MaxPreps Video Highlight

Vote for the Shorecrest Spirit Video!!!

http://www.maxpreps.com/FanPages/SignUps/2007SpiritChallenge.mxp

Commercial Peer Edit

1. Did the editor avoid jump cuts and continuity errors?
2. Do you think the pacing is too slow, just right, or too fast? If you thought it was slow, what specifically needs cutting down?
3. How is the camera composition? Is it too shaky at times? Is the frame filled?
4. Is there a slogan in the video made in Title 3D?
5. Does the video fade in and fade out?
6. Is the product clear?
7. Is it clear what the director wants the audience to do?
8. Does the video fade out at exactly 30 seconds?
9. Is the video edited to the music (i.e. to the beat)?

The Link to the Apple Insomnia Film Festival Movies

http://edcommunity.apple.com/insomnia_fall07/contest.php

Commercial Treatment

Commercial Treatment

Commercial Treatment


You will write a detailed treatment to the coach or advisor of your club/activity/sport you have chosen to make a commercial for (this is a terrible sentence). You will also send me a copy (CC) of this email.

List of advisors:
http://schools.shorelineschools.org/shorecrest/asb/index.php#list

Treatment questions you must answer in COMPLETE sentences.

What group have you selected as your subject?
Why did you select this group and why do you think you can make an interesting commercial for this group?
What is your original concept? How are you going to SELL your subject?
What will your tag line be? It needs to be something catchy and memorable.
What kind of music will you use in the background?
Please email the advisor or coach of your commercial subject. Schedule a time to shoot with this person. Include me on this email.

Next Assignment: SCNN Commercial

SCNN Commercial Assignment

You will make a thirty second professional style commercial for a school related group, sport, club, or after-school function etc. Your commercial should be shot and edited in a high-energy style that encourages the other students in the school to either participate in and/or support your chosen group. You will have time during class to shoot the video, or you can shoot before or after school. Each student must do their own commercial.


Commercial Assignment Requirements:

You must use Final Cut Express.
Fade In and Fade Out.
Commercial must be exactly thirty seconds
12 shot minimum-like music videos, most commercials use shots only two to five seconds in length.
Use music appropriate for the commercial and school group.
Use text in your commercial to emphasize in writing what you are trying to sell.
Create a nifty slogan or catch phrase. VERY IMPORTANT!
Use a variety of shots.
Shoot at least two complicated shots. For example, a ‘zoom in and pan’ or a ‘zoom out and truck’ etc.

This is a very quick assignment so please do not fall behind. You CAN start working on this now (as in after school today...reserve your camera pronto)

Jaws Trivia and other info

http://imdb.com/title/tt0073195/trivia

Editing Reading

http://cybercollege.com/tvp050.htm

http://cybercollege.com/tvp051.htm

http://cybercollege.com/tvp052.htm

These are three short sections that will help you as you edit your videos. Re-shoots may be necessary to fix jump cuts, pacing problems, or continuity errors.

Video Test Thursday and Friday: Here is the review.

Name two things the director does.
How do you focus the camera?
Name the three elements of production.
Editing is done in what stage of the production process?
What stage of the production process is scriptwriting done?
Name the three types of talent we spoke about in class.
What is a boom mic?
What is the thirty-degree rule?
What does P.A. stand for and what does he or she do?
What is a target audience?
Who is in charge of making sure that all items stay consistent from one shot to the next on a video shoot?
What is a sequence?
What is an insert shot?
What is a cutaway shot and what is another name for one??
List three pieces of information a script contains.
Explain the Rule of Thirds
Explain Leading the Subject.
Explain the composition term ‘framing’.
How do you white balance the camera and why do you do it?
What do you twist on the camera to make sure your subject is in focus?
What is a jump cut? Give an example.
What is crossing the axis line? Why do you not want to cross the axis line when you are shooting video?
What information is in a treatment?
What is the 1,2,3 formula?
What is accelerated editing?
What is montage editing?
In music videos especially, edits are made on both subject and camera _____________.

Know the following shots:
CU
MCU
MS
LS
ELS
Trucking
Panning
POV
Steady Dolly
Heads-in Tails-Out.
Selective Focus
Rack Focus

Apple Film Festival Details

http://www.apple.com/education/insomnia/

The Insomnia Film Festival is back—and while the world sleeps, you could be making film history.

Calling all high school and college filmmakers.

On Saturday, October 13 at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern time), we’ll post a top-secret list of elements — special props, dialogue, settings — you get the idea. Choose any three to include in your movie. Then all you and your team have to do is write, cast, shoot, edit, score, and upload your 3-minute masterpiece within 24 hours. No problem, right?

Once the films are in, your friends, family, and adoring fans will be able to watch them online and rate their favorites. The 25 entries with the highest rating on November 9 at 12:00 a.m. EST will be screened by industry professionals, including Barry Sonnenfeld, James Mangold, and Nora Ephron.

If your film is the biggest hit with either the public or the pros, each member of your team will receive a MacBook Pro, Final Cut Studio 2, Logic Studio, and Shake so you can get started on that first sequel. How’s that for a Hollywood ending?

Script Example and Format for short movies

Script Reading
http://cybercollege.com/tvp005.htm

Script Example

http://cybercollege.com/dram_flm.htm

Video 1 Short Movie Due Dates (Period 4)

Raw (unedited) footage: Oct 2nd
Edited Video Due Oct 11th

Abi Word

http://www.abisource.com/download/

Export to Quicktime and put on Vidstore server

File
Share
Select Quicktime
Select Full Quality Video
Name Clip
Save in Movies folder

Control-click on the file in your movies folder and select get info'. Please click on the down arrow at the bottom of the file and make sure that everything under details and ownerships and permissions is set to 'read-write'. All four sections need to be changed.

Next, log onto to Vidstore.shorelineschools.org and drop it in the period three/four folder.

name:scvideo
password:otis

Select SC Video classes.

Drop your file in the correct period.

Video 1 Treatment

You will make a three-four minute movie. Pick a genre like thriller, comedy, horror, or comedy.

You can work with one other person on this project, but I would prefer as many individual projects as possible.

Each person will edit their own video.

I want each of you to focus on the lighting in this video. Use lighting for a purpose.
Also, get creative with your shots. Combine shots. Make sure each shot is framed with an interesting composition.
Basically these videos should be as"arty".



1. Please describe your story in four to five detailed sentences. Include character descriptions and motivation. What is the conflict? What will get resolved?
2. Who are you working with, if anyone?
3. What is the tone of your movie? What type of Genre are you attempting?
4. What will make this interesting to your classmates? Why will I want to watch the video?
5. What types of shots will you shoot that you haven't done before? How will you improve on this video compared to the music video?

Put your treatments in the correct class folder and make sure you use the naming convention.

The New West Anderson Directed AT &T commercials

http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/09/17/wes-anderson-att-television-commercials/

Sequence Requirements

This is a credit/no credit assignment.

Requirements:
No jump cuts.
A full variety in the 8-10 shots.
Fade in and fade out.
Title over black at the beginning.
Credits over black.
Music or iMovie sound effects..

iMovie Camera Shots Requirements

Fade in and Fade Out
two sound effects added (or music from iMovie)
One video effect added
credits at end over black
titles for each shot

Make sure you have all of the shots for the proper 5-10 second length.

New terms:
Jump Cut
Sequence
Axis Line

Camera Shots

1. MCU
2. MS
3. LS
4. XLS or establishing shot (no zoom)
5. Truck Right slowly with subject
6. Slow Pan Left to object
7. Slow Tilt up to object
8. POV (set up shot first)
9. Selective Focus with two objects
10. Slow Dolly in from LS to CU of subject
11. Heads in Tails Out
12. OTS

Video 2 SCNN Ideas

Today we will brainstorm and begin filming SCNN videos. You can have class time today, Monday, and Tuesday to shoot and then edit. Final post-production will occur next Thursday. Videos are due at this time.

The first step today is individual brainstorming followed by group discussion. Each person will be responsible for one topic, however, the open will require at least two-three people to work on it.
Here are the topics:

Career Center
Debate Club
Dazed and Confused Open
Senior Yearbook Pics Due Oct 5th
PSAT Test Sat Oct 20 from 8-12. $19
New Lunch items in Scot Shoppe
Homecoming Info
Mr. Shorecrest Highlights: Get Video of program
Exchange Students
Prevent Laptop Theft
GSA Announcement (script is already prepared)

Please brainstorm for 15 minutes individually.