Cinematic+Video

=Short video project=

In this project, you will work in small groups to shoot video of a simple action. This action can be anything your group chooses: drinking a cup of coffee, moving through a building and up the elevator, reading a book and drinking tea. Your subject should be something simple and everyday. It is important to forget the idea of an overall story or narrative. You are trying to describe a simple action visually and sequentially.

Your group will create a simple storyboard to describe some of the shots you plan to get. Try and tell the story of your action using different kind of shots: wide, medium and close up. Pay attention to where the camera is located as the video describes.

You will shoot as group in class. Try to get all the shots from your storyboard, but __**do get some other shots as the shoot progresses**__. Make sure to include enough pre- and post- roll for editing purposes.

After shooting, each member of the group will take a copy of all the footage and edit a version. At the end of the project, each person will hand in a unique copy of the finial video.

When editing your video, make sure to think about using tempo and timing to create a __**deliberate style**__ to your scene. Make sure each shot follows as naturally as possible from the last to create unity. Use transitions, effects and titles to finish the work and make it uniquely yours.


 * Video should be minimum 60 seconds long.
 * You can have ambient sounds, but __**do not add music.**__
 * __**Shoot with your phone horizontal, not vertical.**__
 * Pay attention to backgrounds. With a camera like the phone, depth of field is not always possible, so avoid distractions.
 * Edited and exported video due next class.

Here are some example storyboards:







Here is a simple primer on editing in Premiere @https://youtu.be/FafQWuZRqx0

And here are some examples of filmic language.

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Video Editing Lecture notes

Steps:

1 Set up project, make sure project file, media and scratch disks are set to same folder! 2 Import media 3 Select chunks of clips in source window by marking in and out points 4 Drag marked clips from source to timeline to build project 5 add transitions and effects 6 export media to h.264

Big concepts:  Video projects are collections of files, not just single files. Media management basics. Codecs, containers and compression. Definitions of each and editing vs delivery Editing needs extra time around shots Developing a workflow. Rendering, what is it?

Premiere pro Difference between fcp and Adobe

Opening project Make folder on workspace Remind not to work on server disks Change scratch disk to that folder Select new or use recents Scratch disks set to external drive Save new project as. <span style="color: #383838; display: block; font-family: gotham,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">To external <span style="color: #383838; display: block; font-family: gotham,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Make folder for all, Show how folder has all project files in it after saving <span style="color: #383838; display: block; font-family: gotham,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Show how to back up folder to server drive

<span style="color: #383838; display: block; font-family: gotham,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">In program <span style="color: #383838; display: block; font-family: gotham,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Different views- set view to default editing <span style="color: #383838; display: block; font-family: gotham,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Highlight parts of interface <span style="color: #383838; display: block; font-family: gotham,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Menu <span style="color: #383838; display: block; font-family: gotham,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Toolbar <span style="color: #383838; display: block; font-family: gotham,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Source monitor, <span style="color: #383838; display: block; font-family: gotham,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">effect controls, <span style="color: #383838; display: block; font-family: gotham,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Project window, media browser, effects library-describe functions <span style="color: #383838; display: block; font-family: gotham,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Timeline-shuttle controls <span style="color: #383838; display: block; font-family: gotham,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Program window- shows edits- view final piece

<span style="color: #383838; display: block; font-family: gotham,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Import media, many ways, add from media browser to project window

<span style="color: #383838; display: block; font-family: gotham,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Open assets in source window, set points and manipulate <span style="color: #383838; display: block; font-family: gotham,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">double clicking on clip in timeline brings it up in source monitor

<span style="color: #383838; display: block; font-family: gotham,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Find usable segment in source monitor, use i and o to set points, then drag that section to timeline <span style="color: #383838; display: block; font-family: gotham,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Show play controls, jkl, arrow keys <span style="color: #383838; display: block; font-family: gotham,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">\ zoom to fit

<span style="color: #383838; display: block; font-family: gotham,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Manipulate clip ends by hovering over edge of clip, clicking and dragging. <span style="color: #383838; display: block; font-family: gotham,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Show edit tools, ripple, rolling, move forward and back

<span style="color: #383838; display: block; font-family: gotham,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Apply effects by dragging them to clips in source window or timeline, if in timeline, adjust controls in source window and see effect in project window.

<span style="color: #383838; display: block; font-family: gotham,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Show contextual controls examine options and focus on speed duration

<span style="color: #383838; display: block; font-family: gotham,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Save and export, show preset- h264