Videography

2.14 - Catch Up - Pleas just catch up

2/14/2019

Today you were given an opportunity to finally catch up. Please do so before Tuesday. We only have 3 weeks left.

2.12 - Camera Movement

2/12/2019

This week we are practicing more with camera movement. This is the purposeful and meaningful use of moving the camera in order to aide the emotive narrative of your work. Remember, anything you do should only really reinforce or add to the story, so this is just practice, but it is well worth trying to do some different things to reinforce what you are trying to share.

HOMEWORK

Create a 30-60 second edit using specific camera movement (not handheld)
- Use tools you have at your disposal
- More advanced students - see if you can create a specific set of motion that feeds an emotion/mood you are trying to create and be ready to specifically address what you were trying to do.
- Please, always consider taking extra time to learn about camera movement and other skills through different online services (YouTube, etc.)

2.7 - Scene Remakes

2/9/2019

IN CLASS

We practiced 2-person dialogue scenes and blocking

HOMEWORK

Find a dialogue scene to replicate using people or other inanimate toys, etc.
- Make sure you get the audio from the original video for your audio track
- Recreate the framing of each shot
- Minimum of 30 sec. or 20 shots (whichever is first) - max keep under 60 sec unless you really, really want/need to go longer.

2.5 - Transitions & Sound

2/5/2019

IN CLASS

We watched your Transitions videos
We practiced more transitions

CONSIDERATIONS

Remember, knowing how to get good transitions can help with the 'flow' of the story

HOMEWORK

Complete your 'transitions' from today
If you want extra credit, do another short 30sec transitions piece with sound.

1.27 - Complete Assignment

1/27/2019

Complete either your ASTE Project or your Element Project

1.22 - ASTE & Elements

1/22/2019

FOR NEWER VIDEOGRAPHERS

Work on your Element Project
- 1-2 minutes
- Choose ONE element (fire, water, earth, air)
- Depict that element creatively (however you would like)
- Use some kind of music or sound as well.

FOR VETERANS

Complete a submittable ASTE project.
- Would love you to have your finals ready by Thursday
- If you need help, reach out.

1.17 - ASTE Projects

1/18/2019

Veterans - work on an ASTE project - you have 1 week.
Newbies, check out the video above. Take notes so you understand what this is all meaning. It is SUPER BORING, but also very important. Everyone has watched this.

11.16 - LOTS!!!

11/16/2018

Please read this WHOLE THING!

NEWS:

Presentation on Tuesday by Dan Redfield (Amazon Prime Videographer) at WHS theater
- TUESDAY @ 1 at Wasilla High Theater
- Check out his work here: www.alaskaphotoventures.com
Final Personal Project Due on Tuesday 11/27
All other projects should be uploaded to Google Drive by 11/27. Fill out the Personal Scoring Guide for each of these assignments.
- SWISH
- Cut to the Beat
- Mood Music
- People Project #1
- Weekend Vlog #1
- Wind
- Dramatic Reading
- Final Personal Project
Check out this video the District commissioned recently.

11.1 - Storytelling

11/1/2018

IN CLASS

We discussed the importance of good storytelling:
- Background - Problem - Solution - Lesson
We learned different cuts and when we might want to use them
We checked out the great stories that are shared on Great Big Story (some 'colorful' for sure)

CONSIDERATIONS

Remember, there doesn't always need to be a real 'problem'. It is all about framing the story and what the people have done to overcome that issue.

HOMEWORK

Make sure you have identified what your dramatic reading will be.
- Consider
  - poetry
  - music lyrics
  - other short spoken-word type pieces

10.25 - Wind & Creativity

10/25/2018

'The Problem of the Wilderness' from Tom Welsh on Vimeo.

IN CLASS

We worked on a simple project where we used the wind.
Create a project that is short about the wind. Use one word to describe the wind
- The wind is.... (steadfast, destructive, creative, etc)
- Less than 1 min. - 2 min max

HOMEWORK

Complete your 'Wind' assignment and upload to GDrive
Complete a 'Weekend Vlog'
- Take inspiration from The Problem with Wilderness above
- 1-3 minutes
- Lots of creative license here