6.4 - OSS

Warm-Up
POTD
QOTD:
In your last week of school reflect on what you are proud of this year? What was an academic goal that you accomplished? Was there something that you did not accomplish that you hoped or planned to? What got in the way? What is a goal that you have for your finals or next year?

VOTD:
Open-source software (OSS) is computer software that is available in source code form that permits users to study, change, and improve the software. Some open source software is available within the public domain. Open source software is very often developed in a public, collaborative manner. The term open-source software originated as part of a marketing campaign for free software.

Open Source (research)
Intro: We don’t need to spend a whole bunch of C.R.EA.M. to have access to software. Instead, open source software can make your home computer into a powerful production studio! This summer can be very productive! Make your own movie on your camera phone. Record your own album with a $2 microphone! GetRDun.

Instructions: There are a number of open source applications that are free and effective. For each item on the following list, find at least one open source program that allow you to work on that task. Provide a link to the developers’ website. Post to your blog when finished.

Categories:

1. Word Processing (like Word)
2. Vector Drawing (like illustrator)
3. Photo Editing (like Photo Shop)
4. Music recording (like garageband)
5. Presentation (like Keynote)
6. Video Editing (like iMovie)
7. Web browsers (Like Safari)
8. Animation (like flash)
9. Games (like Street Fighter)

Here is an example table:

Type of Software	Name of Open Source Software	Links
Word Processing (like Word)	Open Office	http://www.openoffice.org/
Vector Drawing (like illustrator)
Photo Editing (like Photo Shop)
Music recording (like garageband)
Presentation (like Keynote)
Video Editing (like iMovie)
Web browsers (Like Safari)
Animation (like flash)

POST A table like this on your blog (or take a screenshot of it and post).

6.2 - Editing The Change

Warm Up
POTD
QOTD: What are some studying techniques you use for preparing for a big test? What is effective? What isn’t?

PUT ALL “The Change” CLIPS ON DESKTOP AND PREPARE TO IMPORT.

The Final
1. All semester of vocabulary in multiple choice format
2. Editing mini-project

Opening iMovie Projects from Student Server



Editing
Use your video clips and iMovie to edit together a short film based on your shotlist and storyboard.

Titles & Transitions
Add a title to the beginning of your video.
Add credits to the end of your video.
Add a fade from and to black at the beginning and end of your video.
DO NOT LABEL YOUR CLIPS!!!! TELL THE STORY WITH THE MOVING PICTURES!

Sound
Remove all native sound from your clips by “detaching audio”
Use http://findsounds.com to find any sound effects for your project.
Use youtube and http://video2mp3.net to find any music.

Exporting
Export your sort as a quicktime file
Change the default setting to “Broadband - Medium”
Name your file “YOUR NAME _ CHANGE”
Drop in the appropriate drop box.

5.28 - Shooting "The Change"

Warm Up
POTD
QOTD:
What is the greatest challenge in creating a storyboard from a shot list? I am very curious.
STORYBOARD CHECK OFF
Please hand in your storyboard while you do the warm up

Using Your storyboard
Maximize your efficiency by shooting your shots OUT OF ORDER. If you group shots of similar locations and subjects (actors, etc) you will save time setting up your shots. This works especially well in close-ups, but requires a VERY organized director.

Use scissors to cut your panels into individual cards and organize them by similar location and subject.

Groups of Three
Form like Voltron. Students with complete storyboards will shoot first.
1 director/co-star (with storyboard)
1 camera person
1 actor

Camera Lotto
Pick a number get a camera.

Shooting
Use the hallway and classroom to shoot you short. Be careful of your background to avoid continuity errors.

Importing
Import your clips to your and your group member’s student server.

Editing
If time allows.

5.25 - Shot Lists and Storyboards

Warm-Up

POTD

VOTD:

genre convention - A genre convention is a typical or standard plot, character, setting, icon, theme, or effect in a genre story.

QOTD:

What makes a comedy a comedy? What makes a horror movie a horror movie? A Western a Western? Most films observe "genre conventions," what genre was "The Cross?" What is you favorite genre of film? Think of at least one example of a genre convention you have noticed in other films of this genre.

Creating our own shot list with beats and objectives (continued)
As a class develop a shot list together. Adapted from Mamet’s, On Directing.
1. We will need one note taker
2. We will need one board writer
3. We will need everyone’s participation

Shot-list to a Storyboard
Use the paper storyboards to illustrate the shot list we created.

Using Storyboards Effectively
Cut your storyboard up into its panels (one sheet has 6 panels). Group these panels by similar shots and angles. For instance, if shot #2 and shot #9 are close-ups of the protagonist's hands, we can shoot those two shots one after another without setting up the camera at a new position.

Film in groups of 3 (or, view "The Cross" depending on time.)
1. organizer/director/producer (in charge of determining the order of shots and what is necessary in each shot)
2. camera
3. actor

Uploading to your servers
Every person in your group needs to have a copy of the clips for editing before next class.

Warm-Up (10 min)
POTD
VOTD:
1. Hierarchy Of Film - See desktop document
2. Beats - A specific piece of the story that leads up to a larger objective. A segment of a story based on multiple shots.
Objectives - A bigger building block than a beat. Can be the whole point of the short story. All of out beats will contribute to the protagonist completing this objective.
uninflected
cinematically
juxtapose
steadicam

Reading TalktotheText (20 min to read, 15 min to discuss)
TttT David Mamet On Directing pg. 1-7 and answer the following questions on your blog:


1. Mr. Mamet Describes two ways to make a movie. What are they?
2. Uninflected is defined as something NOT changed by tone or pitch? What does that mean in film?
3. Mamet says we, as storytellers, should “let the cut tell the story.” What does that mean?
4. What is a shot list most similar to?
5. Mamet gives this as an example of something you can not film without narration:”Nick, a young fellow in his thirties with a flair for the unusual.” Why would this be impossible to film without narration?
6. Why, according to Mamet, has steadicam hurt film?
BONUS:
7. How is a film like a dream?

Creating our own shot list with beats and objectives (45 min)
As a class develop a shot list together. Adapted from Mamet’s, On Directing.
1. We will need one note taker
2. We will need one board writer
3. We will need everyone’s participation

5.19 - Edit the Cross

Warm-Up

Downloading the clips to computers:

Each student will need their own copy of the clips you shot yesterday. So like last week, the person who saved the videos to their server will be responsible for downloading the clips to 3 computers. Do so NOW!

Edit The Cross

Import the video clips to iMovie.

Arrange the clips to tell the story of "The Cross."

Remove the original audio (right click > detach audio > delete)

Add sound effects from findsounds.com

Export @ Broadband - Medium

Name your file "THE CROSS _ YOUR NAME"

5.18 - Storyboards + Shotlists

Warm-Up (15 min)
POTD
QOTD:
Use the following article to answer your questions of the day.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storyboard

1. What is a storyboard?
2. What are arrows used for, or, how do they help?
3. What information should be written under the drawing?
4. How is a storyboard different from a comic? How is it similar?

Part 1 - Shot lists and Storyboards (20 min)
With your group, use shot-lists to complete the storyboards to pre-produce your next video.
Shot-List: The Cross.pages
Storyboards: Storyboard Template.pages

Part 2 - Camera lottery (5 min)

Part 3 - Shooting (45 min)
Use storyboards and shot-lists to organize your shoot.

Part 4 - Uploading (15 min)
Import, export and save to all group member’s servers. You will be editing next class.