uw comm video workshop 2012

Video Bootcamp

Alex StonehillVisual Journalist

UWComm & MCDM Facultystonehil@uw.edu

Sara StognerVisual JournalistSeattle Globalist

sarastogner@seattleglobalist.com

What We’re Doing Today

★Video for the Web

★Equipment Setup

★Shooting

★Capturing

★Editing in Adobe Premiere

★Export/Upload

What’s it made of?Sounds:Sounds:•People talkingPeople talking•MusicMusic•Voice OverVoice Over•Ambient SoundAmbient Sound

Audio w/o Visuals?Audio w/o Visuals?

What’s it made of?

Visuals:Visuals:•People talking (Interview)People talking (Interview)•People doin’ stuff People doin’ stuff (Scenes)(Scenes)•Places/ObjectsPlaces/Objects•Text on ScreenText on ScreenVisuals w/o AudioVisuals w/o Audio

QuickTime™ and aH.264 decompressor

are needed to see this picture.

Interviews

Scenes/B-roll

Kid President

★Keep it Steady -- Tripod/Table/Monopod

★Light from the side

★Subject looks across

Setting Up Interviews/Talking Heads

Rule of Thirds

Rule of Thirds

★Keep it Steady -- Tripod/Table/Monopod

★Light from the side

★Subject looks across

★Get good sound!

★Consider what’s behind them

Setting Up Video Interviews

★Open Questions (not Yes or No)

★Two part questions

★Don’t talk over them

Tips for Interview Questions

Equipment Setup

Kodak Zi8 Canon T4i

EasierLess Control

Flash MemoryBuilt in Lens

More DifficultMore Control

DSLRInterchangeable Lenses

Video EditingWorkflow

★SHOOTING -- getting in in the Camera

★CAPTURING -- from Camera to

Computer

★EDITING -- manipulating footage

★EXPORTING -- from editing software to

file

★COMPRESSING -- making file smaller

★UPLOADING -- putting it online

FRAME SIZEAND ASPECT RATIO

1920 x 1080“Full HD”

16:91.7777777

1280 x 720“720p HD”

16:91.7777777

640 x 480“SD”4:3

1.333333

720 x 480“Still Photo”

3:21.5

FRAME RATE

24p = Cinematic 30p = Video

60i = SlowMo

STAY CONSISTENT!!!

DON’T CHANGE SIZE, FRAME RATEUNTIL YOU’RE COMPRESSING

Equipment Setup

★Tripod Shoe★Check for SD card★Check recording format: ★Kodak --720p (not60fps) Canon--1920x1080 30fps ★Set up microphone (lavalier or shotgun)★Check Audio Levels ★Record a little and playback test

See Handout!!!

★Find a partner of equal skill level★15 minutes of set up★Find a quiet place★3-5 minutes of interview/monologue★About your UW experience, this workshop (or anything else you can get b roll of)

Exercise 1:Interviews/Talking

Heads

What else do I shoot?:B-roll and Scenes

Why do I need B-roll?★To make it more interesting!

★To hide cuts in the interview

★Make sure to get B-roll that matches your interviews

Wide Shot

Medium Shot

Close Up

Action

Emotion

Angles

Many Layers

Cropped/Obscured

Rules of B-Roll★Use a Tripod/Table

★Compose your shot carefully

★Keep the Camera Still!

★At least 10sec/shot

★Get Lots!

★Think in sequences

Today’s B-Roll

★at least 5 Shots

★at least 10 seconds each

★different distances

★different angles

★make it match the interview!

Copy Files onto a PC

When you’re

finished...

Put them in a new folder on desktop w/ your name

Video EditingWorkflow

★SHOOTING -- getting in in the Camera

★CAPTURING -- from Camera to

Computer

★EDITING -- manipulating footage

★EXPORTING -- from editing software to

file

★COMPRESSING -- making file smaller

★UPLOADING -- putting it online

PROJECT SETUP

EDITING

•Importing Files•Setting In and Out Points•Editing Clip on the Timeline•Blade Tool•Zooming In and Out on the timeline•Turning Volume Up and Down•Overlapping Tracks•Adding Transitions

COMPRESSING/EXPORTING

CODECTHE ‘CONTAINER’

•H.264

•Apple ProRes 422 (LT)

•DVCPRO HD 720p

‘TRANSCODING’ = CHANGING THE CODEC

FILE TYPE

.MOV = Apple, Quicktime, Final Cut

.AVI = PC, VLC Media Player, Adobe Premiere .MP4 = Compressing

COMPRESSIONSOFTWARE★Adobe Media Encoder (Both) = Part of Premiere

(in 302)

★QuickTime Pro (Mac) = $35

★Compressor (Mac) = Part of Final Cut Suite (in 306)

★MPEG Streamclip (Both) = Free!

COMPRESSION

Video Codec: H.264Audio Codec: AAC AudioFrame Rate: Native (don’t change it)Data Rate: 2000 kbits/sec for SD or 5000 kbits/sec for HDResolution: 640 x 480 for SD or 1280 x 720 for HDDeinterlace: YesAudio: 320 kbps/44.1 kHz (or 48 kHz if that’s how you recorded)Format: MP4 (or MOV)

MAKING THE FILE SMALLERFOR THE INTERNET

Exporting/Compressing

•Check timeline for extra clips •File>Export Media•Set Format: H.264•Set Preset: Youtube Widescreen HD•Set Output Name and Destination (to something you’ll remember)•When Adobe Media Converter opens hit “Start Queue”•Wait...........

Uploading Options

Thank You!

Alex Stonehillstonehil@uw.edu

CMU 331

Evaluation Forms Pls.

Upload video to www.vimeo.com/groups/uwcomm