Assignment 1
8/29-- 8/31
Opening Activity: Watch the following clip and discuss the angles and movements
8/29- Discuss one incident where you saw the world through a "Camera Shot"
8/30- Write a mini-script using close up, dolly, pan, tilt in a logical manner
8/31 - Write a mini-script using dolly zoom
Goal: Students be able to incorporate camera directions and angles into an original production
Students will incorporate camera movement and angles into their scripts and planning
Students will understand script writing and format
Assignment 1:
1. Students will create an overview paragraph with their ideas for the project
2. Students will illustrate their ideas using a storyboard
3. Students will create a story board and script using the format discussed in class
(the template is in shared - journalism II - info folder)
4. Students will pick a selection of music for the video and print out lyrics
Project:
1. You will create an interactive scene utilizing several camera shots and movements.
Project: Staging
1. Review video sample
2. Discuss established shots. Create secondary storyboards
3. Discuss shots and sound effects
Directions:
1. Open with a wide shot. Include both characters in one shot from one side. Stick with this side for this shot.
2. Hold the established shot and let characters interact with each other.
3. Practice so everyone knows where each person is working and acting
4. One sound effect must be used
5. You must include the following:
180 rule
Eye line Match
Over the Shoulder Shots
Action Shots
Dolly zoom
High Angle/ Low Angle
Close Up and ECU
-Title Crawl Tutorial
5. -You must memorize all steps and actions.
** There must be a theme and purpose for the music selected for the video. In other words, the video must serve a purpose and be easily understood by any viewer
Specifics
1. No jumpy or sloppy footage
2. Clean, purposeful cuts
3. Only one type of transition (ex. Fade)
4. 3 seconds of black in the beginning --Use the title maker to create a tag for your video
(In the bot. Left corner, include your name, period, title of the video and the two songs)
5. 3 seconds of black at the end of the video
6. There must be clear purpose for the video / music
7. All filming must be completed in approved locations or the student will lose their filming privileges for the year.
Due Dates
8/29
Students will brainstorm ideas and create a paragraph with ideas for a storyboard
8/30 Scripts and Story Boards are due
**Students will create storyboards, meet with Mrs. Christian
Once approved, students will create initial scripts
8/30-9/2 - taping days
8/30-9/2 Tutorials (must be completed by Friday)
1. Basic Instructions
2. Title Crawl
Closure Activity:
Since you are venturing into new territory, please indicate something that is going well in your project. You may also indicate any problems or questions.
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
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Friday, August 26, 2011
Your Turn - Camera Information
Friday, 8/26
Opening Activity: Watch the following clip and discuss the angles and movements
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14uzbvzkQHo
Goal: Students be able to incorporate camera directions and angles into an original production.
Plan:
Students will discuss the following planning and technique tips
Students will choreograph a project
Tips:
HOW TO SHOOT A QUALITY VIDEO:
PLAN -If you plan your shots in advance you'll get your shots more quickly. Directors of big budget films frequently create tight drawing called storyboards of every single shot in their movie before they every start a camera, a process that could take months. However, I will settle for doodles of each shot and camera angle/ change.
Plan...but be ready to improvise, too. It's like singing a song. You don't need to know the whole thing, but don't start without knowing what the tune and first verse are.
KEEP IT SIMPLE:
A good video trick is a short video trick. If your idea takes more that a page to describe, it's probably too long.
ACTING:
You must be believable. If seven books fall on your foot, react in pain. It is essential that your audience believe what your are doing on film.
(Hideous acting can be great only if it is incredibly bad!!)
Basic elements:
Coordinating a scene is very much like choreographing a dance move. All participants must rehearse...this includes the production staff.
Establish your shot- Give the audience a big first view so they understand the context of your production. Capture the entire set/ background/ scene.
Camera Angles- see worksheet
The 180 rule- When you are shooting a character, stay to one side of them. If you are filming the right side, do not switch to the left. This will leave your shot awkward and unbalanced.
Eye line match-This is two or more shots. Show your character looking something or pointing to it. Hold this shot for a few seconds, then cut to what they are looking at. Be sure that the second shot is shot from his/ her eye level and angle.
Over the shoulder shots- switch back and forth between your subjects
Action shots- Mike stands on a bench, looks down and jumps. As he begins to jump, cut to a different view.
The Dolly shot- move with your subject. Sometimes it is easier to roll with your subject.
**Storyboards are required and MUST match up to your video. You will only receive 50% of your grade if you cannot provide this element of planning.
Project: Staging
1. Review video sample
2. Discuss established shots. Create secondary storyboards
3. Discuss shots and sound effects
Sample Video: www.klutz.com/tv
Directions:
1. Open with a wide shot. Include both characters in one shot from one side. Stick with this side for this shot.
2. Hold the established shot and let characters take a few choreographed movements with each other.
3. Practice so everyone knows where each person is working and acting
4. One sound effect must be used
180 rule
Eye line Match
Over the Shoulder Shots
Action Shots
Dolly
5. -You must memorize all steps and actions.
EX: ""ll start with one jab. You duck. Then you do two jabs , and I'll duck. Next,...)
The sound effect person must practice too.
Directions for shots:
A. In the middle of a coordinated shot, stop the camera and switch to a new point of view, over the shoulder. This way you can use the momentum of the action to carry through the cut. It keeps the action moving)
B. The big trick. Shoot over the shoulder . If the camera man backs away and zooms in, you'll create an illusion that the fighters are much closer than they really are.
C. Camera will be in full zoom 5 to 6 feet away from the subject
Placement: In a fight scene:
-The fighters are always too far apart to actually reach each other. On top of which, everybody knows what is going to happen next...it's practice!
Add sound effects and let's get started!!!!!
Closure Activity:
Friday, 8/26 – Discuss one camera angle that will be important to your production.
Monday, 8/29 – Quiz
1.2.11.B-Use and understand a variety of media and evaluate the quality of material produced 1.5.11.B- Write using well-developed content appropriate for the topic 1.5.11.C- Write with controlled and/ or subtle organization
Opening Activity: Watch the following clip and discuss the angles and movements
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14uzbvzkQHo
Goal: Students be able to incorporate camera directions and angles into an original production.
Plan:
Students will discuss the following planning and technique tips
Students will choreograph a project
Tips:
HOW TO SHOOT A QUALITY VIDEO:
PLAN -If you plan your shots in advance you'll get your shots more quickly. Directors of big budget films frequently create tight drawing called storyboards of every single shot in their movie before they every start a camera, a process that could take months. However, I will settle for doodles of each shot and camera angle/ change.
Plan...but be ready to improvise, too. It's like singing a song. You don't need to know the whole thing, but don't start without knowing what the tune and first verse are.
KEEP IT SIMPLE:
A good video trick is a short video trick. If your idea takes more that a page to describe, it's probably too long.
ACTING:
You must be believable. If seven books fall on your foot, react in pain. It is essential that your audience believe what your are doing on film.
(Hideous acting can be great only if it is incredibly bad!!)
Basic elements:
Coordinating a scene is very much like choreographing a dance move. All participants must rehearse...this includes the production staff.
Establish your shot- Give the audience a big first view so they understand the context of your production. Capture the entire set/ background/ scene.
Camera Angles- see worksheet
The 180 rule- When you are shooting a character, stay to one side of them. If you are filming the right side, do not switch to the left. This will leave your shot awkward and unbalanced.
Eye line match-This is two or more shots. Show your character looking something or pointing to it. Hold this shot for a few seconds, then cut to what they are looking at. Be sure that the second shot is shot from his/ her eye level and angle.
Over the shoulder shots- switch back and forth between your subjects
Action shots- Mike stands on a bench, looks down and jumps. As he begins to jump, cut to a different view.
The Dolly shot- move with your subject. Sometimes it is easier to roll with your subject.
**Storyboards are required and MUST match up to your video. You will only receive 50% of your grade if you cannot provide this element of planning.
Project: Staging
1. Review video sample
2. Discuss established shots. Create secondary storyboards
3. Discuss shots and sound effects
Sample Video: www.klutz.com/tv
Directions:
1. Open with a wide shot. Include both characters in one shot from one side. Stick with this side for this shot.
2. Hold the established shot and let characters take a few choreographed movements with each other.
3. Practice so everyone knows where each person is working and acting
4. One sound effect must be used
180 rule
Eye line Match
Over the Shoulder Shots
Action Shots
Dolly
5. -You must memorize all steps and actions.
EX: ""ll start with one jab. You duck. Then you do two jabs , and I'll duck. Next,...)
The sound effect person must practice too.
Directions for shots:
A. In the middle of a coordinated shot, stop the camera and switch to a new point of view, over the shoulder. This way you can use the momentum of the action to carry through the cut. It keeps the action moving)
B. The big trick. Shoot over the shoulder . If the camera man backs away and zooms in, you'll create an illusion that the fighters are much closer than they really are.
C. Camera will be in full zoom 5 to 6 feet away from the subject
Placement: In a fight scene:
-The fighters are always too far apart to actually reach each other. On top of which, everybody knows what is going to happen next...it's practice!
Add sound effects and let's get started!!!!!
Closure Activity:
Friday, 8/26 – Discuss one camera angle that will be important to your production.
Monday, 8/29 – Quiz
1.2.11.B-Use and understand a variety of media and evaluate the quality of material produced 1.5.11.B- Write using well-developed content appropriate for the topic 1.5.11.C- Write with controlled and/ or subtle organization
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Camera Angles/ Movement
8/26 – Journalism II
Bell Ringer: What do you notice in the linked video?
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/earthquake-measured-58-magnitude-rattles-washington-york/story?id=14364643
Write your responses in your notebooks.
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 to planning a video project.
Students will review two handouts on camera direction/ angles
Students will discuss a packet entitled: Lights, Camera, Action
Link: http://www.mediaknowall.com/camangles.html
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.
Assessment: (Monday, 8/29) Students will be given a quiz on all of the terms and packet
Closure Activity: What types of camera angles do you see in the linked video? http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/earthquake-measured-58-magnitude-rattles-washington-york/story?id=14364643
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
Bell Ringer: What do you notice in the linked video?
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/earthquake-measured-58-magnitude-rattles-washington-york/story?id=14364643
Write your responses in your notebooks.
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 to planning a video project.
Students will review two handouts on camera direction/ angles
Students will discuss a packet entitled: Lights, Camera, Action
Link: http://www.mediaknowall.com/camangles.html
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.
Assessment: (Monday, 8/29) Students will be given a quiz on all of the terms and packet
Closure Activity: What types of camera angles do you see in the linked video? http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/earthquake-measured-58-magnitude-rattles-washington-york/story?id=14364643
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
Monday, August 01, 2011
Script Format
Name(s) : _____________________________________________ Project Title:________________________________ Date:________________________
Time Video Audio Shots/ Angles Location Notes Props/ sets
Time Video Audio Shots/ Angles Location Notes Props/ sets
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