2.16.10 - Creating shot lists

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2010

2.16.10 - Creating shot lists

Warm Up (10 min)

P.O.T.D.
QOTD: In terms of making a film, what is a beat? Read the following link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beat_(filmmaking). Give your definition of a beat in your own words.

Part 1 - The hierarchy of film (5 min)
Download the following:
HierarchyofFilm.pages


Part 2 - Reading TttT (30 min)
TttT David Mamet On Directing pg. 1-7 and answer the following questions on your blog:

1. Mr. Mamet Describes two ways to make a movie. What are they?
2. Uninflected is defined as something NOT changed by tone or pitch? What does that mean in film?
3. Mamet says we, as storytellers, should “let the cut tell the story.” What does that mean? 4. What is a shot list most similar to?
5. Mamet gives this as an example of something you can not film without narration:”Nick, a young fellow in his thirties with a flair for the unusual.” Why would this be impossible to film without narration?
6. Why, according to Mamet, has steadycam hurt film?
7. How is a film like a dream?

Part 3 - Whole Class Shot List (20 min)
Together as a class, develop a shot list of uninflected images.

Part 4 - Create Your Own Shot List (35 min)
In your small groups, create beats and a shot list for the provided super-objectives. We will storyboard and film these shot lists next week.

2.10.10 - The Grammar of Editing

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2010

2.10.10 - The Grammar of Editing

Warm Up (20 min)

POTD

Vocabulary:

Please download the following worksheet to complete the editing vocabulary (test next Wednesday!). We will look at each of these next class to fill in any gaps that remain after today. For now though, go tohttp://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Documents/short/gramtv.html, to find definitions for each of these.

Editing%20Techniques%20Sheet.pages

here is the list of word sfor those of you playing at home:

Cut- to make a film shorter by taking out the selected piece.

Matched Cut-a familiar relationship between the shots may make the change seem smoothMotivated Cut

Cut made just at the point where what has occurred makes the viewer immediately want to see something which is not currently visible (causing us, for instance, to accept compression of time). A typical feature is the shot/reverse shot technique (cuts coinciding with changes of speaker). Editing and camera work appear to be determined by the action. It is intimately associated with the 'privileged point of view' (see narrative style: objectivity).

Cutting Ratedeliberate interruptions to shock, surprise or emphasizeCutting Rhythm

Cross-Cut

Cutaway (CA)

Reaction Shot

Insert

Buffer Shot

Fade

Dissolve

Superimpositions

Wipe

Inset

Split Screen

Stock Shot

Invisible Editing

Part 1 - Getting your clips (20 min)

Get get your clips from your group members into your own server. Remember, each member of your group will edit their own version of the film short. You should be saving your clips into your own student server for safe keeping.

2.8.10 - compose with INTENTION

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2010

2.8.10 - compose with INTENTION

Warm-Up (10 min)

POTD

QOTD: What does it mean to have intention in something you do? When you are shooting video, how do the intentions of the people creating video show? What does it mean when things happen that aren’t intentional?

Part 1 - Mini-Presentations (25 min)
With a partner, use the below website to give a mini-presentation on your topic (provided by dear teacher).

http://digital-photography-school.com/digital-photography-composition-tips

Your presentation should be brief, include an example, and answer the following questions:

1. What is this topic?
2. How is it used in photography (and in video)?
3. How is it supposed to help or improve an image?
4. What happens if I don’t use it?

2.4.10 - Storyboards & Shotlists

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2010

2.4.10 - Storyboards & Shotlists

Warm-Up 10min
POTD
QOTD:
What is a storyboard? A story board is a board with a image of an event of your story, drawn in chronological order....
What are arrows used for, or, how do they help? to show with scene is next
What information should be written under the drawing? the summary
If you need some help answering these questions, go to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storyboard

Part 1 - Shot lists and Storyboards (20 min)
With your group, use shot-lists to complete the storyboards to pre-produce your next video.

Shot-List: The%20Cross.pages

Storyboards: Storyboard%20Template.pages

Part 2 - Camera lottery (5 min)

Part 3 - Shooting (30 min)
Use storyboards and shot-lists to organize your shoot.

Part 4 - Uploading (15 min)
Import, export and save to all group member’s servers. You will be editing next class.

Stereo Types in Film

Loud ass black women, gansta asains, and rich blonde girls. All blonde girls aren't evil bitches, all black aren't loud or stuck up and asians don't have to be hella smart or gansta.