Hi team,

Sorry for the delay this week.  I was not able to post on Thursday, and I did not have internet access most of the day on Friday or Saturday.  Here is what we have going on and what you need to be planning for.  I am adjusting due dates so as not to be unfair to the quality of work you are capable of.

What should be posted so far to Google Drive:

• ASTE
• Creative Transitions
• Writing Notes
• Product Review

What we are working on now and this week:

• Music Challenge 2.4 (see the music in Drive under the Music 2.4.18 Folder
• We will be working on creating or replicating scenes this week

IN CLASS

• We quizzed our knowledge of basic camera functions for video.
• We discussed how aperture works to get blurry backgrounds and more light.
• We discussed the importance of transitions in video editing.

CONSIDERATIONS

• Remember, creative transitions can be found all over, but here are some tips to make sure that yours are better each time.
  • Creative but consistent camera and/or subject movement.
  • Consistent subject type (think of how the subjects are related), like the round objects in WToT (above).
  • Using color/light to move the viewer's eye (like the reds and blues in WToT)

HOMEWORK

• Create a short edit of at least 10 shots where you use creative transitions discussed above to move the viewer's eye throughout the composition.
  • You have free reign here.  No shots should be longer than 5 seconds.

Camera settings and just great DSLR video introduction (WATCH THIS IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY)

Catching Up...

• Okay, so I guess I am way behind on this, so I am going to lay out what I have missed and make sure you guys have everything for the next week here...

WHAT WE HAVE DONE

• Completed Product Review
  • ​30 or 60 sec review of a single product
• Completed Word Exercise
  • less than 60 sec piece using words (emotion, action, color) from your partner

IN CLASS

• We discussed moving in to our 'meaningful community pieces' 
• We discussed the importance, no matter the topic, about capturing the story.
• We planned out some of the activities we will be doing over the next couple weeks.
  • Burchell - A/P, Burchell History, Summit Learning Cont.
  • MSC - Student Spotlights, Tunnels, Mat-Su Pioneer History, Nike Missles, etc.

HOMEWORK

• Watch the Cheap Lighting Tutorial
  • Find a place to light a scene with someone (even yourself)
  • Take a video snapshot of lighting before you attempt to light it better.
  • Work to set up a better lighting using some or all of the techniques the Cheap Lighting Tutorial discussed.
  • Take video after you have set this up, and be ready to share with us a before and after.
  • This should be very short video, just before and after with enough for us to be able to compare and discuss.
  • Upload to the Cheap Lighting folder in Google Drive.