot knowledge

In order to learn how to use shots effectively, creatively, and with variety you will create a video using each of the shots found in the video and on your notes. You will create a video, from this scenario. It should be about one minute long to tell this story: A student is working in class and hears their name over the loud speaker and then has to make their way to to Mrs. Judy's office, it is your choice how to end the video, what happens in the office.plan

Here is an example of a shot video from a previous student

LINK HERE

Take notes on any terminology you find that you want to know more about.

Print and use this shot list to plan your short video.

Work with two to three other students to PLAN and then FILM your footage. Your group must work together to make a plan. You will each use the same footage to CREATE YOUR OWN VIDEO, 3 students = 3 different videos.

Your personal choices of what shots to use will make them all slightly different. For each action, film your subject 4 to 5 different ways (shot angles and distances that you learned earlier this week). For example, you could use a birds eye to show a student working at a computer, then an extreme close up of their hands typing, then a close up of their face... Work with your partners to create your shot list. Here is an example of a shot list video, the story does not need to be extremely complex, the purpose is to help you learn to use a variety of shots, the camera use and editing uses.

Assessment

√ Continue to plan your shot video. Once you have all shots planned on the shot list form, get approval from Saylor and you may begin shooting.