Requirements:
Students will shoot a music video that is no longer than five minutes.
Music videos must have a concept,theme, or story (not 100% lip-syncing).
Students may work with one other person, but everyone must edit their own version of the video.

Students must turn in a one-page typed treatment.

Most videos have an interesting concept such as a fake TV show, a backwards video, a dance video, a live performance video, or simply an interesting story. Your treatment should explain in detail your concept and how you plan to make this concept come to life. Your treatment should answer the follwing questions:
1. What is your story or concept in great detail? Don't forget costumes, editing and shooting style etc. Your answer should be 4-5 sentences.
2. Who are you working with on this project (inside or outside of class)?
3. When will you shoot?
4. Do you need class time to shoot?
5. What song are you using? How long is the song?

Please email me your responses. Please include music video in the subject line.


Videos must have one at least one eight-shot sequence.
Storyboards of the sequence will be required.

Videos shots must use proper technique discussed in class: good headroom, proper white-balance, leading the subject, focus, and steadiness. Grading of these shots will be more difficult than the last project.

Schedule:
3/26 Prep work. You can check out a camera on 3/26.
3/31 Recording day.
4/2 Recording day. 
4/7 All footage due.

Period 1 next project: Seattle Times 3 Minute Movie Contest

Click here for details.
Click here to watch previous winner.

Period 1 on 3/18/25: Rotoscoping and Energy Ball

Good morning everyone.

Please work on your Rotoscoping tutorials. When you are finished, immediately work on this energy ball tutorial. You will need to shoot a short 10-15 second video of someone pretending to bounce a ball.

The Rotoscoping video is due at the beginning of the period Friday. I might give a few minutes of time on Friday for your to finish your Energy Ball work.

Reminder: The Live Video Club is broadcasting the Unity Festival tonight. Jamie, Emmett, Anne, Karina, Trey, and Tiffany have already signed up. See you tonight!

Music Video Activity

Music Video Activity

Today I want you to pick two of the music videos listed below and then watch each one.
I want you to answer a series of questions (in complete sentences) after you watch each video. Please use Text Edit or WORD for this assignment. Please drop your assignment into the Vidstore server Period 2.

The questions to answer for each video:

1. What is the name and artist for the video?
2. What is the concept of the video? Please use 1-2 sentences to explain the story and/or concept. (Dance video? Lip sync? Concert footage? Literal adaptation? etc).
3. What are three or four things that you like about the video? Be very specific.
4. What did you not like about the video?
5. What do you think the budget was? Small, medium, large? Why?
6. Is there anything in the video you would like to try in your own music video assignment?

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqyc37aOqT0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTAAsCNK7RA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOg5VxrRTi0&ob=av2e
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAD6Obi7Cag
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otCpCn0l4Wo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybUFnY7Y8w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbgKEjNBHqM&ob=av2e
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS91knuzoOA&ob=av2e

Next, add a link to one video of your choice in Text Edit and answer the same questions listed above. Include all questions and answers and turn them in as one assignment.

Sequence Editing

You have the entire period to edit Sequences.
Before you begin editing please read this link about avoiding jump cuts:
http://www.mediacollege.com/video/editing/transition/jump-cut.html
Please fast forward to the 30 second mark and watch this link:


Sequence Requirements:

     10-12 different action oriented shots
 Insert Shot 
 Reaction Shot (cutaway)
Shoot every shot three different times from three different angles
Raw Footage will be graded
Edited video should include fade in/out, title, music, sound effects, and credits over black
No jump cuts
No continuity errors
Do not cross the Axis Line
All shots in focus. 

     Videos are at least 30 seconds long.

To receive credit at all on this assignment you cannot have any errors. All groups must edit sequences individually.

If you need to quickly re-shoot a shot please grab an iPad or cell phone.

Green Screen and Rotobrush assignment

You will create short, 10-20 second videos and use special effects to change the back ground and add text.
When you shoot your subject against a green screen for the first project please make sure there are not any shadows on the green screen.

Adobe Premiere Green Screen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05ITrtABMCE or http://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/chroma-key-in-premiere-pro/.

After Effects Rotoscope and add text: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGHa1MbNMsQ