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Now I’m teaching video, too?! Or… HOW ONE NEWSPAPER ADVISER DECIDED SHE BETTER ADAPT OR RISK BEING LEFT BEHIND Michelle Balmeo Michellebalmeo.wordpress.com @michellebalmeo

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Now I’m teaching video, too?! Or… HOW ONE NEWSPAPER ADVISER DECIDED SHE BETTER ADAPT OR RISK BEING LEFT BEHIND

Michelle Balmeo Michellebalmeo.wordpress.com @michellebalmeo

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Who I am

!   El Estoque, Monta Vista High School

!   Cupertino, CA in the Silicon Valley

!   Newspaper editor in high school

!   Program that began as one class of 28 students making a 12 page tabloid paper now two small intro classes (Writing for Publication) and a Journalism class of 50 working on a website and monthly 46 page magazine

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All that to tell you who I am NOT

!   Never worked as a professional journalist

!   Never did broadcast journalism

!   Never even owned a video camera until 2009. A Flip Mino HD bought for $200

!   Not the kind of person who will spend $2,000 on a video camera, no matter how great the reviews

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What you probably already know but never noticed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtGSXMuWMR4&feature=BFa&list=FLrvgP2IIUK_h1GVIxra3H_w

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Less art. More science.

!   Andrew Lih: “Why is learning (and teaching) video so hard for journalists?”

!   Too much to remember, too much to screw up, too much stuff to bring (and I would add… the batteries are always dead. ALWAYS. Why do we never think to charge the batteries in advance?)

!   Perception that good video is something magical that talented people create

!   It’s time to break it down and look at the parts of the whole.

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Parts of the whole: Shot distance

!   Wide

!   Long

!   Medium

!   Close up

!   Extreme close up

!   Point of view

!   Establishing

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Parts of the whole: The 5-shot method

!   Close-up of hands

!   Close-up of face

!   Medium shot of hands and face

!   Over the shoulder

!   Something else (be creative)

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Parts of the whole: Shot framing

!   Frame

!   Composition !   Lighting

!   Leading lines

!   Framing

!   Grounds

!   Angle (high/low)

!   Distance

!   Depth of field

!   Rule of thirds

!   Head room

!   Lead/nose room

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Parts of the whole: Shot movement

!   Zoom

!   Tilt

!   Pan

!   Tracking

!   Ken Burns effect

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Parts of the whole: Sound

!   Ambient/Nat sound

!   Diegetic sound

!   Non-diegetic sound

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Parts of the whole: Editing

!   Jump cut

!   B-roll

!   Transitions !   Cross fade

!   Dissolve

!   Fade out/in

!   Straight cut

!   Cross cut (parallel cut)

!   Montage

!   Shot reverse shot

!   Split screen

!   Superimpose

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Parts of the whole: Rules

!   Axis line (180 degree rule, line of action)

!   Off-camera reporter eye contact

! Eyeline match

!   Ethics: True to scene

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Making it teachable 1.  Pitching and planning: Is it a good visual story worth

pursuing? What do I need to know or do to be prepared to shoot this video story? How do I write for video?

2.  Getting the shot (composition): What are my visual options? How do I avoid the home video look?

3.  Interviews: How do I ensure that my audio is clear and usable? How do I frame questions to make editing possible?

4.  Motion sequence: How do I move past b-roll wallpaper? How can I compress time in video? How do I make my videos more pro?

5.  Putting it all together: How do I use video editing software? How do I edit clips together seamlessly? How can I look at my work and get better?

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Pitching and planning

!   Your task: Take the print story and turn it into a video story. To do this, you must ask yourself… !   What can the viewer SEE?

!   What do I need to TELL the viewer?

!   How do I rewrite for the ear?

!   Write the lead, nutgraf, and at least three bridges you think the viewer would need for this story to have continuity.

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Pitching and planning

!   OTHER PITCHING AND PLANNING LESSONS:

!   Deconstruct a transcript

!   Listening post activity

!   Is it a visual story?

!   Pitch a story

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Getting the shot

!   Your task: Use video to give the viewer a fresh look at something old. To do this, you must … !   Utilize composition techniques studied in class

!   Move your body

!   Frame each shot and hold for 10 seconds

!   DO NOT move the camera

!   Capture at least 8 steady shots of your object that demonstrate your understanding of video composition

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Getting the shot

!   OTHER GETTING THE SHOT LESSONS:

!   Documentary video analysis with term glossary as a guide (explain and illustrate graphic organizer)

!   Composition scavenger hunt

!   Complete a NewsU online course

!   Capturing b-roll

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Interviews

!   Your task: Gather a series of man-on-the-street style interviews in response to a question of your choice. To do this, you must… !   Prepare a question that will elicit longer responses (longer than

“yes” or “no” or “It’s fine”)

!   Frame each shot to eliminate distractions

!   Collect clear, usable audio

!   Get the name and title of each person, with spelling

!   Interview at least 12 people and choose the best 4 to cut together and share

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Interviews

!   OTHER INTERVIEW LESSONS:

!   Question rewriting

!   “Me through their eyes” interview with parents/guardians

!   One event, many voices team competition

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Motion sequence

!   Your task: Create a motion sequence that illustrates the process of creating a paper airplane in 20-25 seconds. To do this, you must… !   Identify the key steps in the process

!   Plan your shots

!   Think, “Tight, medium, wide, action, reaction”

!   Utilize the 5-shot rule

!   Hold each shot for 10 seconds

!   Edit in camera

!   Shoot a paper airplane making sequence.

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Motion sequence

!   OTHER MOTION SEQUENCE LESSONS:

!   Storyboarding an action

!   Food preparation sequence

!   Shoot a sequence at an event

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Putting it all together

!   Your task: View and critique a recently completed video. To do this, you must… !   Look primarily for continuity

!   Listen for audio balance

!   Evaluate the interviews, cuts, b-roll and sequences

!   Watch the video and identify three strengths and three areas for improvement.

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Putting it all together

!   OTHER PUTTING IT TOGETHER LESSONS:

!   Editing in (software)

!   The effect of effects

!   Critique, critique, critique

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A few house rules…

!   Don’t move the camera. HOLD and count to 10.

!   If you do move it (DON’T), move it once in one direction.

!   Use a tripod. And an external mic.

!   Scope out the scene before you whip out the camera.

!   Listen to your sound on headphones WHILE shooting.

!   Edit in camera.

!   Write like you speak to a normal person.

!   Frame first.

!   Get close. Then get closer.

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Video links ! http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/18/us/autistic-and-seeking-a-place-in-

an-adult-world.html?pagewanted=all

! http://bop.nppa.org/2012/tv_news_video/news_photography/winners/?cat=SPF

! http://bop.nppa.org/2012/tv_news_video/news_photography/winners/?cat=IDS

! http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/world/battalion.html#/NYT

! http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-gangviolence-html,0,6290501.htmlstory

! http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/metro/traumatic-brain-injury/index.html#/intro/

! http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=7992850

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Resources

!   Mindy McAdams

!   Al Tompkins and Poynter

!   NY Times Multimedia

!   Washington Post MM

! Mediastorm

!   B-roll.net

!   NPR Next Generation

! NewsU

! NPPA.org

! ONA.org

!   Knight Digital Media Center