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The Building Blocks of Digital Storytelling
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Agenda Importance of variety in visual storytelling
Necessary components Some things to avoid Important Final Tip! Make your audience feel comfortable and natural as they watch the final film
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Video storytelling is a means of communication that can influence opinions and change minds through stories that are engaging and informative, but it demands careful strategy and thought.
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Choosing Between Photographic or Video Storytelling
1. Starting the Shoot Choosing Between Photographic or Video Storytelling
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A-Roll B-Roll General interview footage, both audio and video.
A-Roll is melody... B-Roll All visuals that are shot, excluding interviews. B-Roll is harmony, A-Roll of Interview subject B-Roll of what they are talking about (images or film) A-Roll of interview subject A-Roll of soccer match B-Roll of fams
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Rule of Thirds #
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180-Degree Rule Relationship of two subjects in a scene forces an “axis of action” from one to the other. The camera on one, consistent side of the line Sequencing A series of shots that build the visual narrative. Consists of a variety of shots at varying focal lengths, such as tight, medium, wide and long Use a Tripod Lock the camera down to avoid shaky-camera syndrome. Benefits of being quicker and more convenient, even for smaller camera or mobile smart phones.
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Action / Reaction What is the action? What is the reaction?
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Visual and Compelling Elements of Storytelling
2. Necessary Components Visual and Compelling Elements of Storytelling
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POV Shot A complex idea can be conveyed with just a single still image, namely making it possible to absorb large amounts of data quickly.
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POV Shots Fiction Rugged, wearable mounted camera Nonfiction
Pov shots can increase tension and drama, put the viewer in the place of another character or object Nonfiction More difficult to execute because you are not always working with actors/set scenes Rugged, wearable mounted camera Recent development in POV shooting GoPro
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Cutaway Other scenes within the overall scene
Can be used to get from one shot to another during edits
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Interview Shot Lead room -- employing the Rule of Thirds
Subject off-center Subject’s focal point offside
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Tight Shot Super Tight For showing details, good transitions
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Medium Shot Wide Shot Establishes setting Above-the-waist /
Head-and-shoulders shots Allows for body language Establishes setting Includes all or most characters
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Advantages & Challenges
3. Advantages & Challenges Techniques, principles, and things to avoid when shooting your digital story
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Bunch of people standing around
BOPSA Bunch of people standing around
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SLOBR Serious lack of B-roll
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AMD Avoid Mindless Documentation
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Spray and Pray
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Camera movement
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high and above
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eye level
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Quiz!
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Place your screenshot here
What kind of shot is this? POV Rule of Thirds Tight shot rule of thirds
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What kind of shot is this?
overall setting wide shot
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When conducting an interview with an iPhone camera, should the camera be facing horizontal or Vertical? horizontal
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What should you keep in mind while you're shooting?
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Any questions? Alison Angelo Meg Carlson Kaitlin Neinstedt
thanks! Any questions? Alison Angelo Meg Carlson Kaitlin Neinstedt
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