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Digital Storytelling Workflows:

Shooting & Editing with iPads

LACMA Art + Film Institute

July 17th, 2014

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Tablet workflow – iPad specific

•Built in Camera & mic

•Rich set of apps to capture, edit share media

•Shoot, edit share from one place

•Consideration for classroom workflows

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Roles in the process

•Pre-writing, Brainstorming, Pitching, Narrowing, Outlining, Scripting, Storyboarding.•Prop master, Art department•Camera Operator, Script Supervisor,

Director, Actors,

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Collaborative vs Individual

•Write – Couple hands. Collaborative•Build – Many hands. Super Collaborative •Shoot – Many hands. Super Collaborative •Edit – 1 finger from one person. Not Very

Collaborative. Actually kind of boring for anyone who is NOT editing.

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Camera Vocabulary

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An establishing shot is used to tell the viewer where the action is taking place. The viewer can clearly see the setting.

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Camera Vocabulary

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A medium shot is the most common shot used for Tabletop characters during a dialogue scene.  Characters are framed from the waist up generally.

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Camera Vocabulary

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A close up is where the character’s facial expression is clearly visible and takes up most of the frame.  A close up is framed from the shoulders up

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Film Vocabulary

•“quiet on set” - This lets everyone know that recording is about to start. 

•“action” - The word the director uses to let everyone know that recording has begun. 

•“cut” - The word the director uses to let everyone know that recording has stopped.

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iMovie routines

•shooting•editing•sound/music•titles and graphics

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App smash

•Post processing, stills integration, sound FX, titling.•Central editing app as hub.•Peripheral apps

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iMovie is the hub

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Support Resources

•Writing: pre-production, dialogue & narrative structure•Film: storyboard, framing vocab•Video tutorials: framing, editing & art

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