Media
Productions Project 4- "The Close-up Story"
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Premise: We have recently been working on the 6 different most useful camera angles and the Top SIX Video Rules for Videography, as well as use of sound in video. In Sony Vegas, students will be learning how to incorporate the CLOSEUP camera angle into their video productions. One area that we need to improve on is our use of varied camera angles to tell our stories on video. In particular, we have been lacking in CLOSE-UP camera angles. Close-up angles are the best shot for showing emotion and connecting the audience with the flow of the action, yet we consistently DO NOT INCLUDE THEM! Your Final Product: You will be planning, filming and editing a 30 to 60 second film that tells a story. Every single shot in this video will be a CLOSEUP or closer. No exceptions! You will be starring in your own video. No actors (except yourself), no film crew, no dialogue! Let the film tell your story. Please include music that supports your story! Before you start: Select a short "story" that you will tell in your video. Any story that you can tell in 30-60 seconds worth of footage is fine. Story lines such as the following would be appropriate, but anything that is quick and easily identifiable would be great.:
I do not care if your story is funny, serious or dramatic, but you should have a beginning, a middle and an end to your story, as well as some reason for existing. In other words, what are you trying to say with your movie? Planning: Anyone can wander around with a video camera, edit some clips together and throw in some special video effects to form a "video." For this assignment, students will PLAN their video. Translate the ideas for your story, as well as the CLOSEUP CAMERA ANGLES that you will use to tell your story. Put these in a logical order on a piece of paper and turn it in with your project. A NOTE ABOUT LOCATION: If you want to shoot your video at home or at a remote location, that is fine, but if you have not created footage by the second day of the unit, please use THE CAMPUS for your environment. There is plenty of stuff around the school that you can film and because you are using CLOSEUP camera shots, location is not terribly important. Music and Sound: You can use any music that is appropriate for your film, but your music should COMPLIMENT your video, not detract from it. Use music as your narration to help you tell your story. You cannot use any dialogue in your video, but you should use music and TRANSITIONS between clips to help tell your story. Producing Your Video: You must use AT LEAST TWENTY different clips (preferably more) and scenes in your video. You can show them in sequence, you can cut them all up and put them back together again, whatever works for your video. REMEMBER, every shot must be a close-up! Make sure that you capture close-ups that move your story forward and inform the audience what is happening in the film! Your footage should have a new clip every 1-2 seconds at the most, use all of your 20 camera shots! Editing Your Footage: Make sure to include a Title and credits, where you acknowledge the writers, the film crew, the editors and any actors that you may have used. Make sure to MAKE MOVIE… when you are all done and copy the Movie file to the DROPBOX on the Q: Drive. Grading: I will be grading this as follows:
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