Video 1: Process Video

My Video/Process Video                                 

For this assignment you have two options:
1. You will show or explain to how to do, make, or create something interesting. This should be a process you are familiar with or an activity that engages you or for which you have a large amount of passion.
2. You will make a more abstract or arty video that emulates the passion derived from participating in an activity.

You can add narration or you can edit the shots to music (or both). Feel free to use the Haircut video and Auto Videos as  templates for this assignment.

Challenge: how can you make the process or activity interesting for an audience?

Requirements:

• Video should be 1-2 minutes in length.
• 15-25 shots total
• All shots are focused, white balanced, and steady.
• Camera angles are diverse and unique.
• Video edits are made on movement and there is proper pacing.
• B-Roll is both interesting and used effectively with audio.
• Rule of thirds, proper headroom, and leading the subject used throughout video.
• Audience can hear all music and any narration throughout video.
• Narration is easy to hear.
• Narration is effective and well written.
• Video fades in and out.
• Overall, the video is entertaining to watch.

Raw Footage is due at the beginning of the period on Tuesday December 8th. Tuesday the 1st and Thursday the 3rd are shooting shooting days if necessary. 

You may work with multiple classmates on this project, but everyone shoots and edits their own Process Video.
You can leave campus  on the first or third to record footage if your parents send me an email telling me it is OK.

You can use a cell phone or iPad to shoot this project.

Process Video Treatment

Please copy and past the text below and email the answers to me today. Please send email to trent.mitchell@shorelineschools.org.

Please list your subject:  ___________________________
1. Why are you choosing this subject? Please answer this question in two-three detailed sentences.
2. Is this something you can shoot in class? If not, you need to shoot outside of class and turn it in next Thursday at the end of the period.
3. Who will help you with your video? Or will you do it all yourself?

4. What kind of music would compliment this activity?

5. Will you add narration listing instructions or explanations?
6. Finally, the video will be at least 15 shots. Please break your video down into separate shots and describe the first 15.

Export From Premiere

http://mrmitchellvideo.blogspot.com/2015/09/export-video-settings.html

Video 2: Documentary

Documentary Assignment

Video 2 Reading: Please take notes

http://cybercollege.com/tvp063.htm

http://cybercollege.com/tvp063-2.htm

http://cybercollege.com/tvp064.htm

Your documentary project will consist of five separate parts.

1. Treatment

2. Intro/Body/Closing Summary

3. List of interview questions for each type of subject (do not create "yes" or "no" questions)

4. Recording B-Roll footage and interviews

5. Editing and Post Production

Documentary Treatment

Please answer the following questions in complete sentences. Email your responses to me.

1. What is your documentary subject?

2. Why did you choose this subject?  (two-three sentences)

3. What do you think your audience can learn from your documentary? Why would this be interesting for us to watch? Why will it be entertaining (two-three sentences)

4. What type of B-Roll will your video need (four to six examples)?

5. How will you make sure you can cover all sides of this subject? Who will you interview and where will you interview them? (two-three sentences)

6. What kind of music or sound will you use?

Intro/Body/Closing Summary

Intro

Write three to four sentences describing topic in great detail . Give crucial information and history as needed. Feel free to use documented statistics.

For example, if you are doing a piece on gas prices then find out how expensive gas has been over the last twenty years. Why the change? What are the factors etc? Do cars get more or less miles per gallon?

Next, list at least five specific examples of of B-Roll you will use. Provide dates, locations, and shot type of the footage.

Will you use any footage from sources other than your own camera? If so, what will they be?

Again, if you are doing Gas prices you might want to show people filling up at the gas station, a shot or two of gas price signs, people driving cars, and money exchanging hands etc.

Body

Narrate or use text to move from one interview to the next. If you do your interviews well, the interviews will tell the story and your narration will be minimal.

For today’s assignment, pretend you have three different examples and interviews for your topic.

What will you cover in this section? What will the audience learn? Please list the people who have interviewed or will interview and also list the B-Roll that will play underneath those interviews.

Closing

What did you conclude from your documentary (using both sides of course)? You aren't trying to prove a point here as this is more of a recap of what we saw in the body of your documentary.

What should the audience know that ties all the information together? What is next for your subject or subjects?

Your closing narration should be at least three to four sentences.

First, read this section on interview techniques here. 

Finally, create a list of 20 questions you will ask five different people in your documentary.

Video 2: Suspense Movie Due Date

The Suspense movie is due at the beginning of the period on Thursday, November 5.

Video 1: Music Video Due Dates

Raw footage is due November 5th.
The edited video is due end of the period on Monday, November 16.