Week 3 (September 13, 2016) – Old Chem. 201
From Pitching to Editing
• In-class discussion:
Discuss readings, viewings, and reflection papers.
• In-class activity #1:
Teams pitch ideas for Story #1.
STORY #1 THEMES:
Mental Health (Identify and interview individuals or organizations in our community making progress on this subject/issue)
Identity (Identify stories of individuals or organizations that make progress on issues of identity through relationships, family, race, religion, politics, etc.)
Note: Pitches can be from either theme. Your audience for your stories are you and your peers. Each team must present at least three pitches total.
Discuss readings, viewings, and reflection papers.
• In-class activity #1:
Teams pitch ideas for Story #1.
STORY #1 THEMES:
Mental Health (Identify and interview individuals or organizations in our community making progress on this subject/issue)
Identity (Identify stories of individuals or organizations that make progress on issues of identity through relationships, family, race, religion, politics, etc.)
Note: Pitches can be from either theme. Your audience for your stories are you and your peers. Each team must present at least three pitches total.
Group 1
Lauren - Producer Hunter - DP Serges - Audio/editor |
Group 2
Danielle - Producer Julian - DP Quinn - Audio Sarah - AC / Editor |
Group 3
Marina - Producer Summer - DP Alice - AC / Editor Will - Audio |
• In-class activity #2:
Edit Lab: in-class demo covering file organization, ingesting footage, setting up your timeline/sequence, pulling selects, and collaboratively crafting your story.
Special Guest
David Huppert: UNC-TV Director of Digital Media. Check out some of his videos on Vimeo.
Assignments
• Teams begin production on Story #1 (TRT: under 3:30). Come prepared to ask questions regarding securing and filming your interviews and b-roll. This is an opportunity to troubleshoot before future shoots (9/20).
• Bring your *optional* thank you notes. Reminder: please download the Official AMP Letterhead and consult these samples for your notes.
• Bring your *optional* thank you notes. Reminder: please download the Official AMP Letterhead and consult these samples for your notes.
Read, Watch and Write.
• Reading #1: Students should read Anna Deavere Smith's Letters to a Young Artist: Matters of the Mind and Matters of the Heart (pages 111–152)
• Reading #2: Students should read chapters 3-7 of The Bare Bones Camera Course for Film and Video.
• Viewings:
• Reading #2: Students should read chapters 3-7 of The Bare Bones Camera Course for Film and Video.
• Viewings:
The two docu-stories below were produced by students who took this class in Fall 2014 and 2015.
Bee Downtown // by Sophie Cummins + Wei Wang
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Gene Dillard: The Mosaic Man // by Chris White
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Flying Coach - Normandy // by John Larson
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• Reflections: Students should write reflections on readings and viewings and submit reflections using the form below by 12pm Sunday, September 18th.
REMINDER: 25% of your final grade will be based on class participation and reflection papers. See Reflection Papers under grading on the overview page for an exposition of this assignment.
Please include any shoot related questions in your reflections this week, as well as thoughts on the guest speakers and editing workshop.
REMINDER: 25% of your final grade will be based on class participation and reflection papers. See Reflection Papers under grading on the overview page for an exposition of this assignment.
Please include any shoot related questions in your reflections this week, as well as thoughts on the guest speakers and editing workshop.
We'll see you on September 20th for Week 4 – Let's Get Rolling
John Larson (PBS Correspondent) will be our special guest.
John Larson (PBS Correspondent) will be our special guest.