Jennifer Brinson's Movie Making Workshops

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Session 1: Getting the Right Shot

Introduction to the Flip Camera: The Flip Camera is probably the most

popular handheld video camera on the market currently. It is small,

portable, has pretty good quality, ability to zoom, playback and delete

within the camera, and easy to use. The cost for a flip varies between$100-200 depending on your need for HD and memory size. There are no

extra wires with a Flip as they are plug-ins using a USB jack. The only

extra investments recommended are a case ($10-20) and a flexible tripod

($10-20). Buying a rechargeable Flip will save on battery costs.


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Using the Flip: The Flip camera is incredibly easy to use. There are

only 4-6 buttons on the camera, plus the on/off switch and USB

connection.

*On some models the USB arm is located on the top.

How to Use:

1. Turn On.

2. Frame your shot

3. Push the red record button

4. Zoom in/out if desired (it is a digital zoom - so the quality will be

compromised a bit)

Notes:

*Have your actors speak up a bit. *Feel free to start and stop or keep filming if there is a mistake -- that is what editing software (iMovie) is for.



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Setting Up Your Shots:

*Keep in mind a shot and scene are 2 different

things.

A shot is part of a film between two cuts (2-10 seconds) A scene is a series of shots combined to form a block of storytelling. The end of a scene is typically marked by a change in location, style, or time.*Consider the story you are telling and what

shots will work best.

*Do you want close ups or further out shots?

*Do you want actors facing the camera or

facing something else?

Rule of Thirds:

*It is human nature to want to center the

subject in the frame when we film or take

photos.

*Following the Rule of Thirds allows for more

balanced and interesting looking shots.

*Think of a tic-tac-toe board -- your screen is in

9 fields.*The goal is to place your subject in the upper

third of the frame - which side is up to you --

what is the subject supposed to be looking at?

*Forces the following questions:

*What is the point or focus of this shot? *Am I arranging the elements on the screen for maximum balance? *Does my image composition guide the viewers eye around the

frame?



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For Session 2:

Think about what you want to produce. *Is it a curricular video? *Is it a personal video (holiday memories, perhaps)? Think about the images and shots that will best tell your story. Shot Types: Extreme Wide, Very Wide, Wide, Mid, Medium Close Up, Close Up, Extreme Close Up, Cut in, Cutaway, Two-Shot, Over-the- Shoulder, Noddy, Point-of-View, or Weather Think about the angle your camera should be at. Angles: Eye-level, High Angle, Low Angle, Birds Eye, Slanted Get more than the images you want to use -- both video that you produce and still shots from your camera or onlineIdea:

If you are at a loss for an idea of a story - consider a DoorScene: Basic storyline: 1-2 people are approaching a door, hear a sound and are startled by it, get to the door, fumble with keys, and finally - after some tense moments - get in the door. They then discover what was the cause of the noise and the ending is up to you!Resources:

http://www.mediacollege.com/video/shots/

http://asp.photo.free.fr/Composition/

photoProgramCompClass23.shtml

http://www.digital-photography-school.com/rule-of-thirds

http://courses.iddl.vt.edu/DEDCM001/sa/11sacompostion.html

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Session 2: Fundamentals of Editing

Pulling the Video into iMovie: Once your gotten the

footage and stills (and remember - more is better is here) Youll

need to get those images into iMovie.

Open iMovie - and go to: File>New Project (give it a name) and

again go to: File>New Event (give it a name) -- This will give you an

artists pallet- the place to keep your supplies and canvas - the

final product.

*I like my Project Library on the top of the screen and the Event

Library beneath - because I like to quickly look to see what I have in

my production line when I play the move in the upper right corner.

To get the video (for Flips) go to: File>Import>Movies

You will get a selection box - just as if you were opening up a word document.

Choose: the Flip icon on the left, then DCIM>100 Video>the video clip(s) you would like (you can

choose multiple clips to import at one time). Click select or open

When the process is finished you should see the clips appear in your event area.


Video and

Images

Use this button toswitch your project

and events

windows

View windo


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Editing Clips: Once your images are in your event library - you can start editing.

You can edit in either the event or project window (I happen to like my finished clips

only to be in my project window)

Click on the first piece of media you would like to edit - and you

will get a yellow box to appear -- this is the window where you

are giving commands (keep, delete).

*You can adjust the amount of footage in the window simply by dragging it left or right. *If you want to keep what is in the window - simply drag it to the project window. *If you want to delete what is in the window -- hit the delete key on your keyboard.*When you delete you will see a red line appear that indicates that you deleted thatsection (but it is still there in case you need it later).

Pulling Still Photos: Using still photos in iMovie requires them to be in iPhoto,

regardless of whether they are from your camera or from copyright friendly locations

online.

*Create an album in iPhoto and drag all of the appropriate images to that album so they are easy to find when you need them. *In iMovie click on the camera icon on the right side of the page (see image on the

next page) *From the list provided, choose the image you would like and drag it to the appropriate location in the project window. *From here you can click on the gear icon and edit the amount of time the picture plays, do any effects you need (cropping, rotating, Ken Burns)


Orange = Keep It -

used in the

project window

Red = Deleted


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Clicking the gear in the yellow frame of the photo youd like to work on will give you the

menu of options seen below.

*Clip Adjustments: time the image will be viewed in the movie and you can change to B/W, sepia, cartoon - many options

Ken Burns-ing: Obviously, this editing tool gets its

name from the famous director who gave movement to still

images in his documentary of the Civil War.

*Click on Cropping, Ken Burns, & Rotation *Maneuver the Start and Stop boxes until you get the frames youd like.

*To preview how it will look click on the play arrow.


iPhoto library

iPhoto icon

To here

Drag from here

Play

Start


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Transitions: You can transition between shots by clicking on the transition icon on

the right side of the screen (see below).

*Choose the transition you would like *Drag it into the place you would like it and drop. *You can change the timing of the transition by clicking on the gear *NOTE OF CAUTION: Transitions are often over-used (too many bells and whistles is never a good thing) AND they can play havoc on your audio if you have a narration and are splicing clips together.

Text: Videos, especially those that are explanatory in nature, are very often enhanced

with the integration of text. (words to a poem, names of characters, title, credits, etc.)

*To add text to your video - click on the T icon on the right (see below) *Choose the configuration you would like for your text (title, caption, scrolling Star Wars, etc.) *Drag your selection EITHER in before/after your images OR overtop of your images. If you drag to a spot that is before or after - the text will appear on a background sans image (black, marbled -- no picture). If you drag to a spot on top of an image (the images will have a blue film in front of them) - your text will appear as an overlay on the image.


Transition Ico

Adjust Timin

How a transition is

noted in the project

library

Transition

Choices


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*You will edit your text in the view large view window on the right side of the screen. You can also change your fonts and colors here.

*Once your text is in - you can adjust the time that it by clicking on the

blue title te.. box and stretching the end to where you want it to end.

*You can delete text by clicking on the blue title te... and once it ishighlighted in yellow you can hit delete on your keyboard.

Resources:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeqlHmhio4s -- YouTube video

with Ken Burns

http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/top-stories/82987/meaning-

in-motion-ken-burns-and-his-effect/ -- Article on how to utilize still

images effectively

http://frankguttler.blogspot.com/ -- a blog by Frank Guttler called

Lights, Camera, Learn

http://www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/#iphoto -Apple tutorial for iPhoto

*For Session 3: Think about and what background music you would like, write some or

all of any narration you will need, and finally - consider whether or not your video would

be enhanced by sound effects and what those should be. (Create an iTunes account if

you dont already have one)


Text Icon

Text Editing Window

Text Selection
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Session 3: Can You Hear Me Now?

GarageBand:This is a Mac application that allows for music creation and voice

recording. Users can manipulate instruments and voice as well as do some precision

editing of their work. *Open GarageBand *Then you will choose how you want to use the software (electric guitar, piano, voice, etc. ) *For our purposes - we will choose Voice *You will be asked to create a name for your work.

To Record: *When you are ready to record - click the red record button and begin. *No need to worry if you take a long breath or stumble - you can either re-record OR edit your work. *When you are finished you can click the red button to stop.


Choose Male

or Female

Recording Window

Timer Volume Control

Choose a

vocal effe

Play ButtonRecord Button


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To Edit your Recording:

*Double click on your recording and you will get a larger, more detailed image to appear beneath. (See image below) *Listen to the recording by clicking the play button, place the marker at any point where you want to split the track for editing *Go to Edit and select Split -- if you need to delete a section in the middle - you will need to split your track again *Once you have the section separated that you want to delete - highlight that section and hit the delete key on your keyboard.

*Once your piece is finished you will need to select the Share option from the toolbar *Selected Send Song to iTunes *GarageBand will do the rest and you song will be available in iTunes for you to use in iMovie &/or sync with your iPod (should you so desire) *When you are successful - the iTunes application will open and you will hear your recording.


Marker

Enlarged View

Track Before Split

Track After Split

Highlighted section ready

to be deleted


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Grabbing your audio for your movie: Once your audio is recorded or

obtained - you will need to place it in the appropriate spot in your movie.

*In iMovie - click on the music icon on the right *Select the correct album where your audio is located. *Select the audio piece that you would like to place and drag it to the spot where you would like it to begin. *If you want it to start at a specific spot and end at a specific spot you will need to place the same way we place all of the other elements (look for the green placement bar) *If you want a song to play for the duration of the movie - you can look for the entire background of the project window to turn green and drop the music. It will start at the beginning and end when the movie is over (provided the song is longer or the same length as the film -- if the film is longer - then the big green box will not appear and the song will end somewhere in the midst of the film


Music Icon

Album Selection

Song Selection

Denotes that the song will

play for the entire movie

Denotes that the song

will start and stop at

specific points


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Copyright Friendly Music: To understand current copyright laws is likeunderstanding the essentials of current tax code. It is not as simple as it sounds when it

comes to education. It used to be that no one, no way, no how could use more than a

certain amount of a work with express permission. The laws regarding education have

changed this landscape a bit. If you take a work that is meant for entertainment and

transform its use for an educational purpose - you can, generally, use the work. Please

refer to the resources below for more information.

Resources for Copyright Friendly Music/Sound Effects: http://copyrightfriendly.wikispaces.com/ http://freeplaymusic.com/

Audio Resources:

http://www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/#garageband http://www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/#imovie http://copyrightconfusion.wikispaces.com/ - -Kristin Hokansons wiki on copyright and fair use. You might be surprised at what you CAN use

For Session 4: Please add your audio, finish editing and have a movie that is Good

to Go. Session 4 will deal with saving - or in this case sharing your work. Also

consider where you want your work to be viewed -- locally on your computer only? on a

wiki? on the internet?


Volume = the volume of the

track you are currently editing

Ducking = all other tracks

will be reduced in volume

Fade In / Fade Out

If you feel you have completely

screwed up - you can always

Revert to Original
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Session 4: Please Share

Saving using QuickTime: Once your video is edited and

nit-picked to your liking, you will need to save it or share it --

*Go to Share in the top menu bar *Choose Export using Quicktime *Give your video a name and choose its destination *If you want to customize the size and settings - click Options *Choose Size -- I like 320 X 240 *Choose Settings - you can tinker with the quality and multi-pass or single pass (multi-pass claims to give better quality - but takes more time) *You shouldnt need to tinker much with settings -- unless your video must be less than a certain size (ie. 20 MB)



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Online Places to Share:

The sites listed to the

right are all .com(s)

and will give you

embeddable code.

(see below)

Facebook and photobucket will let you

house your video - but will not provide

code

Embedding: Once you have posted your video on a web tool like the ones listed

above - you can embed the video on your blog, wiki, or website.

*Keep in mind - if you post to a site that is blocked (ie. youtube) the embeddable code will not work on the school network. It will be blocked. Posting to Schooltube, teachertube, or vimeo is safe. *To embed anything on a website/blog/wiki - you simply need to grab the code *Go to the site (ie.www.vimeo.com *Login to the site *Go to the embed or share option (depends on the site) *The site will provide you with the code - simply ocpy it - making sure you get it ALL! *When you go back to your blog/wiki/website - make sure you are in HTML mode -and paste the code into the area provided (it varies from site to site)

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Class Wiki: To embed a video on a wiki -- you will need to be in edit mode and

then choose widget

*Choose Other HTML *Paste the code *Click save or post and check to be sure your video appears on the site. *If you are having kids create videos throughout the year or if you are creating them -- a class wiki is a great online host for all of your videos so the kids have ready-access to them as they prepare for exams. *If you need help setting up, managing, editing or figuring out how a wiki best suits you and your students -- let me know.General Video Resources:

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*American Film Institute - Educators Handbookhttp://www.microsoft.com/education/teachers/guides/digital_storytelling.aspx

*Digital Storytelling in the Classroomhttp://www.edutopia.org/use-digital-storytelling-classroom

*Digital Storytelling from Edutopia

Session 5: Show and Tell!

For the final session we will share your videos with one another - with

the understanding that we are all amateurs and the learning curve on

this requires practice. Perfection is not the goal here.

Please put your final videos on a flash drive so we can quickly change

them in and out to view. If your final video is more than 3 minutes in

length - we will likely just show a piece of it for the sake of time.

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