Friday

We are ending the 5th week of school.  I am grading the Walking Videos, scripts and evaluations this weekend.  Everyone needs to be exporting and turning in your work before progress reports are printed for your parents.

If you are done with your Walking video, these are the things you should be doing during class:

-Horror/Action/Comedy script-this should be written before you film or it is like writing a rough draft of a paper after you write the final.  Remember to share this with me.
-Create a production company logo (this is your first exercise) to use in your films
-Filming shots for new video
-Finding music or sound effects
-Creating foley effects
-Exercises  (2 or more)
       -this is what I expect you to do if you are not productively filming, working on sound or editing
       -if you are not working, I will be starting to give work progress grades as needed
       -these are short "film shorts" that give you more experience working with Premiere and After Effects
       -take you time and listen.  If you do not understand something, google for an answer.  You'll get.

Wednesday

Push day!  

It is time to start wrapping up your Walking video.  It must include the following items:

Title
2 minutes of Edited Video (use some fades)
Use of picture in picture and color correction.
Music
Foley Effects
Room Tone
Credits

Update the script through Google Docs.

Start planning the script for Comedy/Horror/Action...this is a great opportunity to film over the weekend.  You choose your actors, your location and the subject matter.  Keep it appropriate.  Remember the contract that you agreed to.

Exercise Tutorials...mini videos that explore a special effect of your choice. You are looking for an interesting production logo effect.  Here are some key words for searching:

-premiere pro tutorial production logo
-After Effects  (give it a try!)

We will go over exporting your video today!  Exporting can take most of the hour or longer, so it must be started at the beginning of class.  Be sure that everything is rendered, and ready to go.
There is a review tutorial to help you out if you do this next week.

Monday!!!!

Alright...
First, we applaud!  Things are looking very good!
-all the rough scripts are graded.  Some are still missing!
-look at the notes I left for you, and make the needed changes and updates to your script.  You will be turning in a final version of your script, so updating is required.


Second.... we need to finalize our videos...
End credits WHAT was involved in your movie/video?
Some examples....
Director
Writer's ( both screenplay and story )
Cast
Produced By:
Original music by:
Editing
casting
Sound department( with job title next to name )
Visual effects
camera & electrical department
Other crew

Third.... We need to start our script write up for our next movie....
On the Tuts page I will have a list of the vocab we use in our script write ups.
Get your ideas together....I shared a document with you to get you going.

Exercise #1 is due this week.
-if this is not going to be met... talk to me.
Expectations are the same as full length videos:
Opening Title - transition into effect - Closing credits including tutorial web address.

Videos should be wrapped up this week including:
-foley
-music
-title and credit
-color correction
-PIP

Friday

Editing!
-transitions

Audio!!
-room tone
-foley
-music

Production Logo Exercise!!!

 GO!!!!!!!!

Thursday

Video Editing
-Edit:
-Footage.
-Need to have color correction
-and the picture in picture effect.

Production Title, Title and Credits

Room Tone track
Foley - Sound Effects
Background music-N drive GarageBand, GMP Music, Soundzabound.
Copyrighted clips-30 second max per song per film

Share your script through Google Docs this week.  Some people missed the deadline.  Some people need to complete the proper script format.


Lots to do!  Let's get to work!!!!!!!

Wednesday

Audio was tons of fun!  High five to everyone who tried it out :)
Lets continue to edit and move on....

Rough Draft of Individual Scripts:
- share with me today!

Video:
Here are your expectations:

Production Logo (exercise #1)
Title
Video -
- somewhere in video must have the picture in picture effect (tutorial)
- color correction (tutorial)
Credits

We will be wrapping these up next week.  They will be due by February 28th (new date!!!!)

Next Project Comedy/Horror/Action movie

Exercises!

-You are required to create 3 "shorts" based on a tutorial technique of your choice.  
-These shorts must include a title, 30 seconds or more of footage that demonstrates the tutorial (except the production logo).  It is concluded by credits that include credits information such as camera man, editor, music credits, the link to the tutorial, actors, etc.
-The technique should be used in your video(s) in some manner.
-This is something that you should figuring out this coming week.  The first exercise should be completed this week, so it can be used in the Walking video.   
-Find a tutorial that is interesting or something you would like to use to create your production logo.

Bring On the Audio Effects Monday and Tuesday

Today...

-Rough Draft of your individual script will be due next Wednesday.

-Finish your filming today!!!!! 

-Work on the tutorials and organizing your film.  These tutorials will be graded as a part of your video.

-Exercise number 1: Find a tutorial for a Premiere Pro to help you make a great production logo.



and Monday and Tuesday...

Lots of laughs...
Lots of information...

We get to spend some QT with Mr. Brittnacher.

AND... have a wee bit O fun!

Example.....
This was just the beginning.. a rough start but definitely a good way to utilize bringing in 
your own audio.

Going over some of the tools
-razor
-pen tool
transitions... with most videos are simple cuts.


Later this week and next week
-unlinking the video from the audio.
-opening titles and some end credits.
-Music options.
-Sound effects... this will be brought into play when Mr. Brittnacher spends some time with us.

Tuesday

Walking Outline
Here are some guidelines...
EVERYone will be completing a 2 minute walking video.
This will be done in class.. I understand that you have programs at home.
But Premiere is it with us and if you can find ways to work the two together.. GR8.
You will share your shots with your group, but your video will be your own.  Your script will be your own.  Say thank you to your group, because you will part ways...

If you haven't gotten footage uploaded yet... today is it.
We want to start going over the interface and looking at various effects that we can start doing.

ALL settings for D-drive.

Starting Premiere Pro

Hi everyone...

We need to set-up the N-drive.
Work on the settings for image mixer CHANGE ALL OF THEM IN VIDEO FILE MANAGEMENT AND IMPORT SETTINGS.

N-drive gives you permissions for any kind of paperwork we need... and completed project folders.

Uploading and playing around with Premiere.

Happy Friday!

Walking...
-Start organizing your personal script.  To do this, make a copy of the group script, and start to edit it.  Please be sure to share this script with me with editing rights.
-Finish up shooting footage for Walking.
-Have you created a folder in your student storage drive (D or E drive)?  Get it done.  You will need it for storing your footage.
-Work on loading footage into the D drive using Image Mixer.  Come get me so I can show you how to use Image Mixer.  It's a must for glitch free footage.

Tomorrow we will be looking into Premiere.

Retest on Friday...any questions?  Use the blog to study!  The links are there to illustrate the vocabulary.

Thursday

Image-Mixer:
Preferences: lets set this up.
This needs to be double-checked EVERY time!


This is a bit at first but it will become second nature as we continue to create... and we will review this A LOT...

DO NOT OVERLOOK the step to uploading video into the Student Storage drive (most of them are call the D-drive.  Craig is special and his Drive is the E-Drive)!!!  I will make you do it over if you forget and have it going elsewhere!

Lets set Both to the D- Drive and make sure you save your video to the correct folder also.

Once you have footage, you can copy the shared script, and start working on your personal script.  It will help you figure out what shots you need in what order.

Keep on filming.  Great start yesterday.
Some notes:
-Stay near by-this hall, Fibers or the stairwell
-Have a plan.
-Practice slow smooth movements for zooming, tilting and panning.

Wednesday

Filming Day!!!!!!

-remember you surroundings, other classes are in session.
-stay in this area (our hall, Fibers hall and the stairwell)
-3 to 5 second shots. Longer shots will need to be edited down to 3 to 5 seconds.
-Continuity!!!

Tuesday

Test!

Script Writing

Clean your camera memory

Camera SET-UP

Filming Walking

Monday!!!

-The test will take place on Tuesday!!!  Yay! Ask questions, and use the blog to help you study.

How to write a script...
-Open Gmail
-People along the middle aisle, I have shared the Walking script with you.  Please make a copy of this script and share it with me and your film crew.  Everyone should be given editing rights (for today, at least)
-Everyone with sharing rights can now write on this script.
-Use the assignment guidelines I gave you on Friday to start laying out the scenes your group would like to film.  You will need 40 -3 to 5 second shots.  Everyone can type on the same page at the same time or gather around one writer.  Your choice.
-Use camera and shot abbreviations in your script.  Your assignment has some examples of what your scene descriptions should look like. 
-This group script will be used to help the crew get the needed shots. Once the shots are completed, everyone will reorganize the script to their specifications.