shot) – Expression conveys a message. It gets the viewer emotionally involved in what is happening. Camera angles: Shooting up at someone/something makes it appear powerful and imposing. Shooting down makes them weak or less significant. Point of view: If shooting separate shots of the two people in conversation make sure the camera is placed just as if you were a person watching from one side. Don’t switch sides as the speaker changes – an observer doesn’t run to the other side when watching people talk! Transitions have messages: Slow fades or pans to the next scene imply the passage of time or distance. Fast transitions imply a quick change of place or time. Zooming and fancy scene transitions (such as found in computer editing systems) tend to distract from the action. Are you telling a story or showing off your editing skills? Filming for captioning: When adding captions to the video, you will need to film a lot of short shots and/or plan to cut longer scenes into shorter pieces so that the video and captions will match. Creating captions: Some computer editing programs show more screen than a television will during video playback. Keep your captions well in from all edges of the screen so they don’t disappear. Go for a wide audience: Would a stranger to your school find the video entertaining? Would you be embarrassed if your parents/siblings watched it? Be cautious in the use of “insider” jokes/humor. Also, a mild “dig” can seem like a major insult to someone else. Outtakes (bloopers): Don’t make the ending longer than the video – it’s probably not as funny to others as it was to you when you were filming. A few really good ones can work well underneath final credits. First Law of Video Making: It will take you at least three times as long as you think it will both to film AND to edit a video. Guaranteed! Second Law of Video Making: Unexpected problems will arise. If you follow the First Law and allow LOTS of time, you will find ways to work around the problems. Third Law of Video Making: You will have a lot of fun in the creation process. You may not have Spielberg’s equipment, but you can still create great entertainment.
shot) – Expression conveys a message. It gets the viewer emotionally involved in what is happening. Camera angles: Shooting up at someone/something makes it appear powerful and imposing. Shooting down makes them weak or less significant. Point of view: If shooting separate shots of the two people in conversation make sure the camera is placed just as if you were a person watching from one side. Don’t switch sides as the speaker changes – an observer doesn’t run to the other side when watching people talk! Transitions have messages: Slow fades or pans to the next scene imply the passage of time or distance. Fast transitions imply a quick change of place or time. Zooming and fancy scene transitions (such as found in computer editing systems) tend to distract from the action. Are you telling a story or showing off your editing skills? Filming for captioning: When adding captions to the video, you will need to film a lot of short shots and/or plan to cut longer scenes into shorter pieces so that the video and captions will match. Creating captions: Some computer editing programs show more screen than a television will during video playback. Keep your captions well in from all edges of the screen so they don’t disappear. Go for a wide audience: Would a stranger to your school find the video entertaining? Would you be embarrassed if your parents/siblings watched it? Be cautious in the use of “insider” jokes/humor. Also, a mild “dig” can seem like a major insult to someone else. Outtakes (bloopers): Don’t make the ending longer than the video – it’s probably not as funny to others as it was to you when you were filming. A few really good ones can work well underneath final credits. First Law of Video Making: It will take you at least three times as long as you think it will both to film AND to edit a video. Guaranteed! Second Law of Video Making: Unexpected problems will arise. If you follow the First Law and allow LOTS of time, you will find ways to work around the problems. Third Law of Video Making: You will have a lot of fun in the creation process. You may not have Spielberg’s equipment, but you can still create great entertainment.
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