uw comm video workshop 2012
TRANSCRIPT
Video Bootcamp
Alex StonehillVisual Journalist
UWComm & MCDM [email protected]
Sara StognerVisual JournalistSeattle Globalist
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 [email protected]
CMU 331
Evaluation Forms Pls.
Upload video to www.vimeo.com/groups/uwcomm