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

SOUND

Objective: The Objective of this exercise is to make a 1- minute Sound Portrait. You will learn to use the Roland Digital Sounds Recorders. You will learn to edit the sounds in Final Cut Express.

Methods:

You will notice and respond to Sound as it relates to the Subject of your Portrait. Become aware of the landscape of sound in the same way you approach a painting or a photograph.

Where are the subtleties of the sound?
What are the shapes, values and forms of what you hear?
Keep in mind your “Subject.” If your Subject only had a sound and not a voice what would you hear?

Blog : Your response to the questions above.

The sound portrait may include the voice of your subject but not for the entire time.


DUE Wed. March 18:

1. 1 minute Sound Portrait of Subject

2. Final Story Board for Video Portrait Project

3. PHOTOGRAPH
-2o new photographs related to your portrait

-Print 1 contact sheet with 20 photos

-Print 3 Photos of your choice on photo quality paper

4. Post 3 photos on your blog and responses to questions.

PORTABLE HARD DRIVES

Hi all,

Bring a portable Hard Drive to class on Wed. preferably with a Fire Wire for the Sound Demo.

Contact met with questions.