Capture & Edit Live Digital Video for Educational Bitmapped Graphics

Know Your Film Terminology    

2. Pre-production  Storyboards  Breakdown of Requirements  Locations  Materials  People  Schedule  Budget  Props, Costumes, Sets 2. Pre-production  Storyboards  Breakdown of Requirements  Locations  Materials  People  Schedule  Budget  Props, Costumes, Sets 3. Production  Submit Call Sheets  Equipment Checkout:  A Good Camera  An external directional microphone  Use Effective shooting techniques  Submit Production Report 4. Post-Production Equipment: High-end Computer The right software Effective editing skills to tell a story visually. Test Screening Revisions 1. Development Brainstorming (Inspiration) Writing/Rewriting the Script Financing Sources Schedules & Budget Needs Analysis Define your audience Goals of the instruction 5 Phases of Film Creation 5. Distribution - delivery and exhibition of your final product to your audience in a proper and efficient format Video? DVD? Interactive CD-ROM? Web?

Inspiration Concept Map (Brainstorming) Storyboards Development & Pre-Production

Filming Production Phase

Phase #3: Production  A good Camera is Half the Battle  If you can, avoid the older analog video cameras; Go Digital  Avoid Automatic Settings; Use Manual Instead:  Focus Ring  Zoom Ring  Aperture, Shutter Speed, Gain Adjust  Color Balance (Very Important)  Sound - Never trust the on-camera Microphone  Always use an external boom mic, or  Use a clip mic on your talent  A good Camera is Half the Battle  If you can, avoid the older analog video cameras; Go Digital  Avoid Automatic Settings; Use Manual Instead:  Focus Ring  Zoom Ring  Aperture, Shutter Speed, Gain Adjust  Color Balance (Very Important)  Sound - Never trust the on-camera Microphone  Always use an external boom mic, or  Use a clip mic on your talent

 Digital Video Cameras (Camcorders)  Camera takes care of the digital process; not as much of a processing burden to the computer.  Store images on Tape  A few burn directly to DVD  Requires Firewire connection so computer can “download” the video.  Focus Camcorder Tips on pg. 319  Digital Video Cameras (Camcorders)  Camera takes care of the digital process; not as much of a processing burden to the computer.  Store images on Tape  A few burn directly to DVD  Requires Firewire connection so computer can “download” the video.  Focus Camcorder Tips on pg. 319 Sony HandyCam Digital 8 Canon GL-1 Phase #3: Production

Camera Techniques Can Save Your Production…  Always use a tripod!  Don’t zoom while recording.  Avoid jerky camera movements; limit your use of pan and tilt.

Production Rules: Shooting Techniques  The rule of thirds  Depth of Field  Vertical Angle  Bird’s Eye, Normal, Worm’s Eye  Telling the story visually:  LS - Long Shot  MS - Middle Shot  CU - Close Up  MS - Middle Shot  LS - Long Shot

The Rule of Thirds

The Rule of Thirds Broken “Non-Example” Subject is Dead in the Center

Depth of Field Shallow Depth of Field Use of a telephoto (zoomed-in) lens Wider Aperture (smaller fstop) Use in scenes of confusion/isolation. Deep Depth of Field Use of a wide-Angle lens Smaller Aperture (larger fstop) Use in scenes where surroundings are important.

Vertical Angle of View… Bird’s Eye View Depicts Inferiority Eye-line View Normal Worm’s Eye View Depicts Superiority

Camera Distance… Long Shot (LS)Medium Shot (MS) Close-up (CU)Extreme Close-up (ECU)

Telling a Story Through Camera Distance… (LS) - Establishing Shot (MS) (CU) (ECU) (CU) (LS) - Concluding Shot

Phase #4: Post-Production

 High-end computer  Mac G3, G4, or G5  Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon XP  Large amount of RAM - no less than 256 MB  I recommend at least 512MB  Large storage capacity - no less than 60 GB  A way to get video into your computer:  Firewire ports  A digitizing card or box  iMovie editing software or equivalent  High-end computer  Mac G3, G4, or G5  Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon XP  Large amount of RAM - no less than 256 MB  I recommend at least 512MB  Large storage capacity - no less than 60 GB  A way to get video into your computer:  Firewire ports  A digitizing card or box  iMovie editing software or equivalent

The New Digital Setup:

For Older Analog Cameras/VCRs…  Video Digitizers  To connect Analog Camcorders and VCRs to a computer  Converts old analog signal to a digital signal  As a card in your computer or  As an external box  Video Digitizers  To connect Analog Camcorders and VCRs to a computer  Converts old analog signal to a digital signal  As a card in your computer or  As an external box

Video Editing Demo: iMovie

Editing Techniques: Always conduct editing in this order: 1.Arrange clips in a proper sequence 2.Apply Visual Effects to desired clips 3.Create your Titles - make sure they don’t blend into the background 4.Apply Transitions - don’t get too fancy 5.Insert sound effects and background music 6.Make Chapter Markings for iDVD Always conduct editing in this order: 1.Arrange clips in a proper sequence 2.Apply Visual Effects to desired clips 3.Create your Titles - make sure they don’t blend into the background 4.Apply Transitions - don’t get too fancy 5.Insert sound effects and background music 6.Make Chapter Markings for iDVD

Editing Tips: Remember:  Sometimes a cut is more effective than a transition  Always keep Timing in mind  Do the math between shots:  a 1-second transition between two 3-second clips creates a 5-second sequence.  A cut between two 3-second clips creates a 6-second sequence.  One second can take an eternity  Try to Match-Action between shots - Avoid “Jump- cuts” where action repeats itself unnaturally.  If using still photos, apply the Ken Burns Effect:  don’t zoom in too tight  Make the motion slow Remember:  Sometimes a cut is more effective than a transition  Always keep Timing in mind  Do the math between shots:  a 1-second transition between two 3-second clips creates a 5-second sequence.  A cut between two 3-second clips creates a 6-second sequence.  One second can take an eternity  Try to Match-Action between shots - Avoid “Jump- cuts” where action repeats itself unnaturally.  If using still photos, apply the Ken Burns Effect:  don’t zoom in too tight  Make the motion slow

The Quicktime Movie Format:  Why export to Quicktime?  Place a Movie Clip on a PowerPoint slide  Place a Movie Clip on a Web Page  Quicktime is a Library of software CODECs:  For Video  Sorenson 3, Motion JPEG, & MPEG-4 are lossless (the best)  DV should only be used for full-motion, full-sized video.  For Sound - IMA 4:1 and AAC is Lossless  For MIDI (computerized “sheet music”)  Quicktime has built-in instrument “voices”  WARNING - Not an actual sound file! DO NOT import into PowerPoint - IT WON’T WORK!  For VR - (QTVR was discussed in previous chapter lectures)  Why export to Quicktime?  Place a Movie Clip on a PowerPoint slide  Place a Movie Clip on a Web Page  Quicktime is a Library of software CODECs:  For Video  Sorenson 3, Motion JPEG, & MPEG-4 are lossless (the best)  DV should only be used for full-motion, full-sized video.  For Sound - IMA 4:1 and AAC is Lossless  For MIDI (computerized “sheet music”)  Quicktime has built-in instrument “voices”  WARNING - Not an actual sound file! DO NOT import into PowerPoint - IT WON’T WORK!  For VR - (QTVR was discussed in previous chapter lectures)

Exporting to Quicktime from iMovie the Easy Way: Source:

Exporting to Quicktime from iMovie the Better Way: Choose this instead, then see me for further instructions… or If you can see past the German, follow the graphics on this web site…web site nantes.fr/peda/disc/scphy/dochtml/general/mecamac/macmeca.htm

Homepage Videocamera VHS Tape iDVD QuickTime CD ROM Bluetooth Homepage Videocamera VHS Tape iDVD QuickTime CD ROM Bluetooth The Distribution Phase: File>Share Course Assignments Saved as MPEG4 Course Assignments Saved as MPEG4

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