After watching Video Coach: Volume #1, I have learned many new lessons and tips for filming and editing. On of the first things I learned was the different shots such as wide, medium, close up, and others. Knowing how to film these and what they are when editing is important because it can help you create a more unique video. Also after watching the video, I learned about the rule of thirds technique and how it helps captivate the viewers. The video also taught me the importance of sound and how it can make or break your video. It's always important to check audio before finishing filming to prevent any mistakes. Another lesson I from the video is to always use a tripod when possible. Stable shots are more appealing to viewers and make your film look better. The video also taught me how to use manual focus to make your shots clear and not fuzzy. This Video overall taught me many important techniques and lessons to use during the filming process.
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Throughout the process of preparing, filming, and editing this project, I have developed skills and learned many new techniques. One of the first important things I have learned from this project is the importance of making an "outline" or a sheet with questions already written out for the interview. Having an outline pre written can help keep you on track during the interview and also can save a lot of time during the film process. I also discovered that is key to get a stable shot when filming b roll. When editing, I ran into some trouble because of unstable shots, which made me realize the importance when filming. This final has taught me other techniques such as the importance of email. Before this project, If I wanted to film a student, I'd just assume to go to the room and ask the teacher. However when emailing, teachers treat your project with more respect and also are more likely to allow the student to leave. Overall, this final project has taught me skills that I can carry with me when editing and outside of the studio.
Everybody Has A Story Video Blog11/21/2019 In Class today, I watched Mr. Goble's Skype call with NBC's Steve Hartman. After learning about Steves techniques, I watched six of his interviews and looked for examples of of his techniques. The First video I chose was Steve Hartman's "On The Road: Middle school football players execute life-changing play". In this interview, Steve talked to members of the Olivet, Mi middle school football team about the time they helped a player with a disability score a touchdown. I noticed how when he was interview the students, he asked emotional questions which got them to give emotional answers, similar to what he said in the Skype. I think Steve did a great job overall getting the viewer emotionally involved in the video by showing the emotions of the person he interviewed. The Second video I chose was Steve's "Diving into the unknown, student athlete proves the merits of hard work".This story was about a highs cool student who learned how to swim by joining his high school swim team. The student later went on to lead his team to state. Steve demonstrated the importance of making the person you feel interviewed comfortable in this interview because in a comfortable interview, the person is more likely to tell their answer as a story, rather than just a few words. Also, Steve did a great job by having perfect video evidence while he was narrating the story.
Lessons learned from Interviewing Video11/7/2019 After watching this Webinar about interviewing, I've learned a lot of new tips and strategies to use when conducting an interview. The first thing I learned about conducting an interview was the importance of rule of thirds when filming. Although putting the interviewee in the middle of the screen may seem to make sense, putting them in the correct rule of thirds in the shot makes for a different and more unique interview. The second thing I picked up from the webinar is the "Tell Me" Strategy. When asking questions, using the phrase "tell me" is a great way to get the interviewee to engage in the conversation and give a more in depth answer. Another thing I took from the video was how to set the tone for an interview. When asking questions, it helps when the person interviewing phrases the questions as more of a conversation rather than an interrogation. It helps give the interview a calmer and more natural tone. From the video, I discovered that it is important to film in a quiet area that won't distract from the interview, and to not give cues or sounds when filming. Making sounds like these can sound muffled and effect the audio quality. Finally I Learned the important 5 W's and H. Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How. When conducting an interview, These are important base questions you want to learn from the interview in order make make a complete interview.
Six Word Story Filming and Editing11/4/2019 Before Filming my video, I knew I wanted to make story related to cars. I decided that my six words would be "First, drop a gear. Then disappear." and that I would film my friend Kevin's car. I used my iPhone to film the shots of his car. First, he dropped me off on the sidewalk and I Continued to film different angles of his car as he drove past from wide to extreme wide shots to show. After getting the drive-by shots, I got back inside to film shots of his feet, hand shots, birds eye view and point of view shots. After Filming I used final cut pro to edit my clips. I put the clips in an order that would entertain the viewer and also keep the video intense. I wish I could have trimmed some clips shorter, but for the project I had to keep them at a 3-5 second length. I enjoyed being able to film and edit something that I am passionate about.
Shot 1: Close Up Hand Shot 2: Eye Level Wide Shot 3: Medium High Shot 4: Birds Eye Shot 5: Low Extreme Wide Shot 6: Point Of View. Six-Word Story Research10/7/2019 The goal of a six-word story is to tell a novel, only in six words. The challenge usually requires the reader to assume what happened. Ernest Hemingway was the first to do this in the 1920's when he bet his friends he could write a story in six words. This challenge was where his famous six-word story, "For sale, Baby shoes, Never worn." came from. The story shares that the baby shoes for sale were never worn, leading the reader to believe the baby might have died during birth. However, there is no right answer to the story, which allows the reader to put their own take on the story. Six-Word Story Examples:
Cinematography and Editing10/3/2019 In this unit, we filmed 5 ten shot clips of someone doing an action using the broadcast tech camera. Mr. Goble taught us how to work the cameras and do other things such as adjusting the iris, manual focus and white balance. After we filmed, Mr. Goble then taught us how to edit using Final Cut Pro. Surprisingly, Final Cut Pro is pretty similar to editing in iMovie. Similar to iMovie, you drag and drop clips into your story folder, and from there, you can drag them into one to create your film. There are similar controls such as Audio volume and timing the timing of clips. Overall I feel comfortable using final cut pro and editing in the program.
iAM Video9/9/2019 For our first project in broadcast tech 1, I was assigned to create an iMovie describing who I am. We used the iMovie trailer template to create the project. I chose to pick photos and video from the summer because I feel they show who I am right now. I went through my camera roll and snap chat and chose some of my favorite moments from may to august. I enjoyed this project because I got chose my favorite clips to summarize my summer. At first I was excited to show my teacher who I am, but then I realized we have to present to the class. Sadly, or maybe luckily, I was out of town and wasn't able to present.
TV Studio - Lessons Learned9/9/2019 As an in class activity my class was able to use the Ladue High School television studio create a practice announcement film. Throughout the activity we switched jobs and learned how to create a production from each position. My first job assigned to me was the Tech director. The job Tech. director is to use the control panel to switch between the screens of the cameras and the cg's. In this position timing is everything and you have to stay alert. After the AJA director, I worked with the sound board. The task of the sound board is to check the microphones of the anchors and make sure they are of equal volume. Before filming the director assists with this process by speaking on the walkie to the anchors. Along with assisting the sound board, the director has many other task crucial to helping the team. The director has their own script they use to direct the timing of when to direct the others. Before filming starts, the director gives a countdown until the start along with directing AJA and Tech director through out the filming. The AJA Director is the person who plays the short animations before and during the filming. In this position you are told when to play the animations by the director before and after the anchors are done. I really enjoyed this unit because it introduced me to the process of broadcasting and recording in a news environment.
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