ASSIGNMENT TWO

EXPERIMENTAL NARRATIVE OR DOCUMENTARY
(100POINTS) Due DEC 4th

Your assignment is to develop either a documentary or a short film that is between 4-10 min in length. The concept behind the piece is entirely up to you. There are several deadlines to meet for this project. They are as follows:

DEADLINES:
NOV. 6th Description of project 1-3 Paragraphs accompanied by a shot list or storyboards.
NOV. 20th Ruff Edit Review
NOV. 27th 2nd Ruff Edit (with Color Corrections) Review
DEC. 4th & 6th | FINAL CRITIQUE

(Failure to meet any of these dates above will result in the loss of one letter grade for your final project.)


CLASS SCHEDULE:
OCT. 30th & NOV. 1st Screening short films and documentaries
NOV. 6th Discussing project concepts one on one
NOV. 8th LAB DAY
NOV. 13th Color Correction Tutorial (How to read scopes and create effects)
NOV. 15th LAB DAY
NOV. 20th Ruff Edit Review
NOV. 22nd LAB DAY
NOV. 27th 2nd Ruff Edit review
NOV. 30th Open Screening
(Highly recommended to show work and get feedback for final corrections.)
DEC. 4th & 6th FINAL CRITIQUES
DEC. 10th FINAL EXAM

DOCUMENTARY

A Brief History of John Baldessari from Supermarché: Henry & Rel on Vimeo.

OF SOULS + WATER: THE MOTHER from NRS Films on Vimeo.

Huck from Andy Maser on Vimeo.
      

The Junk King from Evan Burns on Vimeo.

THE SHORT FILM

3Channel Narrativehttp://www.ubu.com/film/ahtila_6.html

Doug Aitken

*http://www.ubu.com/film/aitken_electricearth.html

http://www.ubu.com/film/aitken_blow.html

http://www.ubu.com/film/aitken_autumn.html

*http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVRds0rTILM

HAM SANDWICH from Dave Green on Vimeo.

Flicker from Peter Atencio on Vimeo.

TRUE SKIN from H1 on Vimeo.

Form 17 from Red Giant on Vimeo.

DIY LIGHTING

Lighting Instruments & Concepts (READ PDF)

THREE POINT LIGHTING Introduction
Paper Lantern Lighting

Tech Tip - China Lanterns from Framelines TV on Vimeo.

Lighting with a Bounce

Bounce Lighting from Vimeo Video School on Vimeo.

Using a Reflector For OutDoor Fill Light from Olivia Speranza on Vimeo.

Gels and Light Diffusion

Putting Together a Budget DIY Lighting System

Other Links:
https://vimeo.com/22073882

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFpON5Hsob4

http://www.videomaker.com/article/14583

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=UwpGoUlUi-k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ5rZrNQBXo&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOVswSEXsYk&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB5xY72bQ9E&feature=channel&list=UL

OPEN SCREENING OCT. 26TH

Dear Creators of Media,

Arts Codec (New Media Student Arts Group) and I are hosting Open Screening Oct. 26th from 5:30-6:30 @ WieKamp 1001. Please note the time has changed. 

Open screening is for everyone in the New Media Department or anyone interested in media. Anyone who produces any kind of electronic media is welcome (video, design work, digital photography, etc.). Please bring work in progress or finished work to share. Our goal is to strengthen the electronic arts community on campus and give us a chance to see what students, faculty, and staff are creating.

Please bring files on a thumb drive and make sure they are optimized for viewing (smaller file sizes are preferable). Be prepared to discuss your work and receive feedback.

CONTINUITY (MOVING THROUGH THE CINEMATIC SPACE)

INTRODUCTION from The Five C's of Cinematography

"A professional sound motion picture should present a continuous, smooth, logical flow of visual images, supplemented by sound, depicting the filmed event in a coherent manner."

In Class Assignment

Group up in pairs of two or for more of a challenge 3, its up to you. I then want you to develop quickly a narrative structure that has one or two characters (depending on your groups size) moving from one place to another. These pieces should be comprised of at least 15 shots of the character moving through space (walking or running), and 1 shot at the end of them arriving/reacting to where they are. It could be as simple as arriving at a door step or looking over out at the landscape. These need to be any where from 30sec to a minute long. Make sure you keep the axis line in mind when shooting. After shooting is complete, every team member should take the footage, and make their own edits. The project is DUE Oct. 23RD. You will have this class and the next to develop your ideas, shoot, and edit. 

READING Assignment: I want to start the 2nd Chapter CONTINUITY: Read 67-75 up to Master Scene Technique and 93-103 up to Map Direction. No quiz will be given for this given reading, but the principles learned within the reading should inform the assignment above.   

EXTREME CONTINUITY

BRING YOUR CAMERA FOR TOMORROW

IF EVERYONE SHOULD BRING A CAMERA FOR TOMORROWS CLASS. WE ALSO NEED 6 TRIPODS (COMMENT ON THIS POST IF YOU CAN GET ONE FROM THE LIBRARY.)

DRIVE-BY Shooting

Drive-by Shooting: Using Your Car to Make Better Videos from Vimeo Video School on Vimeo.