Intro to cameras

 Students will learn the basics of using a digital camera.

News Package

 

Goal: Students will create timely news packages
Students will produce all aspects of the project

DIRECTIONS:

1. Everyone does their OWN news package and must select a topic that is not used by any other person 

2. The topic of the package must be relevant after the taping and submission date (EX. don't work on a package that will "be old news" by the time it airs)

3. Planning Sheets AND Scripts
4. Filming and Importing

5. Editing
6. Grading

1.2.11B - use and understand a variety of media and evaluate the quality of material produced

FIRST:

    a. MAKE A FOLDER IN YOUR TVSTUDIO FOLDER

    b. NAME YOUR FOLDER NEWSPACKAGE 1 AND YOUR INITIALS

    c. CREATE A NEW ADOBE PROJECT AND TITLE IT THE SAME AS  YOUR FOLDER

SECOND: 

1.Create a planning sheet.  see below

-All planning sheets and formal scripts must be turned in for a grade by Wednesday, 11/23.....I will put zeros in my gradebook (50 points)

-turn your work into Google Classroom

THIRD

1. Filming days

2. Filming and importing- Wednesday, 11/23-Wednesday, 11/30
3. Initial Editing must be completed by Wednesday, 12/7 Exported into your NEWSPACKAGE 1 FOLDER
4. Grading- 12/10....no exceptions



RESOURCES: You must complete both exercises below.  Turn your work in to Google Classroom by Wed., 11/23 at the end of the period.

NEWS PACKAGE PLANNING SHEET -

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rh-izaw2P-N6W-SSNIEH9rezugADRB1mBDKsPAuGXPY/edit?usp=sharing

Final script:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Tqb2RmUs7dxaLM2izfyAPeudgYffEgBO/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115237694256539959089&rtpof=true&sd=true

IN AND OUT OF SHOT ANSWER PRACTICE.

 

Say Cheese

Today we are going to comfortable in front of the camera.

In-class notes:
1. Two types of interviews:
-Reporter in shot
-Reporter out of shot

2. Discuss having subject repeat the question in their answer

3. Establishing the shot

4. Now let's practice
-Each person in the class must be taped.....as if the reporter is OUT of the shot
-Set up a location with a clean/ relevant background.

CREATE YOUR OWN SCRIPT
A. Create your own intro.:  WRITE THE ENTIRE INTRO AND OUTRO.

EX: HELLO, I'M___________ AND TODAY,WE ARE GOING TO MEET_____________.

HELLO BHS, I'M ________, AND TODAY WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THE CHANCE TO MEET AN EXCITING STUDENT.

(YOU WILL MIX A SERIES OF ONE AND TWO SHOTS.)

B. one person will ask, and you will answer the following questions

1. Name?
2. Age?
3. Favorite part about being in grade___?  Why?
4. Tell us one thing about yourself that others in HS would not know?
5. If you were given 1 million dollars, what would you do with it?  Why?
6. If you were stranded on a deserted island, what would you take with you and why?  It must be portable.  You must be able to carry it with you, even if you were swimming.

CREATE YOUR OWN OUTRO

ex:  WELL, jOHN SMITH, IT WAS NICE MEETING YOU.  nOW BACK TO THE STUIDO.

EX 2. THANK YOU FOR TALKING WITH US TODAY, NOW BACK TO THE STUDIO

WHEN THE REPORTER IS NOT IN THE SHOT, THE TALENT must INCLUDE THE QUESTION When ANSWERING.  

ex: MY FAVORITE PART ABOUT BEING A SOPHOMORE IS......

Formal Script Link:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FGad50zoYuc6Qf12n5BW15LIIn6V_AkZ/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115237694256539959089&rtpof=true&sd=true

Title Quiz

 

Title Quiz

 First: make a new folder in tvstudio

Second: Name the folder "Title Quiz"

Third: create a new Adobe project name it Title Quiz

4 total titles

**Your titles must be saved in the tvstudio "video quiz 1" folder

***Your titles should have unique names

****Your titles should be in a bin

Quiz Directions:

1A.  Create 1 full page titles solid colors/ or colorful background

Create 3 Titles :  Each will have a unique word or phrase that describes you

-Colors/ Drop Shadows/ Placement- requirements

1B. Make 1 background for this project.

(Use the times for this  Project)

-Background 16 seconds

-Each slide is 4 seconds

-1st word- place @ 2 second mark

-second slide, place @ 6 second mark

-third slide, place at 10 second mark

A. You may NOT use a template

B. You must use three types of fonts (throughout this entire project)

C. You must rotate or tilt one title (In the three slides); You must have animation all each title slide - You can pick the keyframes for theother two

D. It must be eye-catching

E. It must be clean and logical

F. You will include a transition between each d title

G. Must Fade in and out.  Use opacity.  

***transitions must coordinate

What is BHS

 

What is BHS Package

FORMAL SCRIPT LINK: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FGad50zoYuc6Qf12n5BW15LIIn6V_AkZ/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115237694256539959089&rtpof=true&sd=true

-Students will use a rubric, gather into groups and brainstorm for each package: What is BHS?

-All work must be placed in a new folder on TV Studio called:  What is BHS

1. -Students will create an initial write up,  This is a paragraph that serves as an overview for your project ideas

 2. Initial cast and crew list, prop and costume list (Anything listed on the final script...due 2 days prior to production will result in a significant deduction)
3. Story Board - A rough drawing  and write up of your project

4. A formal Scrips

**Camera directions must be very specific. (Anything listed on the final script...due 2 days prior to production will result in a significant deduction)

-Students are required to write comments on each rubric as project advances

5. Requirements:

-2 titles

-2 Video Effects

-4 Keyframe movements

--All video and music must fade in and out with EXACT keyframes

-5. No choppy/ bouncy / unclear video

6. Clips must be cut and planned

7. No extra/ sloppy video

8. Clear audio

9. Export to your folder called: What is BHS

10. It must be one of the four times...to the EXACT second/ Frame

20 Sec

25 Sec

30 Sec

**Remember you may NOT use more than 29 seconds of any song

***You may include voice overs/ narration

http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php?screen=ShowRubric&rubric_id=1524064&

Friday- Monday (9/26)
Each student will create a formal storyboard and paragraph

**Story Boards are in Google Classroom.  This is where you will submit your paragraph and Story Board

-Students will turn in their storyboards before the end of class on Friday, 11/6
-Final Script Monday, 11/9 -This must be EXACT - We will complete this in class together. (Virtual and in-Person)

-Final script forms are located on GC

and your assignment must be turned in here by the deadline.

Tuesday, Review storyboard ideas/ Script
1. Each student will present their ideas to the class
2. Students will be divided into groups of 3 or 4
3. Students will discuss each storyboard idea, select one and create a final treatment
4. Students will gather into groups and write a formal Treatment (Due on Friday)

Tuesday, - Wednesday

 Video taping days

CAMERA PRACTICE

  

CAMERA SHOT, ANGLE AND MOVEMENT TEST WILL BE TUESDAY, 920

SHOT, ANGLE AND MOVEMENT PRACTICE

 

STORYBOARD LINK: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rrKdceVOulNIw9E-S1BJo-UqJNlkvWSk/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115237694256539959089&rtpof=true&sd=true

Camera Angle Practice

 

CAMERA SHOT, ANGLE AND MOVEMENT TEST WILL BE TUESDAY, 920

SHOT, ANGLE AND MOVEMENT PRACTICE

 Wednesday, Camera shot, angle, and movement practice exercise:

1.       Scenario 1

A.      A. A river with a tiny bunny in the left bottom corner

B.      B. Move your camera in physically to a complete shot of the bunny with a little background showing

C.      C. Move your physical camera left and angle up to a bird in the big sky

D.      D. Get a shot of the sky by standing still and moving your camera left to right

E.       E. Switch/ cut to a scene with two people and their entire bodies

F.     F.  The next shot should be of the same  two people talking facing each other.  You will see one person’s back.

G. G. This will require two boxes: A. Begin with a shot of a dog's head  B. Physically move your camera backward to a shot of the entire dog

 Place your answers on the storyboard.  Draw each scene, and list the camera angles, movements, and shots below each box.

STORYBOARD LINK: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rrKdceVOulNIw9E-S1BJo-UqJNlkvWSk/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115237694256539959089&rtpof=true&sd=true

Camera Shots, Angles, and Movements

 

Camera Angle Worksheets

Shots, Angles and Movements....Oh My....

Journalism II 

Camera Angles/ Movement 
Students will identify important visual terms (such as long-shot, close-up, camera angle) that are used on television and in movies and begin to recognize that these angles/ movements affect meaning. 
Camera Direction/ Angles 
Students will review camera direction, angles, transitions and key elements  via worksheets plan a video project. 

Students will review two handouts on camera direction/ angles 
Students will discuss a packet entitled: Lights, Camera, Action (The sheets are in your Google Classroom)

Why is it important for students to be aware of camera-subject distance, perhaps before addressing any other aspect of movies and television? 

Television is made up of hundreds and thousands of pictures, called shots, each of which must be carefully planned. The long shot, medium shot, and close-up (and many other camera-subject distances such as the medium long shot and extreme close-up) are the basis of editing in movies and on television. 

Without these shots, the person who edits the movie, TV show, or commercial would have nothing to work with. Editing, in nearly all cases, is the combining of long shots, medium shots, and close-ups to create an effective visual presentation. Camera-subject distance is the basis for visual editing. 

It is essential for students to have a clear understanding of camera-subject distance before they begin to analyze television programs and movies and before they begin to create their own productions on video. 

Quick review worksheet:

 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zB_KOueSAo5u5iaLXRRmpfr15VZDRhTS/view?usp=sharing

Cinematography  Link with videos

Link: http://www.mediaknowall.com/camangles.html 

 Activity
Review the following Link: and discuss any that you find confusing or discuss one that you find interesting and tell why.
Camera Shots

In class Activity: Monday, 9/12  Writing quick scenes.  Implementing Angles, Movements, and shots- 

1.Draw/  explain (Illustrate your best stick figures) a quick scene using 3 camera movements and 2 angles

Homework:  Finish your set of Camera Angle, Camera Shot and Camera Movement Study Cards.  They will be graded for 100 points

Bring your cards to class 

Assessment:...Next Friday, 9/16, depending on which class you have.   Students will be given a quiz on all of the terms 

Closure Activity:  -What types of camera angles/ shots do you see in the Bell ringer photo?

Please post your comments using the comment section on the blog. 
1.1.11H Demonstrate after reading understanding and interpretation of nonfiction 
1.2.11B - use and understand a variety of media and evaluate the quality of material produced 

Discuss visual media

 Classwork:

1. How do you determine what movies/ television shows to watch?  Make a list of 10 factors that help you determine your choices.

2. Do you think television news should be regulated?  Does the news report fairly and accurately?

You must give and explain specific examples.

3. Is there too much violence on TV/ in the movies?  Does it impact the younger audience?  Explain

4. Thinking about your selections, do these types of visual media influence society?  Why

5. Does the media need to be regulated?  Why?  How?

Turn your answers in to your Google Classroom.

Syllabus/ Evaluating the media

 

Welcome

Welcome to Journalism II

Contact Information

Instructor: Mrs. Christian

Email Address: tchristian@berwucjsd.org

Web Address: http://www.mycooljournalism2.blogspot.com/

Planning Period: 2

This year we will explore the "behind the scenes" of videography.

There is more to a video than skinny models, hot rockers and flashes of color. This is an indepth process of planning, organizing and implementation that begins with a single thought. It is a process that starts with a storyboard and jumps to a full production.

During first marking period, we will cover the following areas:

Camera direction

Camera angle

Video terminology

storyboards

Scripts

Editing techniques

So, this is the beginning of what I like to refer to as

Lights, Camera, Action

SYLLABUS

Journalism II Syllabus

Video Editing 079

Text and Resource Materials

Required Text: Media, W. Richard Whitaker (Longman, 2000)

Course Description

This year students will explore the "behind the scenes" of video production

There is more to a video than skinny models, hot rockers and flashes of color. This is an in-depth process of planning, organizing and implementation that begins with a single thought. It is a process that starts with a storyboard and jumps to a full production.

Digital Video is a “new media” that has evolved from many disciplines. While it is a direct descendant from the world of industrial video making, digital video has incorporated DNA from traditional film-making, traditional and computer animation, web technology, computer gaming and art. Digital video allows us to blend all these technologies to form a new art form that is available to anyone with a computer, some software and inexpensive digital camera.

The fundamentals of visual storytelling are core to this hands-on production class. We will be studying the technology of video editing on the computer, various methods of image acquisition and approaches for communicating ideas over linear time. Themes may incorporate short character studies, transformations of light and form, movement of people and objects and spatial composition of a moving image.

Students will be able to use either computer graphics, animation, still images or video production for most assignments. Original digital music, production music and sync sound are considered as a means to underscoring visual sequences.

Assessment:

Tests, Presentations, Essays, Planning Elements and Adobe PRO Projects

Prerequisites As stated in the Enrollment Book

PA Academic Standards

1.1.11H Demonstrate after reading understanding and interpretation of nonfiction

1.2.11B - use and understand a variety of media and evaluate the quality of material produced

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:

• By the end of the course, each participate will understand the impact visual literacy has on the learning process and will be able to produce, instruct, and integrate digital media into their curriculum and share via computer programs and the Internet.

• Discuss and apply foundation concepts in non-linear video modification, film direction, and digital sound editing.

• Develop a basic proficiency with the tools and techniques available in standard digital video editing programs.

• Shoot, capture, edit, and output short video projects, organizing the material and modifying it into a coherent sequence.

• Identify elements of multiple media used in journalistic storytelling.

• Critically evaluate professional journalistic multimedia packages.

• Produce video story packages.

• Combine audio and still photographs to produce audio slideshows.

• Demonstrate understanding of characteristics of online journalistic storytelling.

• Set up short video projects and shoot them using a variety of appropriate camera angles, shots, and framing.

• Apply a variety of techniques for establishing or breaking continuity in a video sequence.

• Edit a video sequence to synchronize it to a musical soundtrack or dialogue.

• Apply a variety of techniques compressing for expanding the perception of time in a video sequence.

• Apply basic techniques for mixing a soundtrack incorporating the human voice, ambient noise, sound effects, and music.

• Add basic titles to a digital video, do basic production checks, and output it in common video formats 

• Students will learn to work as individuals as well as in groups

• Students will learn how to create a college-level presentation

• Students will manipulate various types of media

Course Outline

**Throughout the year, student will continually participate in tutorial-based video technique assignments. They will also continue to produce video projects.

Marking Period One: Students will be introduced to the basic elements of video production

• Camera direction

Camera angle

Video terminology

storyboards

Scripts

Editing techniques

• Camera angles

Marking Period Two: Students will be able to add extension elements to enhance their video productions

• Work with the Browser and Bins tools in Adobe Premiere to

• Mark clips and use Insert and Overwrite edits.

• Trim Edit points to adjust length of clips

• Use Extension tools to extend edit points

• Use the marker tools to adjust edit points.

• Create and incorporate basic titles

• Utilize and implement key frames

• Import, convert, and edit music

Marking Period Three: Students will explore abstract compositions exploring texture, composition, light, and other formal or spatial elements

• Utilize timing techniques

• Advanced camera angles/ movements

• Incorporate natural elements into their compositions

• Utilize and incorporate video manipulation

• Explore and incorporate programs to advance video editing techniques

Marking Period Four: Students will combine all of their skills and create and develop a full length feature production to be used as the final exam

• Incorporate various mediums

• Learn and utilize advanced special effects: Boris, ULead,

• Organize a full length project / presentation

Assessments: Several forms of assessment will be utilized throughout the year:

• Small groups; class discussion; teacher conferences; tests; quizzes; peer evaluations; self evaluations; teacher evaluations; rubrics and score sheets.

Grading Policy and Procedures:

Grades for each evaluation will be based on points, not percentages. At the conclusion of a marking period, the total number of points earned will be divided by the total number of possible points to determine the student`s percentage and report card grade.

Homework will occasionally be given and graded. There will occasional opportunities offered to all students to earn extra credit.

Hands-on methods of digital movie making constitute the basis for assignments. Digital Video Cameras, 3-D computer graphics and 2D packages such as Photoshop and Flash and programs specified for digital video production will be the primary technologies used. Digital editing will be accomplished using Window Movie Maker and Adobe Premier. For your final project, you may use whatever media or application you prefer.

The assignments will help develop skills that accumulate towards the production of a short film by the end of the year. These include character based visual narratives, or explicit reconstructions of buildings and landscapes, or more abstract compositions exploring texture, composition, light, and other formal or spatial elements.

We screen live action short films, news packages, animation, and student work. Discussion of these works will be an integral part of the subject. There will be a few readings on film theory, design theory, and related topics.

Class Expectations:

YOU MUST BRING YOUR LAPTOP TO EVERY CLASS

-All assignments must be turned in on time

-You are responsible for meeting ALL deadlines. This is a journalism class. The success of this program is dependent on your contributions.

-All assignments will be graded.

(Partial homework or class work assignments will receive a "0" with no make-ups)

(You MUST learn to be responsible in this class!!)

-The final exam will be weighted.

Student expectations

1. Arrive on time.

2. Be prepared to learn. Bring books, pencils, paper, agenda, homework and anything you may need for class.

3. Be respectful of others.

4. Follow directions the first time they are given

Class Rules:

Classroom rules

1.               Please follow all school health and safety guidelines.

2.               Sanitize your area

3.               Books under your chair

4.               No Cell Phones

5.               Bathroom rules: One at a time; Must sign out and in;  Wash your hands

6.               Always sign out if you leave the room for any reason

7.               Drinks on the floor

8.               Sanitizing station outside of room

9.               Manners

10.        Absolutely NO eating in the classroom

11.        Homework must be completed and turned in prior to entering class

12.        Grading

13.        All work must be turned electronically

14.        School rules

15. Always raise your hand

16. One person talks at a time

17.        Be prepared for class

18.        Social distance and Wash your hands

HAVE A BEAUTIFUL YEAR!!!

Classwork:

1. How do you determine what movies/ television shows to watch?  Make a list of 10 factors that help you determine your choices.

2. Do you think television news should be regulated?  Does the news report fairly and accurately?

You must give and explain specific examples.

3. Is there too much violence on TV/ in the movies?  Does it impact the younger audience?  Explain

Turn your answers in to your Google Classroom.