WEEK 8: Moving Camera & Sound (March 12)

To Do This Week

Work on Job Profiles

Compositing 5%

Create a 30-60 second video that explores a screen space made of multiple layers of video, audio, text and/or graphic imagery. There are many techniques you can combine to create a collages of video elements: compositing (layering of video tracks), green screen, video effects, spatial montage, etc. The only rule is you must incorporate the “indexicality” of video (your own or remixed from other sources).

- collage > remix
- screen > interface
- text > titles, subtitles
- effects > glitch, green screen, color correction, mask, picture in picture
- downloading YouTube videos, screen capture
- mobile cinema – Cardiff
- augmented, layered space and time
- green screen

Video Lectures

Friday Class (Zoom)

- Compositing assignments
- Profiles/Rough cuts?
- Moving Camera techniques (demo)
- Sound Recording/ Sound Design
  separating audio from camera/ sync in Premiere

- Recording and editing interviews

Notes

Short Tutorials

Moving the Camera

Static Camera (locked-off) :
-staging and blocking talent
-dynamic framing and editing

Moving Camera:
-handheld, panning, tracking, etc.
-the long take
-planned vs. spontaneous (handheld)

Pan, Tilt:
– unnatural, motivate the move
– start frame (10 sec.) , movement, end frame (10 secs)
– plan shot, practice with tripod head or monopod swivel

Dolly/Tracking:
– skateboards, cars, bicycles and wheelchairs
– gopro attached to moving vehicals

Handheld (with monopod):
-swish pans
– wide angle, adjust focus
– tai chi movements ( from the center)

Steadicams:
– iphone smoothee, flowmotion, etc.
– DIY – hang a weight

Drones: