Project 2 - Continuous Motion (seemless action)
This video requires you to take some sort of action event – shooting a free throw, Frisbee toss, making coffee, walking through a door, etc. – and put it together using a variety of shots. This makes the video more interesting because you are emphasizing specific actions that take place during the entire task.
A long, static shot of someone making coffee doesn’t really help to explain how it’s done or the steps that are involved in that task and isn't as interesting to watch. If you shoot each step with a different shot range or at a different angle, the final product will be more descriptive and more appealing to the eye.
Example: Shooting a basket
WS of dribbling ball (establishing shot)
CU of ball hitting floor
MS of face/hands
WS of stance
CU of face
MS from behind shooter of shooting ball
WS of basket
CU of ball going in basket
WS of player’s reaction
Guidelines:
Process:
1. Choose an action to shoot
2. Break it down into specific actions
3. Plan out on paper what you want a close up of, wide shot of, etc.
4. Shoot the action a number of times using the different shots and angles.
5. Log the video and write down which clips, or portions of the clips you will actually use.
6. Edit the shots together to create a continuous motion video - watch that each shot perfectly flows into the next.
(For example, if someone's hand is waist high in one shot, it should be waist high when the next shot starts.)
7. Export to the correct folder in Windows Media File type, labeled with your names.
A long, static shot of someone making coffee doesn’t really help to explain how it’s done or the steps that are involved in that task and isn't as interesting to watch. If you shoot each step with a different shot range or at a different angle, the final product will be more descriptive and more appealing to the eye.
Example: Shooting a basket
WS of dribbling ball (establishing shot)
CU of ball hitting floor
MS of face/hands
WS of stance
CU of face
MS from behind shooter of shooting ball
WS of basket
CU of ball going in basket
WS of player’s reaction
Guidelines:
- Video must include at least 5 different clips
- Video should not be more than 20 seconds
Process:
1. Choose an action to shoot
2. Break it down into specific actions
3. Plan out on paper what you want a close up of, wide shot of, etc.
4. Shoot the action a number of times using the different shots and angles.
5. Log the video and write down which clips, or portions of the clips you will actually use.
6. Edit the shots together to create a continuous motion video - watch that each shot perfectly flows into the next.
(For example, if someone's hand is waist high in one shot, it should be waist high when the next shot starts.)
7. Export to the correct folder in Windows Media File type, labeled with your names.