![The How ? Planning Process
Media Types
Work out which media types you want to use.
Your production might be:
1. A Video Segment, shot on video or still pix?
2. A Photo Montage with still images, [use photostory!]
3. A Multimedia presentation- Flash, Powerpoint
4. An animation
5. Edited and hosted Online: Google “Online video editors”
eg Extranormal - www.xtranormal.com/
or a mixture of all five !!](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/classroomvideoproduction-130203205414-phpapp02/85/Classroom-video-production-8-320.jpg)
Classroom video production
- 1. Welcome Brendan O’Brien With thanks to Michael Green / Drift Media
- 2. My past experience with video? A: None at all B: Created a video (on video cam or stills + Photostory) C: Shot and edited a video D: Shot and edited a video + happy with the result E: Shot and edited a video + on web
- 3. Great Competitions www.60secondscience.net A$10,000 in cash prizes +LOTE Division +”Safety in the Science Lab” & Lots of others (Like tropfestJnr)come up over the course of a year as well. http://www.3in6.vitta.org.au/
- 4. Roles in Video Production write down all the roles in filmmaking you can think of. e.g. script writer director camera operator
- 5. Camera Equipment $49 $3000+
- 6. Editing Software . These 2 Windows Moviemaker on EdustarV4 Teacher & Vegas Studio Student machines Adobe Premiere Camtasia iMovie Pinnacle Studio Final Cut Pro Etc .. Etc…. and there are plenty of online apps and tutorials and ‘how to’s’
- 7. Online/Open Source/Free Editing Software . Xtra n o rm al http://sourceforge.net/ Virtu a lDub Wax = Greenscreen city Auda there are plenty of free online apps and tutorials and ‘how to’s’
- 8. The How ? Planning Process Media Types Work out which media types you want to use. Your production might be: 1. A Video Segment, shot on video or still pix? 2. A Photo Montage with still images, [use photostory!] 3. A Multimedia presentation- Flash, Powerpoint 4. An animation 5. Edited and hosted Online: Google “Online video editors” eg Extranormal - www.xtranormal.com/ or a mixture of all five !!
- 9. The Filmmaking Process Pre-Production Lets start thinking about the film you want to make… Motivation Why is this story worth telling ? What makes it unique ? Target Who are you making the film for ? Duration How long will it run ?
- 10. Pre-Production Elements Script – students write their ideas down in a special way. It is called a script. Storyboard – students imagine what their video production will look like and draw it in a special way. It is called a storyboard Filming Schedule – students work out how they are going to make their video production in regards to time frame and dead line. It is similar to a timetable. Consent Forms – consent must be granted from all on screen talent, extras and companies, when their logo or product appears, before filming commences.
- 11. Example Storyboard Opens with WS Variety of Shots Variety of Angles Variety of Soundtrack Tells a story Watch ‘Minuscule” TASK: Create a storyboard
- 12. Genre: A class of art having a characteristic form or technique How many genres can we name ? (Reference: http://www.filmsite.org/)
- 13. Pre Production Resources Web Script Writing Secrets- http://www.scriptwritingsecrets.com/contents.htm BBC- http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/oneminutemovies/howto/
- 14. Camera Operation ~ Ritual Production dialogue-”Quiet on the Set! Actors ready? Camera ready? Roll camera! (camera rolling) ….. Action!” Cameras are dumb!!- tell them what to do in terms of: VISION Focus Iris Exposure Lens/Focal Length and AUDIO Quality, Quality, Quality
- 15. Framing & Tracking Exercise “Follow the Hand” This exercise takes to focus off the students, is fun, and develops confidence in camera us. AND It MUST be followed up by viewing & analysis of the footage. ASK: What did I learn about framing and tracking?
- 16. Resources Digital learning objects in FUSE / Ultranet (or Scootle for non-DEECD) Lights Camera Action: Assessment- L8471 Make a Movie- L341, L342 or L343 (depending on year level) Jill’s wiki http://wmrict.wikispaces.com/Film+Making Hume wiki: http://hume-elearning.wikispaces.com/movie- making
- 17. Shot Choices: ψ Ψ All shots have Psychological Impact ... Even the sequence of shots has a Ψ Impact Ψ Audiences have developed associated Conventions and understandings of what a particular shot ‘means’
- 18. Camera Terminology EWS - Extreme Wide Shot Ψ Good for ‘establishing’ shot and ‘closing shot’ (TMI – but good for ‘where?’ & ‘when?’)
- 19. Camera Terminology WS - Wide Shot Ψ Good for travelling to ... Or from ...
- 20. Camera Terminology MS - Mid Shot Ψ Good for ‘who?’
- 21. Camera Terminology MCU - Medium Close Up Ψ Good for dialogue, monologue
- 22. Camera Terminology CU - Close Up Ψ Good for emotions, reactions (n.b. B&B)
- 23. Camera Terminology ECU - Extreme Close Up Good for ‘why?’ .... Is this happening .... explaining
- 24. Camera Terminology Up shot, up angle Good for ‘empowering’ .... A dominating character
- 25. Camera Terminology Down shot, Down angle Makes a character more vulnerable
- 26. Camera Terminology ZOOM: Changing the magnification rate of the lens to bring objects closer/ further away The basic rule is DON’T!!! (if you can avoid it) Better to move the camera closer – you also get better audio!
- 27. Camera Terminology PAN: Horizontal movement of camera The smaller the angle of pan, the better .... <45°is best
- 28. Camera Terminology TILT: Vertical movement of camera The smaller the angle of tilt, the better .... <45°is best Tilt up at the subject empowers it .... Tilt down at the subject weakens it ...
- 29. Camera Terminology TRACKING/ DOLLY: Technique where the camera moves along with the action. Usually down on rails Ψ Great in documentary
- 30. Camera Basics Dealing with the camera shakes use a tripod to get a steady result. Use a fluid head tripod for smooth movement. If you can't use a tripod steady the camera against any solid object eg, a tree, a pole, a desk, and the ground. Brace yourself in the shape of a pyramid arms wedged into your chest. STAY WIDE AND SURVIVE! The wobblies in hand held camera work can often be reduced by setting the lens angle (zoom control) to fully wide. This reduces apparent movement, and gives you a CSI effect to your shooting, and is great for street vox pops. You will need to keep close to you subject.
- 31. Getting the most out of your camera – Audiences L VE variety of shots, angles Follow the hand exercise Tracking Forward and Backward Side Tracking High and Low Angle Homework: Count the number of shots in the latest 30 sec ‘Coke’ ad
- 32. Lighting Look at the whole of the scene Identify primary and secondary light sources. Exploit the primary light source. Identify types of lights to be used Good lighting is invisible…..Use light sparingly Jumping from indoor shots to outdoor shots is jarring (indoor light has yellow cast – outdoors is blue cast) Low or no budget lighting Use existing light sources- eg lamps, tv screens, computer monitors A light bounce can be made with the sun (or a 200w lightbulb) and a large sheet of White cardboard Find and learn how to use the ‘backlight’ function on your vidcam …. Especially in classrooms …
- 33. Audio Identify ambient noise (how many noises in your room now?) Types of mics Directional – eg Shotgun The use of a directional mic, (a shot gun, or electret) will cut down the surrounding noise. You still need to record in a quiet environment however. Unidirectional – eg Lapel mics, in-camera mics (most cameras are uni) Captures audio from the front and to the side of the camera. Remember the Director’s Mantra: “Quiet in the studio ..... Actors ready? ..... Camera ready? etc ...
- 34. Narrating in Windows Movie Maker 1. Record narration Hint and Tips: You can record narration for 2. Name and save individual sequences. Just click on the video or 3. Choose a location to save picture you want and start recording. to for future retrieval and Hint and Tips: If movie already has music, SFX and reuse. (Default=My videos) other sound in audio time line and you want to add 4. Narration automatically another layer… finish movie. Import into Windows added movie maker and over dub with a narration 5. If you don’t like it select it in the time line and delete . Trouble shooting: You can adjust volume by right mouse click options as well as fade in and out.
- 35. Narrating in Windows Photostory 3
- 36. Before you start shooting … … and these can be allocated ‘jobs’ or roles for students! Conduct an equipment checklist What do you have ? What do you need ? Understand your technology: Camera- How do you turn it on ? Batteries- How long do they last ? Stock/Memory - How long does it run ? Props/Costumes …. And most importantly … your STORYBOARD
- 37. Top 10 Mistakes in Production 1. No time (between hitting record and starting the action) 2. Pans too long in duration 3. Pans too wide in arc 4. Camera Zoom 5. Camera shake 6. Continuous rolling 7. Exposure (and too many indoor/outdoor intercuts) 8. Focus 9. Audio not given respect 10. Edit too subjective. (being ‘precious’ about shots)
- 42. Copyright and Privacy 5) ALL MUSIC USED must be accompanied with the appropriate permissions and clearances. (ALL MUSIC MUST be original, permitted or Copyright-free) It is the entrant’s responsibility that the film does not infringe the rights, including but not limited to, copyright or intellectual property etc. of another person, group or entity. All music used MUST be credited/acknowledged in the closing credits. 6) If the entrant obtains permission from the copyright owner to use copyrighted music, evidence of such permission MUST be provided 8) ALL ENTRIES MUST IDENTIFY THE FIRST NAME(s) ONLY of ENTRANT(S) and/or SCHOOL NAME (if a school entry) in the opening credits. 9) All entrants must ensure that there are no corporate logos shown during the video, this includes anyone wearing and/or displaying corporate logos. Entrants are advised to remove or obscure labels/brand names from any commercial products used in their videos. (School logos on uniforms are OK of course) 18) The entrant retains copyright over their work, but by uploading a video, the entrant grants permission to DEECD to reproduce the video on any DEECD websites for instructional purposes.
- 43. Editing in Detail – Online Tutorials, Youtube Tutorials File Types: Big=.AVI Small=.WMV also FLV (H.264) Music Copyright – School bands, student musos, GarageBand. Google ‘Podsafe’, or use http://search.creativecommons.org/ to find music – www.Jamendo.com is an amazing resource (can search by mood) For free sound effects is www.freesound.org Permission to broadcast to the www is ALWAYS REQUIRED Google: “deecd copyright policy” Good Luck! Contact Brendan O’Brien – Hume 0438 420 027 obrien.brendan.p@edumail.vic.gov.au
- 44. How are you feeling about video production now?