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Homework assignment #15 (Section 2)
Due by noon on Thursday, May 23
Review this video on shooting sequences and read the grading rubric. Then, plan, shoot, edit and publish a video sequence that compresses the time it takes to show someone doing something. Here’s an example. Here’s another example.
- Don’t stage anything. Instead, be there when something interesting is happening.
- For a 1-2 minute video sequence you’ll need about 2 dozen different shots, mostly close ups and extreme close ups, each about 3 seconds long (after they’re edited).
- You can add music to your sequence as long as the song is Creative Commons licensed or if you have the necessary permissions to use it.
Homework assignment #22 (Section 1)
Due by 11 a.m. on Monday, May 20
1. Review this video on shooting sequences and read the grading rubric. Then, plan, shoot, edit and publish a video sequence that compresses the time it takes to show someone doing something. Here’s an example. Here’s another example.
- Don’t stage anything. Instead, be there when something interesting is happening.
- For a 1-2 minute video sequence you’ll need about 2 dozen different shots, mostly close ups and extreme close ups, each about 3 seconds long (after they’re edited).
- You can add music to your sequence as long as the song is Creative Commons licensed or if you have the necessary permissions to use it.
Homework assignment #14 (Section 2)
Due by the start of the Thursday, May 16 class meeting
1. Edit your 1-2 minute person-on-the-street video using the YouTube editor (here’s a tutorial), iMovie, Windows Movie Maker, Adobe Premiere, Final Cut or another program of your choice. Publish your video on YouTube then embed it in a post on your Tumblr. Here’s an example. Tweet a headline and link to your post.
2. Read (and be prepared to apply these ideas)
- Common copyright mistakes that can get you sued (Mark S. Luckie)
- Learn to shoot video (Mindy McAdams) ~ give special attention to the part about the 5-shot method
- Sequencing: the foundation of video storytelling (Colin Mulvany)
Homework assignment #21 (Section 1)
(I made this video as a way to learn the YouTube video editor. Also because I think pizza culture is super funny and kind of ridiculous.)
Due by the start of the Monday, May 13 class meeting
1. Edit your 1-2 minute person-on-the-street video using the YouTube editor (here’s a tutorial), iMovie, Windows Movie Maker, Adobe Premiere, Final Cut or another program of your choice. Publish your video on YouTube then embed it in a post on your Tumblr. Here’s an example. Tweet a headline and link to your post.
2. Read (and be prepared to apply these ideas)
- Common copyright mistakes that can get you sued (Mark S. Luckie)
- Learn to shoot video (Mindy McAdams) ~ give special attention to the part about the 5-shot method
- Sequencing: the foundation of video storytelling (Colin Mulvany)
Homework assignment #13 (Section 2)
Due by the start of the May 9 class meeting
1. Livestream session (see email for details)
2. Read:
- That’s no phone. That’s my tracker (Peter Maass and Megha Rajagopalan)
- Edit your video using iMovie or Windows Movie Maker (Mindy McAdams)
3. Come up with at least 1 question about either of the readings and be prepared to discuss the question(s) in class.
4. Think of a creative question about something you’re interested in. Then, find a place in public, that’s not too noisy, to do some person-on-the-street interviews. Ask 8-10 people your question on video and keep interviewing them for a minute or two if you want. The idea is to collect a handful of short, 10-20 second soundbites that you’ll use later to edit together into a 1-2 minute video. Get close (head and shoulders) and keep the camera steady. Let people know they might appear on your Tumblr and tell them how to find it.
5. Upload your raw video interviews to Google Drive and share them with me. You don’t have to edit anything yet.
6. The training wheels are coming off! For one more week, keep reading the tweets in your stream daily, and tweet at least once a day, on average. Click on links and hashtags that interest you. Keep saving searches for hashtags relevant to your interests or beat. Seek out and follow new people as you go.
7. You don’t have to tweet ever again, if you don’t want to.
(Creative Commons photo by Pierre Wolfer)
Homework assignment #20 (Section 1)
Due by the start of the Monday, May 6 class meeting
1. Livestream session (see email for details)
2. Read:
- That’s no phone. That’s my tracker (Peter Maass and Megha Rajagopalan)
- Edit your video using iMovie or Windows Movie Maker (Mindy McAdams)
3. Come up with at least 1 question about either of the readings and be prepared to discuss the question(s) in class.
4. Think of a creative question about something you’re interested in. Then, find a place in public, that’s not too noisy, to do some person-on-the-street interviews. Ask 8-10 people your question on video and keep interviewing them for a minute or two if you want. The idea is to collect a handful of short, 10-20 second soundbites that you’ll use later to edit together into a 1-2 minute video. Get close (head and shoulders) and keep the camera steady. Let people know they might appear on your Tumblr and tell them how to find it.
5. Upload your raw video interviews to Google Drive and share them with me. You don’t have to edit anything yet.
6. The training wheels (or wings, or whatever) are coming off! For one more week, keep reading the tweets in your stream daily, and tweet at least once a day, on average. Click on links and hashtags that interest you. Keep saving searches for hashtags relevant to your interests or beat. Seek out and follow new people as you go.
7. You don’t have to tweet ever again, if you don’t want to.
(Creative Commons photo by custer_flux)
Homework assignment #12 (Section 2)
Due by the start of the May 2 class meeting
1. Create a webpage using only HTML (and CSS if you want). You can build on and modify the code you’ve already written. Here’s an interactive tutorial that you might find helpful. Your webpage should have at least:
- 100 words (written by you about anything that’s true)
- 5 hyperlinks (use proper linking style plz)
- 3 original photos
2. Copy and paste your code into an email to me and attach the photos.
3. Read these blog posts by Jay Rosen:
4. Come up with at least 1 question about either of the readings and be prepared to discuss the question(s) in class.
5. Keep reading the tweets in your stream daily, and tweet at least once a day, on average. Click on links and hashtags that interest you. Keep saving searches for hashtags relevant to your interests or beat. Seek out and follow new people as you go. (AKA the usual Twitter assignment.)
Homework assignment #19 (Section 1)
Due by the start of the Monday, April 29 class meeting
1. Create a new webpage using only HTML (and CSS if you want). You can build on and modify the code you’ve already written. Here’s an interactive tutorial that you might find helpful. Your webpage should have at least:
- 100 words (written by you about anything that’s true)
- 5 hyperlinks (use proper linking style plz)
- 3 original photos
2. Copy and paste your code into an email to me and attach the photos.
3. Read these blog posts by Jay Rosen:
4. Come up with at least 1 question about either of the readings and be prepared to discuss the question(s) in class.
5. Keep reading the tweets in your stream daily, and tweet at least once a day, on average. Click on links and hashtags that interest you. Keep saving searches for hashtags relevant to your interests or beat. Seek out and follow new people as you go. (AKA the usual Twitter assignment.)
Homework assignment #11 (Section 2)
Due by the start of the start of the April 25 class meeting
1. Read the grading rubric for photos. If you want to, review the slides from class. Then, using a program of your choice (such as Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Photoshop Express, Lightroom, GIMP, Picasa, iPhoto or Google+) edit at least 1 of your street photos and post it on your Tumblr.
2. Read these articles from The Economist:
3. Come up with at least 1 question about either of the readings and be prepared to discuss the question(s) in class.
4. Keep reading the tweets in your stream daily, and tweet at least once a day, on average. Click on links and hashtags that interest you. Keep saving searches for hashtags relevant to your interests or beat. Seek out and follow new people as you go. (AKA the usual Twitter assignment.)
Homework assignment #18 (Section 1)
Due by the start of the April 22 class meeting
1. Read:
- A student’s Snapchat leads to mass dumping of alcohol (Dan Reimold)
- Julian Assange and the new wave (The Economist)
2. Come up with at least 1 question about either of the readings and be prepared to discuss the question(s) in class.
3. Finish watching this video on creating a webpage from scratch. Create a webpage as you go. (This one is just for practice. You’ll make a real one later.) When you’re done with this practice webpage, copy and paste the HTML code into the body of an email to me (rather than sending an attachment).
4. Keep reading the tweets in your stream daily, and tweet at least once a day, on average. Click on links and hashtags that interest you. Keep saving searches for hashtags relevant to your interests or beat. Seek out and follow new people as you go. (AKA the usual Twitter assignment.)
Homework assignment #17 (Section 1)
Due by the start of the April 17 class meeting
1. Read this liveblog of a recent talk by Anil Dash about the Web we lost. If you want to, you can watch the whole thing.
2. Come up with at least 1 question about the liveblog or the talk itself and be prepared to discuss the question(s) in class.
3. Keep reading the tweets in your stream daily, and tweet at least once a day, on average. Click on links and hashtags that interest you. Keep saving searches for hashtags relevant to your interests or beat. Seek out and follow new people as you go. (AKA the usual Twitter assignment.)
Homework assignment #10 (Section 2)
(Annie and Aldrich, San Francisco, 4/11/13. Photo - du jour! - by pixplz)
Due by the start of the April 18 class meeting
1. Share your 2 best photos (unedited is OK) from the field trip with me via Google Drive.
2. Read these articles from The Economist:
3. Come up with at least 1 question about either of the readings and be prepared to discuss the question(s) in class.
4. Keep reading the tweets in your stream daily, and tweet at least once a day, on average. Click on links and hashtags that interest you. Keep saving searches for hashtags relevant to your interests or beat. Seek out and follow new people as you go.
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