TRANSITIONS

I thought these tutorials on transitions may be helpful as you edit your video portrait.

This clip has some very helpful suggestions:
http://blueskeltonproductions.blogspot.com/2008/01/film-transitions.html

This is a shorter description:
http://coe.sdsu.edu/eet/articles/transitions/index.htm

FINAL VIDEO PORTRAIT CRIT.

DUE:
WED. April 15
Bring 1-2 minute portrait on:
1-DVD
2-Uploaded on the web, blip.tv

UPDATE BLOG

“The most difficult thing for me is a portrait. You have to try and put your camera between the skin of a person and his shirt.”
-Henri Cartier-Bresson

Objective:
The objective of this exercise is to edit your video footage to make a 1-2 minute portrait of your subject.


EDIT
Final Cut Express


BLOG
-What is the story you are trying to tell?
-How has your editing reinforced or changed your project?
-What are the greatest challenges of editing?
-What technical questions do you have about Final Cut Express?


Due Wed. April 8
1. 1-2 minute video

2. Post all responses to questions on your Blog.

INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS & UPDATE BLOGS

I will meet with you individually tomorrow to talk about your projects.
Please update your blogs for this meeting.

BRING STORY BOARD TO CLASS TOMORROW

WED March 25 NO CLASS Major Registration Day

SHOOT Due Wed. April 1

The objective of this exercise is to shoot 5-10 minutes of raw footage for your video portrait project.


SHOOT
-Shoot 5-10 minutes of footage
-Follow Story Board Idea- Gives you a Plan to Follow
-Include these shots in your footage:

• Long Shot, Medium Shot, Close Up
• Master shot: the view point in the scene in which the relationships between subjects are clear
• Establishing Shot: long shot at the beginning of a scene designed to inform viewers of a change in location and to orient them to general mood and relative placement of subjects in scene
• Reverse angle: a shot that turned around approx. 180 degrees from preceding shot
• Point of view shot: also POV presents the viewpoint of the character in the scene
• Shallow focus: shallow depth of field-used to isolate a subject from background and/or foreground
• Detail shot: a tighter highly magnified version of the close up used to show a fragment of a whole subject or a small object in its entirety.
• Deep focus: wide angle lens used to keep extreme foreground and background both in focus simultaneously

-From- Film Directing Shot by Shot-Stephen D. Katz


BLOG
-How do shots reinforce story?
-What was your experience working with the camera?
-Did the camera reveal things that were unexpected?
-What is the greatest challenge of this project?
-What are some possible solutions?



1. Shoot 5-10 minutes of raw footage-Ready for Editing demo.

2. Post all responses to questions on your Blog.

3. BRING HARD DRIVE TO CLASS NEXT WEEK


Viewed in class: Tarnation - film by Jonathan Caouette