Here is a storyboard on YouTube for example. You do not have to but it might be nice if you zoom into your panels if that is what is going to happen in the shot.
This is shot from a presentation but it gives the idea of how to accomplish this task in a sequential form.
Here is a storyboard from Titanic. Here you can see that the panels are up long enough to pause and that is really what I am looking for. I want you to put up the panels and have them on the screen long enough that I can pause the video and look at the individual panels. This is not a timed animatic, it is an initial storyboard.
We will be looking at this storyboard in more detail in class next week and comparing it to the final filmed version.
- Dr. W -
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Storyboarding Assignment
Here are the groups for the Storyboard Assignment that is due in two weeks. These groups have been created randomly.
Cindy LO Wing Sze
Janet KWOK Ka Yan
Helena LI Fangya
Candy CHOW Ka Yee
Kitty NG Wai Ying
Christy CHAN Pik Shan
Laura XUE Bingyan
ChanFly CHAN Wing Kei
Zoe AU Kwai Tsz
Tim LAI Kam Tim
Bryan TSUI Tsz Hoi
ChakChak LAM Wang Chak
Ester WONG Lee Yan
DingDing CHAN Ting Yin
Sharon KEUNG Sau Wun
Celesty LEE Ming Yin
Sandy CHENG Ya Hsuan
Mon CHOI Ting Fung
Michelle TSANG Chi Wah
Calvin HO Ka Fai
KaHei KWOK Ka Hei
Kevin CHEUNG Chi Hang
Cuttle NG Yee Man
Vicky YEUNG Wai Shan
Click here for the class syllabus and go to the projects section and click on the Storyboard Assignment.
This is due on 26 October...
- Dr. W -
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Guidelines for Shooting
You can actually find these guidelines in the Image and Shooting Composition notes for the class. I am repeating them here for quick reference...
1. Keep shots steady, you cannot fix it in the edit or post production
Use a tripod, use some kind of steading object, shoot steady shots.
If you want a shot to shake you can make that happen in post production
2. Shoot twice as many close up shots as medium shots or wide shots
1. Keep shots steady, you cannot fix it in the edit or post production
Use a tripod, use some kind of steading object, shoot steady shots.
If you want a shot to shake you can make that happen in post production
2. Shoot twice as many close up shots as medium shots or wide shots
Close ups give you a lot more options when you are editing sequences
3. Shoot for eye contact
Looking into someone's eyes is the most interesting way to look at them within a frame
You will get lots of shots without eye contact but always get the shots with eye contact as well
4. Shoot at the eye level of the subject in the shot
only shoot at other angles when you are trying to make some sort of statement or create an effect
5. Compose the shot dynamically, while the action is unfolding in front of the camera
if you just point the camera without thinking the shot will not be usable in a sequence
the camera can do lots of technical thinking but it cannot compose a meaningful image or shot
6. Hold the shot long enough to edit so give yourself about 10 seconds before and after a camera move
7. Shoot around the angles of view, the world is three dimensional and your variety of shots should reflect that fact
imagine there is a sphere around the subject and get different shots on spots around the sphere.
8. You shoot far more video than you will ever use in a production. A basic rule is 30 minutes of video for 1 minute of a final edit, so making it generally applicable means shooting 30 units of time for every one unit of time in the final production.
9. Make a plan before you start shooting but be ready to improvise the plan while you are shooting
Know what you want to capture but be prepared for the unexpected.
10. Otto (auto) is not your friend
Do not rely on Auto Focus, Auto Exposure or Auto Gain to capture the audio and video
Use your brain and ability because you are smarter than the camera and microphone
Only use auto settings when you know what the results will be.
Keep these in mind and you will be able to get the shots that will lead to sequences.
Dr. W
Image - Shot - Sequence - Story
The video shooting exercise is about learning to use the camera. It is also about learning to shoot creatively and intelligently. Don't just run around shooting the required shots to complete the exercise. Run around and shoot the shots so that they could be edited in a reasonable way. You are not shooting to create a story but you are shooting to create sequences. Once you create sequences then you will be able to create stories.
Here is the logical progression of elements within visual grammar and the construction of a visual story.
1. Image - this is a still picture, a moment in time. There are important compositional decisions being made at this level of creation.
2. Shot - this is a moving image, a series of connected images that give the impression of motion and the passage of time. A shot is the capturing of a single continuous frame or action and can be defined by its field of view, angle of view and perspective of view among other things.
3. Sequence - this is a combination of shots that create a unified sense of time, place, action or meaning. When the shots in the sequence are directly connected it is a continuity sequence. This type of sequence has a strong sense of reality for the viewer. When the shots in the sequence are seemingly unrelated then it is more properly called a montage. In a montage the connections between shots are more psychological than physical. With continuity or montage there are compositional elements in the sequence that can make it more effective. (in the SHOOTING EXERCISE you are trying to capture shots that will allow you to build continuity sequences, you are not just shooting random shots of assigned objects and actions)
4. Story - this is the combination of sequences that forms a logical whole and tells some kind of story to an audience. Once again there are guidelines for composition that help us create meaning in a visual story.
So in the Shooting Exercise you are shooting for the creation of SEQUENCES. We are not yet creating stories but it is a good thing to be thinking about how you might build a story. It is always a good thing to be thinking ahead while you work...think like an editor when you shoot...think like a producer when you edit...think like a shooter when you write, storyboard and plan!
Dr. W
Here is the logical progression of elements within visual grammar and the construction of a visual story.
1. Image - this is a still picture, a moment in time. There are important compositional decisions being made at this level of creation.
2. Shot - this is a moving image, a series of connected images that give the impression of motion and the passage of time. A shot is the capturing of a single continuous frame or action and can be defined by its field of view, angle of view and perspective of view among other things.
3. Sequence - this is a combination of shots that create a unified sense of time, place, action or meaning. When the shots in the sequence are directly connected it is a continuity sequence. This type of sequence has a strong sense of reality for the viewer. When the shots in the sequence are seemingly unrelated then it is more properly called a montage. In a montage the connections between shots are more psychological than physical. With continuity or montage there are compositional elements in the sequence that can make it more effective. (in the SHOOTING EXERCISE you are trying to capture shots that will allow you to build continuity sequences, you are not just shooting random shots of assigned objects and actions)
4. Story - this is the combination of sequences that forms a logical whole and tells some kind of story to an audience. Once again there are guidelines for composition that help us create meaning in a visual story.
So in the Shooting Exercise you are shooting for the creation of SEQUENCES. We are not yet creating stories but it is a good thing to be thinking about how you might build a story. It is always a good thing to be thinking ahead while you work...think like an editor when you shoot...think like a producer when you edit...think like a shooter when you write, storyboard and plan!
Dr. W
CHANGES to the Class Syllabus
I have made some changes to the course syllabus. You need to click here to get to the syllabus or you can click on the title of this post.
The primary change is:
There will be no TEST. That percentage of the class marks will now go into your creation of a video production blog that will require you to show and talk about some interesting videos. It will also require you to read from the listed books and/or use the Video Producer 3.0 DVD that you can get from Henry.
Check out the syllabus to see the exact requirements.
Also there are now links to a wide array of audio/video related tutorials in the syllabus. Lots of them are free, some might cost some money. lynda.com is actually a great website with tutorials on virtually everything. Lynda used to write tutorial books on software and design, etc and this is a resource that is well worth the price of admission when you need to learn a lot of different pieces of software. There are also a lot of free tutorials on the site.
There will be more messages to come today. I know you are all working hard on your audio projects. We will be shooting more video today during class. I know you will all be there so that you can get a strong basic understanding of this skill.
Dr. W
The primary change is:
There will be no TEST. That percentage of the class marks will now go into your creation of a video production blog that will require you to show and talk about some interesting videos. It will also require you to read from the listed books and/or use the Video Producer 3.0 DVD that you can get from Henry.
Check out the syllabus to see the exact requirements.
Also there are now links to a wide array of audio/video related tutorials in the syllabus. Lots of them are free, some might cost some money. lynda.com is actually a great website with tutorials on virtually everything. Lynda used to write tutorial books on software and design, etc and this is a resource that is well worth the price of admission when you need to learn a lot of different pieces of software. There are also a lot of free tutorials on the site.
There will be more messages to come today. I know you are all working hard on your audio projects. We will be shooting more video today during class. I know you will all be there so that you can get a strong basic understanding of this skill.
Dr. W
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