Video production

Lots of talk and very little notes

Howard Zettle video book

Mid shot, medium close up, closeup,
pan, zoom, truck, dolly
lead room, head room, reaction shot
two shot, over the shoulder
rule of thirds - nose center, eyes in upper third.
key light, fill light, hair/back light

Purchase LED lights.....Lowe lights

Garage Band

Today we will focus on audio editing

Signature, bpm and key need to match the added music or loops to make a cohesive piece.

AUDIO BASICS - 6TH CLASS

Audio and microphonesSound - has purpose, is organized, is wanted
Noise - essentially random, typically unwanted

•Clean, clear, consistent, coherent

•All connected to reducing noise, acquiring sound

•Literal sounds

–Convey a specific literal meaning–Help tell the story by connecting to on-screen visuals

•Even if speaker leaves scene but you still hear voice its connected

–For example, teacher talking and student responding

•Non-literal sounds

–Not intended to convey literal meaning–Are deliberately disconnected from on-screen visuals–For example, most musical accompaniment

•Direct address- Speaker speaks directly to viewer–Talking head–Primarily used to provide information

•Dialogue–Two or more people–Primarily used to communicate theme via question and answer –Interview skills required

•Narration–Supplies additional information/material–Describes screen event or bridges gap for continuity–Often off-screen voice-over–Typically spoken word

Multiple audio going at once. FIGURE/GROUND
Listener perception - monitor the recording

Audio perception effected mic changes, expectation, settings

MICROPHONES

•Classified by

–How well they hear

–How they are made

–How they are typically used

Stop Motion & Audio Video Equipment

Stop Motion

Imported files and changed to 1/10th of a second.
Presentations..Successes and challenges
Planing is crucial and Powerpoint was a good tool.
Auto focus was a problem
Lighting causes shadow and hue issues
Working space needs to be planned out
Revision ideas never end
You need to control the environment
Your environment drives the storyboard
Working your plan and planning your work
Starting with the end in mind

Production
Deleted photos
Exported out as a QuickTime movie
Imported into iMovie
Adjusted duration/speed of playback for each
Music really pulls it together
http://freemusicarchive.org/er

The finished animated open to EDT 502
http://edt522.yolasite.com/session05.php

Equipment
Camera settings- Super low lux. Presets for lighting
Video cameras are not still cameras you need a high quality product
Mics can be purchased for under $100
http://www.shure.com/americas/products/microphones/sm/sm57-instrument-microphone

Kodak Camera
http://www.shure.com/americas/products/microphones/sm/sm57-instrument-microphone

Adapter for Firewire 6pin to 800
http://www.shure.com/americas/products/microphones/sm/sm57-instrument-microphone




iMovie fies - Default - Ken Burns....Applies a pan over a still

January 31 Stop Motion Techniques

Class notes

Technology list is presented with questions and cable searches started.
1. View videos, large group storyboard, small group work.
2.

•Peter Gabriel “Sledgehammer” music video starting at 2:20

•Stop Motion sand sculpture

•Skittles commercial

•Post-it Notes
•http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBdSDynaV3Q

You need to have a smaller vision leading to the larger vision 

Be creative and mix objects, video, graphics, music

•I will provide the big idea

•We will brainstorm sequences & visuals tonight

•Brainstorm 5 sequences that when combined will form one video

•Each sequence roughly 5-6 seconds

•Brainstorming ideas should include references to objects in stop motion as well as the motion

•Big idea:  30 second open to my online course SPED 502 Learning theory in special education

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•Volunteer to type ideas so we can see them go up

•Form the groups

•Each group storyboards their sequence

–Draw on paper or using software

–Minimum of 5 boards/pictures

–Include object(s) and their motion(s)

–Include notes about tripod/camera location

–Include notes about where to take the pictures (lab, classroom, hallway)

–No script/dialogue; we will play music under

•Each group identifies resources

–Digital still camera

–Tripod

–Materials for motion

•If you do not possess/own/access to materials let me know

•Share your storyboard with us tonight

–Need to have some degree of coordination/transition between them

 

•2/7 Stop motion production

–Bring in cameras (fully charged or with power supply)

–Bring in tripods, SD cards, cables to connect to computers

–I will bring in some lights

–Bring in all the objects necessary for motion

–We will set up the shooting, acquire the photographs

–Time permitting we will put pictures on the computer

•2/14 Stop motion Presentations

•2/14 Technology List Presentations

 

Script

•Brainstorm

–Generates more ideas

–Allows for experimentation with ideas

•Visualize final product

–Writing for visual elements

–Referred to as Previsualization

•Plan your work and work your plan

–Easy to make changes/edits

•Easier to record when decisions are already made

–More efficient time/cost wise

•Keep collaborators focused on same vision/goal

•Integrate media components

Plan your work and work your plan
Writing scripts include stage direction.
Who is speaking. Not only dialogue.

Share your vision through your script.

Literacy....All aspects included

A director's perspective and all that goes into a production.....
Keep monologues brief and able to edit.

How to Do A Story Board
Word table, post its, board or wall, slide presentation, Inspiration, commercial script
Templates available....
PowerPoint notes with slide

Content ideas to create a video to create to address a need, problem, goal for teaching students.

Lets Hear from Some Pros

•Videographer presentation on storyboarding

•http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgDwNxGIuCQ

•Steven Spielberg on storyboarding

•http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBH89Y0Xj7c

•Pixar

•http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOeaC8kcxH0

•TeacherTube

•http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=16102

Schema Note Taking

Instructional design... Adding lesson plan goals and objectives to video.

Focus on making AV materials:
Problem Solving is at the base of the project.
Audience and objective the story boarding and script will follow

Audience - Green

Behavior - Red

Condition - Yellow

Degree - Blue
Schema - structure of knowledge, how you store and retrieve. Memory and problem solving. All is organized into units. Connectivity and between components, flexibility and accessibility during recall.
A recognition device, represent knowledge rather than definitions,

Video Activity
Think visually...Pictures and text....How would you capture and show it through the camera eye..
Think auditorily. listen while recording attend to auditory information.
Wide shot gives the background knowledge to help them place and get their memory skills activated.
Facilitate long term 

Schema Puzzles
Activation - giving schema info
Recognition
Problem-Solving

When you activate schema you help the video viewer understand and follow.

Remember schema when story boarding. Think visually. Build existing schema,
Use multi media to help learn and strengthen what you know.