AB Sequence

Pre-Production

Collin and I planned our video out on a storyboard. Originally, we had 8 shots. Only 8! For a 30-40 second video, the clips would have been really long, making the video boring. Luckily, we found a way to incorporate more shots into the video. We made sure to include all the 6 shots in the video.

What is This?

This involves a person or thing going from one point to another. Boring, right? Think again. One way to make it un-boring: add a ton of shots! This could include some close ups, establishing shots, over the shoulder shots, etc. The quick change between each clip (which should be 3-4 seconds) makes it more exciting and fun to watch. Basically, instead of watching a continuous clip of a person going from point A to point B, the several frames that go into it keeps the watcher watching. 

What I Learned

There are a ton of clips that go into a simple 30 second video! To keep the viewer interested, this needs to be the case. Also, in order to capture the full moment from A to B, you still have to follow the Rule of Thirds, 180 degree rule, and so on. Close ups also add more emotion to the video, so I tried to incorporate some close ups even if we couldn't pan. I also gained more experience with Adobe Premiere and tried to eliminate cut-frames.

Next Time

I'd probably add some music. Something to make the video even more interesting. Also, in the starting clip, I would get closer on the hands to emphasize the signing of the pass. Plus, I would add more close ups in general. It would be hard without moving the camera, but I'd find a way. Finally, I could stand to make some of the wide shots shorter in length. Even if they were 4 seconds, I would still trim them. During the critiques, I received some comments on what I could do better. If I filmed this again, I would try to stay on one side of the axis line the whole time, and, as I said, I would shorten up some clips and maybe even add some more clips.

6 Shot System with Juan Part 2

Pre-Production

Before we started filming, we drew out scenes on a storyboard. This was so we could plan out our scenes and know what kind of shots (close up, wide, etc.) to use. I wanted Juan to be sitting a computer doing something, so I drew wide, face close-up, medium, extra wide, over the shoulder, and hands close-up shots.

Production

We filmed with the iPads and tripods for this one. I made sure to keep the tripod on one side of Juan so that I wouldn't be crossing the "axis line". Crossing the line would be breaking the 180 degree rule. I kept the tripod and the same height for most of the video, except for the over the shoulder shot. I tried to eliminate background movement and such as well.

Editing with Adobe Premiere

I learned several new things with this program! The spacebar is used to play the video, and the I (start) and O (end) keys were used to trim the video and set the start and end points of each clip. I also learned about the audio and video separation of each clip. In this case, I unlinked the audio and video parts and cut the audio. This is why the video is silent. Finally, we exported it using certain settings and published it to YouTube.

Next Time

What will I do in my next video? I'd probably put music in it to make it more interesting. I'd also think about a different theme I could use. Such as walking down the hall, reading a book, playing a computer game, etc. I would definitely trim each clip to make them 3 to 4 seconds so that they don't get boring to watch because they are too long. I could also change around the order of the clips to have the establishing shot (extreme wide) at the beginning of the video. During the critiques that our class did, I received comments about that.