Welcome

Welcome to Journalism II

Opening Activity:

Bell Ringer: In their notebooks/ computer folder, students will comment on a daily lesson posted on the student blog:

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

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

Contact Information

Instructor: Mrs. Christian

Email Address: tchristian@berwucjsd.org

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

Planning Period: Second Period

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.

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 for DVD or the Web.

• 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:

-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

Intro to Adobe Premiere

Intro to Adobe Premiere

Intro to Adobe Premiere:

1. Students will have a walk through of the Adobe program.
Using the Smart Board, students will review all aspects of the Adobe Premiere introduction.

1. Using the time line
2. Bins
3. Transitions
4. Rubber bands
5. Cutting video
6. Titles

Closure: Each day, we will review the various sections of Adobe Premiere

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

Part 2

Adobe Titles

Adobe Titles

Wednesday-Friday


Introduction to Adobe

Goal: To introduce students to Adobe Premiere

Students will learn to create Adobe Titles
Students will: "Cut, Use different video lines, create titles, overlap titles, utilize bins, use transitions

Students will use their current project in Adobe Pro to create the following:


1. A title - This is your own creation.....have fun!!
2. A title using templates - Lower Third
3. A title using templates - Full


Please make sure your hit "SAVE" after each title
and "Save" before closing.

**Do not hit "SAVE AS"

Thursday:


Students will complete a Quiz project:

First: make a new folder in tvstudio

Second: Name the folder "video quiz 1"

Third: create a new Adobe project



**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:

1. Create a full page title with your name

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 word in your title (In the three slides)

D. It must be eye-catching

E. It must be clean and logical

II.

Slide 1:  A background  and your first name
Slide 2:  A background and your last name
Slides 3, 4, and 5 :  Each one is going to have one word that describes you

*one must not have a background
one must have a background
one must have a background and centered word.

Each title must be different
Each title must contain a drop shadow.

________________________________________________________
2. Create a title with 2 words that describe you


(The words will discuss what is covered in Journalism I)

A. make your words fade in and out.....0, 100, 100, 0
B. Make them spin a full rotation...0, 306
C. Send a lightning bolt through the words.

3. Create a third full page title that is a background
No words just pretty background

III.
1. Place title one on the time line
2. next, place titles 2,3 together so you can work with them.


3. Put one type of transition between both titles



Overview:
Timeline:
A. Place title/ with name on line 1
B. Next to this...not under or above...place just background
C. Place "2 words" above the just background title
D. do manipulations
E. Place a transition between first and second set....
Information
Please make sure your hit "SAVE" after each title

and "Save" before closing.



**Do not hit "SAVE AS"



Goal: Students will create three titles on the same video line

Name Quiz

Goal: Students will create three titles on the same video line



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

Final Exam

Friday and Monday:  You will be working on the planning sheet below.  It is due on Tuesday

Each student will make a montage video:  ONE FINAL LOOK AT BHS

You are going to show BHS through your eyes.

TOTAL TIME:  MINIMUM 3-5 MINUTES

It should include the following:

1. PICK A QUESTION AND HAVE STUDENTS ANSWER-like in the interview process for news videos, they will answer by repeating your question.

-Organize sections of your video:
1. Intro- Background with title (6 seconds)
2. Random scenes/ video clips  (no more than 10-12 seconds each)  You must have 3 different scenes.

*For the random scenes, tape in different sections of the school.  Always get WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM EACH CLASSROOM TEACHER.

TEACHER PERMISSION FORM:
1 Tacher's name________________________
I give  YOUR NAME__________________________________ permission to film in my classroom during Period____________.

Teacher's signature:______________________________

*if this is not turned in, your project will not be graded.



3. Interview answers for question 1 - You must have at least 5 different people answer this question
-include lower thirds for each new speaker

4. random video clips (no more than 10-12 seconds each)\ You must have at least 3 different scenes in this section.

5. Interview answers for question 2 - You must have at least 5 different people answer this question.  You can't use the same people from question 1

6.Closing:  Be creative with the closing.  You can feature random school clips throughout the day.
Film students exiting the building, etc.

-Each project must contain background music.  You may use no more than 29.9 seconds of one song.  You can use as many songs, as long as you follow this rule.

-There is free music (Like we play on BASH)  I will show you this when I return.


Fill out the following Planning Sheet:


Name:________________________________

1. Describe the theme/ concept behind your project:

2. List your two questions:  ex:  What is your most memorable moment at BHS, Shout outs to friends, advice to underclassmen, etc

3. As you gather general school footage, please edit and keep a list of clip locations

4. List of music

All video must be Mrs. Christian rated
No bathroom or locker room footage
No violence, illegal activity, anything that strays from the school handbook
No weapons, alcohol, drugs, profanity,, etc
No filming from a moving vehicle

Use good jusgement.

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Graphic Practice:
In groups of 3, write story boards and design a new graphic for the following segments:
Opening
FYI
Sports

Turn in your scripts and storyboards by the end of the period

Graphic Project

Adobe Assignment:

Everyone is going to create two BASH graphics:

First: create a folder called:  Graphic
All work must be saved in t his fold
1. Select the background from the Digital Juices set 41 or any other blue background from Digital Juice.

(The book is in the file cabinet, ask a J3 student)

2.Place the background on timeline line 1
3. On line two create the following title:

Day 1


Make another graphic for Day 2

4.Give your graphic movement by using keyframes or transitions.