WEEK 9: Video Essay II (March 24)

For This Week

Blog Exercise

Favorite Place Mini-Video-Essay:

Create a 30-60 second video essay about a favorite local place.
What is special about this place for you? Is there anything important about getting there?

  • Is there anything you like to do in this place? Does the place bring back memories?
  • What connections can you make about this place with your life and world?
  • Visit the place to capture images and sound for your editing.
  • Use voice and/or text to express your ideas/thoughts along with the images and sounds.
  • Besides the images and sound you capture, you may incorporate other images and sounds to help with expressing your ideas.

Class Notes

View AI Cinema projects and Favorite Place Mini-Video-Essays

Visual Evidence” in documentaries, fiction, and the film essay:

    • A/B Roll
    • “B roll” should be primary – the visual evidence for the narration/interview
    • Visual evidence as “dramatization” or “reenactment”
    • Visual evidence as metaphor
    • Visual evidence in the film/video essay

 


Adobe Premiere Shortcuts

Timeline and Editing Shortcuts

  • Ripple Delete: Control/Right Click + Delete (Windows), Control/Right Click + Delete (Mac)
  • Delete Clip with Ripple Delete: Ctrl + Delete (Windows), Option + Delete (Mac)
  • Select All: Ctrl + A (Windows), Cmd + A (Mac)
  • Zoom In: + (plus key)
  • Zoom Out: – (minus key)

Playback and Navigation

  • Play/Stop Toggle: Spacebar
  • Go to In Point: Shift + I
  • Go to Out Point: Shift + O
  • Step Forward: Right Arrow
  • Step Backward: Left Arrow
  • J: Play backward. When pressed repeatedly, playback speed increases in reverse.
  • K: Stop playback.
  • L: Play forward. Pressing L repeatedly increases the playback speed.
  • J + K: Plays the video in slow motion backward.
  • K + L: Plays the video in slow motion forward.
  • L + J: Press simultaneously to return playback speed to normal.
  • Go to Beginning: Home (Windows), Fn + Left Arrow (Mac)
  • Go to End: End (Windows), Fn + Right Arrow (Mac)

Tools

  • Selection Tool: V
  • Razor Tool: C
  • Hand Tool: H
  • Text Tool: T
  • Pen Tool: P

 


Video Essay (15%)

DUE March 19th

Project Overview

Create a 1-3 minute video essay on a subject of your choosing. Incorporate continuity editing, montage, temporal manipulation, loops, compositing, and special effects. Use text overlays and/or voice-over narration to enhance your narrative. Written text and/or voice-over is required.

Project Goals

  • Creative Expression: Reflect your personal viewpoint or experience.
  • Technical Integration: Integrate cinematic techniques to create an engaging narrative.
  • Content Development: Begin with a compelling image or thought-provoking sentence, allowing ideas to evolve organically.

Requirements

  • Identify a Theme: Articulate a central theme to guide your project.
  • Collect Material: Gather visuals and text that serve your narrative purpose.
  • Essay Form and Pace: Decide on structure and pacing.
  • Assemble and Edit: Explore and refine your narrative in Adobe Premiere (or similar).
  • Supplementary Media: Use graphics, sound, and music, adhering to copyright limitations.
  • Draft and Refine: Develop a conversational tone for textual content.
  • Finalize: Polish your video with titles, credits, and sound mixing.

Evaluation Criteria

  • Creativity: Originality in subject choice and narrative approach.
  • Technical Proficiency: Effective use of editing techniques and media integration.
  • Clarity: Strong communication of your central theme or argument.
  • Engagement: Ability to captivate and provide insight.
  • Reflection: Depth of personal perspective or unique viewpoint.

 

 

 

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