mgregorygradproject

Friday, September 18, 2009

Friday september 18, 2009

I have all of my foundation questions thought up

what equipment do you need to make a video
how do i make the video informational and entertaining
what is the best way to give the audience the information ( ex: visual, vocal )
how do i limit the time and fit in all of my information
how long should the video be
what is the best way to edit the footage
how should i organize my information
how much detail should i give

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Thursday september 17, 2009

My essential question is how do you make an informational Video?

My foundation question is
What equipment do you need to make a video

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Wednesday september 16, 2009

So far i have 3 ideas for essential questions:
1.which is better a packet of information or an informational video?
2.How do you make an informational video ?
3.What is the best way to make an informational video?

I have updated my webliography but have yet to read most of the information

I have also identified some of the resources i would need for the project:
a video camera
a program to edit the film
actors (if i decide to have people in it)
a copy of the rule book
a way to record a voice over
a script
a program to write a DVD
a still picture camera

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Teusday september 15, 2009

I have come up with some essential questions and have read some of my source articles as well as updated my webliography

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Thursday September 10, 2009

I have finished gathering sites and have started documenting them
I have also started reading through my sources

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Teusday September 8, 2009

I have changed my grad project topic from special effects to film editing because i have a more focused idea of what i could do for my project.

Saturday, September 5, 2009

September 5, 2009

have started gathering sites with information on my topic

Key Terms

Film Editing - a part of the film making process that involves selecting shots of film an joining them together
Frame - a single image that makes up a motion picture. 24 frames are needed to make 1 second of film
Shot - a continuous strip of motion picture film created from a series of frames that runs for an uniterupted period of time
rough cut - The editor's first pass at assembling the shots into a film, before tightening and polishing occurs.
final cut - The finished edit of a film, approved by the director and the producer. This is what the audience sees.
Adobe Premere Pro CS4 - a video editing program that has many features to make editing easy
fade - A visual transition between shots or scenes that appears on screen as a brief interval with no picture. Usually represents a change in time and place.
cross cutting - Cutting back and forth quickly between two or more lines of action, indicating they are happening simultaneously.
Dissolve - A gradual scene transition. The editor overlaps the end of one shot with the beginning of the next one.
Establishing shot - A shot, normally taken from a great distance or from a "bird's eye view," that establishes where the action is about to occur.
rough cut - The editor's first pass at assembling the shots into a film, before tightening and polishing occurs.
final cut - The finished edit of a film, approved by the director and the producer. This is what the audience sees.
fade - A visual transition between shots or scenes that appears on screen as a brief interval with no picture. Usually represents a change in time and place.
cross cutting - Cutting back and forth quickly between two or more lines of action, indicating they are happening simultaneously.
Dissolve - A gradual scene transition. The editor overlaps the end of one shot with the beginning of the next one.
Establishing shot - A shot, normally taken from a great distance or from a "bird's eye view," that establishes where the action is about to occur.