VIDEO PRODUCTION 2-4 (ADVANCED VIDEO) & BROADCAST JOURNALISM 1-2-3-4 (UC, CSU)
Closure Information
Your group narratives are on hold for now. Your #1 priority is your Vlog Assignment (see assignment page)
Guided Discussion on Zoom - Students are expected to attend class Zoom meetings.
Class discussions are screen recorded and will be posted online within 48 hours of the discussion.
See Zoom Rules for my class discussion guidelines below.
Zoom Schedule
Class meetings are Tuesdays & Thursdays 9-9:45am
Open Office Hours on Zoom are at the following times:
Mondays, 9-945a & 1-145p
Tuesdays, 2-245p
Wednesdays, 9-945a & 3-345p
Thursdays, 11-1145a & 2-245p
Fridays, 10-1145a & 2-245p
Zoom rules
- Must be sitting up. (no lying in bed - on your floor - on your couch)
- Must be dressed appropriately
- Use self-restraint. Even though I can mute you, if we are having a productive discussion I don't want to need to mute you. Don't make me mute you.
- Your must identify yourself with your name on your Zoom setup. If you are unable to change your Zoom setup name I will ask your name in the room. If you don't respond to my request for your identity I will boot you out (especially if you don't have video capability)
TRAPPED Screenplay
If you have not submitted your final Captivitiy script, please do so ASAP. Your next steps:
- REVISE. Clean the script up. Proof-read every word and letter. Ensure that you are painting the picture that you want to have painted. Are your descriptions creating the world? Are your characters speaking in their own distinct voices?
- STORYBOARD. Using the samples below, follow one of the templates. We discussed storyboarding in the May 14 & 16 classes. Draw each important beat, each important shot. This is more than one cell per scene. Plan on at least 2/page of your script. You should have at least the first 5 pages of your script storyboarded by Tuesday, May 19
Class notes, April 16
Students present shared their pitches for their Captivity screenplays - absent students can share in class on Tuesday, April 21
We had a discussion about Screwball Comedy (see powerpoint below) and began watching My Man Godfrey
Class notes, March 24
To view Rashomon, click here
Rashomon Review to prep for class on April 7
1. Please finish the film at the link provided above
2. Read the Madhuri Katti article on Fiendish, A Tale of Human Perspectives and Distorted Reality
3. Watch the news and/or read the news online
In class on April 7 we will be discussing the following. If you are unable to attend class, please write your answers to the following topics.
Rashomon response
We will discuss the film, major themes and plot points
What works for you and what doesn't? Does the film hold up after 70 years?
Identify other films or movies that you have seen that balance multiple perspectives to tell a story?
Contemporary Media Observations
Observe contrasting news media presentation (TV news, online, articles) that cover the same topics/stories.
Identify at least two separate reports or articles from different sources that are about the same topic/story (i.e. the Senate's trillion dollar relief plan) and recognize how they frame the facts in different ways. Why do you think that is?
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This is a year-long, advanced video production course, which meets daily. This course provides a meaningful experience allowing students to apply their depth of knowledge in the creation of an art form. Appropriate critical, theoretical, historical and cultural content is emphasized. Students in this course are responsible for producing the school’s video bulletin.
The class is intended to enhance the understanding and ability to use multimedia communication arts to transfer a message to an audience. Students’ abilities are developed through a variety of coursework that creates an intersection between design theory, learning theory, and delivery platforms.
Students will study a variety of techniques applied to both commercial and educational fields. Lectures and student productions are interwoven to produce comprehensive understanding of the medium. In addition to production skills and etiquette, students will also work on journalistic newsgathering, video work for businesses, organize film festivals, operate the TV news studio, and other branches of school related events. This course meets the five content standards for visual and performing arts courses: artistic perception, creative expression, historical and cultural context, aesthetic valuing, and connections, relationships and applications.
Video 4 focuses on the analysis and practice of newsgathering, production and presentation from a variety of theoretical, philosophical, and historical perspectives.
Students will gain a richer understanding of the ideals, limitations, rituals, and routines of the American news media, all while gaining practical experience as television journalists.
This course will require students to create a comprehensive video portfolio, yearbook and/or other school related projects. An emphasis will be placed on development of a DVD, from conception to presentation. This course meets the five content standards for visual and performing arts.
Broadcast Journalism focuses on the analysis and practice of newsgathering, production and presentation from a variety of theoretical, philosophical, artistic and historical perspectives.
Students will gain a richer understanding of the ideals, limitations, rituals, and routines of the American news media, all while gaining practical experience as television journalists. They will use this form of production to make personal works of art that include the seven principles of design.
This course will also focus on the elements of design (color, lines, shapes, tones, textures, and volume). This course meets the five content standards for visual and performing arts.
Helpful links:
New German Cinema
Elements of Cinema
Syncing Multi-Cam Shots in Premiere
Exporting Using Media Encoder
Conflict in Literature and Storytelling
Camera Movement Types
Video Editing Apps for your phones
MUSIC FOR PROJECTS
Purple Planet
Monstercat
ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES / FESTIVALS
SCREEN Student Film Festival, 2020
WATCH THIS WEEK
Video of Puppies Whining