News November 20th

For those of you who weren't in class, I have a few announcements.

I will not be at the lab this Saturday, but Brady will be, so feel free to stop by if you would like to work on your projects. It will be open from noon until 2pm

Next class will be Tuesday the 27th from 7-9. Please remember to bring whatever you shot video on, as well as the proper cable to connect to the computer. USB should work for everyone.

Please remember to bring headphones so you can listen to your audio.

Below is the first assignment I gave, and a second one as well.

Assignment #1

1. Videotape something being opened. It can be a candy bar, a window, a book, anything that can be opened.

2. Be sure that you videotape several different angles so that you have a variety of choices when you are editing.

3. Write a paragraph describing the best thing that happened to you today. It should have nothing to do with the thing that you opened. Then, record your audio.

Assignment #2 You will be creating a video without any dialogue that shares a narrative expressing a certain idea that you find interesting.

Think of a theme that you wish to explore with video. It can be family, nature, greed, anything at all, just as long as it is something that you feel passionate about exploring.

Create a shot list and/or a storyboard of all of the different points of view you would like to capture. If you want to make a video about 'longing' for instance, and you decide to video tape your dog watching his master eat a ham sandwich, explore all of the different ways you can tell that story. My shot list for this video might look like this:

1. Dude is spreading mustard on a piece of bread. Close up of the mustard on the bread, with out-of-focus background, then switch focus to dog panting in the background.
2. Camera at dog's perspective from the floor, watches his master lick his fingers.
3. Shot of dude slouched on a crappy futon eating his sandwich, oblivious as the dog looks on...etc, ect.

If you are still working on the first project which I suspect you all are since only one of you came to class tonight, then bring your shot list with you next Tuesday so we can discuss your ideas together.