In class we were told to interview someone who was an expert on a specific topic. I decided to Interview Elliot Davis about his experiences on the football team. During the Interview I asked him about how he joined the team, what they actually do during practices, and what he likes/dislikes about being on the team. The interview went ok. The responses I got to the questions were really good, but the camera didn't pick up me asking the questions very well so it is hard to hear what the questions actually are. The camera was also out of focus not by much, but it was still out of focus. I liked this assignment overall, but I do wish that we had more time to plan it out and actually record it. I also tried to use the things we learned that makes up a good interview in mine, and I think that I did a good job with those.
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In class we watched videos about good ways to conduct an interview. Some of these tips were make sure that everybody in the room has their cell phones turned off to avoid distractions. You should also help coach your subject through the interview by telling them what to expect and that they'll cut out anything that isn't very good. You also have to make sure that both the interviewer and the subject are shot on the same level. You want to avoid 1-2 word answers so whenever they do, ask them to elaborate on what they just said. At the end of the interview you need to ask them the most important question is there anything else you want to add. This gives the subject the ability to say something that you didn't explicitly ask. You also need to frame your subject using the rule of 3rds, give your subject head room, and make sure that your subject is not looking at the camera. You also need to frame your subject in such a way that their whole face is in frame, and don't have your subject look off camera. Body language is also very important. Often your subject will be leaning back looking relaxed, but you need them to be straight looking where you want them to. Overall I learned a lot of things that I never thought about before, and I think I am more prepared to conduct a real interview than I was before. In Broadcast Tech we made a video based of a 6 word story we wrote. The story I wrote was High Five, Down Low, Too Slow. I liked this assignment because we had a lot more creative control with our video. Before we had a list of very specific shots that we had to edit together in a very specific order, but this time we were more or less allowed to do whatever we wanted. This led to me enjoying this a whole lot more. Filming was fun and pretty easy even with my partner not wearing the same clothes we shot the first half of the movie in, making us restart. Editing was more complicated this time because we didn't have an exact template we needed to follow. I liked this though, because I enjoy editing so that was a good thing. Over all I really liked this assignment, and I hope that we do something similar later in the year. You can watch my Six Word Story here.
In class we learned about 6 word stories, and we researched Ernest Hemingway, the author credited for creating the 6 word story. Ernest was born on July 21, 1899. He got his start writing for his school newspaper, and eventually he became one of the most famous American authors. If you want to learn more about him you can click here for a website with more information. He created the first well known 6 word story with the words "For Sale: Baby Shoes, Never Worn." With only 6 words we know that a parent has lost their child and is trying to get rid of all the things that could remind them. This story was created when Ernest bet some other authors at a bar that he could create a story in only 6 words, and of course he won this bet. These 6 words created a genre and other great stories are written everyday by people just like us. An example of one I like is, "Painfully, he changed “is” to “was.” Like Ernest's this story is able to tell the story of someone dealing with the death of someone close to them. VideosIn class we made a video called WALLDO. WALLDO stands for wide, angle, low, linking, depth, and opposite. The video was a collection of all of those different shots edited together. The assignment wasn't hard because all of the shots we needed to get were quick and easy to get. The only hardish part was coming up with the idea for the opposite shot, but that wasn't very bad either. After we got the shots we edited them together in Final Cut Pro. There we made the clips 4-5 seconds, removed the audio, added music, and labeled each clip with the kind of shot is was. We also had to add 1-3 effects and transitions to the video as well. This part of the assignment annoyed me a little bit because I don't like the way effects look on the video. I liked the assignment as a whole though. because it was easy, and that it helped me get more comfortable with editing too. Click here to watch the video
Our first real assignment was a video scavenger, and I thought that it was a pretty good way to teach us the basics of both filming and editing. Part of the assignment was that we had to shoot the objects in certain ways, and I think that that is a good way to help people who weren't clear on the different kinds of shots get more comfortable with them. The parts that I disliked were that we had to keep taking our SD cards in and out of the camera, and sometimes I would get my shots rejected and have to get the camera out again. That could get really tedious at points. The editing part of the assignment was very good with helping me understand final cut pro more. My only annoyance with the editing part was we had to add more effects then I think was needed, because I think adding 3 or 4 would of got the point across. Besides those minor things I liked this assignment as an introduction to filming and editing.
We watched videos about the best ways to film interviews and the different kinds of shots that are used to make up a film. The videos covered the rule of 3rds and how it is one of the best way for filmmakers to frame their shots. The shots that we learned included the usual wide, medium, and tight, but the videos also went a little more in depth. These other shots include extreme close up, establishing shot, master shot, tilt, and pan. These shots help break up your basic shots by giving more visual variety. Though we do have to be careful not to get carried away and only use the shots that help our story. Lastly a video showed us the best way to interview someone when you're not in the best conditions. These ways included filming in the shade, being aware of background noise, and making sure the lighting is good.
The Iam video project tasked us to make a trailer about our life. The purpose of this assignment was to help our teacher and classmates get to know us better. The project was fairly easy, but there was one part that was annoying. We needed 20-30 pictures to do this project, and my family isn't huge on photos so it was hard to get enough photos to do the assignment. Besides that the project went well, and I feel that it was a good way to get to know our classmates. Also, I think that it is first project, because it introduces us to making videos, but being simple enough for anyone to do it easily. |
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