Video 2 News Story Assignment

Please read through the matersials below and answer the treatment questions.

Video 2 Reading: Please take notes
http://cybercollege.com/tvp063.htm
http://cybercollege.com/tvp063-2.htm 
http://cybercollege.com/tvp064.htm


Your News Story project project will consist of five separate parts.
1. Treatment (due November 29)
2. Intro/Body/Closing Summary (due December 1st)
3. List of interview questions for each type of subject (do not create "yes" or "no" questions, also due December 1st)
4. Recording B-Roll footage and interviews (Tuesday December 6th during class is an option)
5. Editing and Post Production

News Story Treatment

Please answer the following questions in complete sentences. Answer the questions in Canvas.

1. Who or what is your News Story subject?
2. Why did you choose this subject? Why would this person or group be interesting for the class to watch to watch? What do they do that we might want to see and learn about? Are there two sides to this story or issue? (three-four sentences)
3. What do you think your audience can learn from your News Story?
4. What type of B-Roll will your video need (list four to six specific 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 will you use?

Intro/Body/Closing Summary (due December 1st)

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 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 end of the period on Tuesday November 22nd. Thursday the 17th and Tuesday the 22nd 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 17th and 22nd 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 answer the questions below by logging into Canvas and replying to the prompt in assignments.

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.

Premiere Effects and Color Correction for Music Videos

Color Correction (scroll down to #7)

Adding an adjustment layer (this is really cool)

Lighting Effects

Cool Cinematic Effect

Cool Cinematic Effect 2

Hype Williams Effect