Video Workshop - Oct. 2019
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Chris Snider, an associate professor at Drake University, provides a workshop on creating quality videos using smartphones. He emphasizes key techniques such as shooting in sequences, maintaining stability, and ensuring good audio while encouraging creativity through storyboarding and editing tips. Various apps and hardware options for enhancing smartphone video production are also discussed, aiming to equip participants with the necessary skills to produce compelling digital content.
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- 1. Video workshop Chris Snider | Oct. 15, 2019
- 2. HELLo. I’m Chris snider • Associate professor in Drake University’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication • Teach classes on video, audio, social media, design, storytelling and web design • Also teach a variety of classes on those topics in our Online Master of Arts in Communication program
- 3. • I’m passionate about how businesses can use social media and digital media • Formerly editor at Juice Magazine and the Des Moines Register • Continue to run social media accounts and build websites for clients and several related to Drake University
- 4. Video is more popular and more in-demand than ever The problem is… most people don’t know how to make quality video. But you can do it with only a smartphone.
- 5. https://youtu.be/gyOogqIqgmc FiLMiC Pro Contest Reel - 2015
- 6. How to make great videos…
- 7. Shoot in shots • Don’t shoot in one continuous movement or hold one shot for too long • Shoot a series of unique shots and put them together to tell the story • This is a terrible video (with millions of views)…
- 9. Move, point, shoot, stop. Move, point, shoot, stop. Move, point, shoot, stop. • Frame your shot, then press record until it gets boring. • Then stop and move on to the next one. • Shoot more than you think you’ll need (you don’t have to use it all)
- 13. Camera movement… • Pan - move the camera horizontally • Tilt - move the camera vertically • Zoom - move toward/away from to subject • Always begin and end stable
- 14. … avoid camera movement • Any sort of camera movement is advanced technique • Hold the camera still and let the movement happen inside your composed shot • Most great TV/movies are a series of still shots
- 16. COMPOSE YOUR SHOTS • Take charge and properly set up the shot. • Pay attention to backgrounds. • Don’t be afraid to rearrange the furniture (in non-documentary situations).
- 17. RULE OF THIRDS Source: http://ecvphoto.weebly.com/the-art-of-composition.html
- 20. FOREGROUND/BACKGROUND Image by Georgie Pauwels. Used with Creative Commons Attribution.
- 21. Shoot wide, medium and cLose For close-up shots, look for hands and faces
- 22. <— Wide Medium —> <— Close-up —>
- 23. <— Framing <— Rule of thirds Foreground/Background —>
- 25. Go to Facebook or Instagram and look at the first video you see How are they doing? • Shooting in shots • Avoiding camera movement • Composing shots (rule of thirds, framing, leading lines, foreground/background) • Shooting wide, medium close-up
- 26. Let’s shoot, Part 1 • Shoot at least five shots of someone doing an action (using a prop, being “lost on campus” or ????) • Include wide, medium and close-up shots • Hold the camera steady • Compose shots - rule of thirds, framing, leading lines, foreground/background Shooting in shots
- 28. Let’s edit, part 1 • Open Videoshop • Import your clips
- 29. A visual timeline representation of your video Indicators about effects, titles, music, sounds Preview area - shows video clips as they are playing Tools you can use as you edit Library of clips you’re working with. Press, hold, and drag a clip to re-arrange your clips in your timeline.
- 30. • Trim ends • Cut from middle • Split into two clips
- 32. Add music from your phone, tracks in Videoshop or add sound effects
- 34. Play around with stickers and transitions
- 35. Save your video when done
- 38. Shoot in sequences • Think in terms of scenes • For each scene, follow the action, shoot wide, medium and close-up • Reconstruct the event so it appears to happen in real time. Look for things that repeat (so you can shoot more than once). Or have your subject repeat them (if possible)
- 40. Two things that work on video Motion Emotion
- 41. Storyboard, then shoot • It’s important to think through all of your shots ahead of time. • Easiest way is to storyboard what you will shoot.
- 42. Use Pattern interrupts Pattern Interrupts are elements in your video that are different than the rest of your video (they literally "interrupt" the “pattern"). Pattern Interrupts can be: • On-screen graphics • Animations • New background or setting • B roll shots • Different camera angles • Sound effects
- 44. Tell a story • Every video will be better if it tells a story. • A story should have three elements • A sympathetic character • An obstacle (the thing in your character’s way) • A pot of gold (the end goal or reward)
- 45. Sympathetic character Obstacle How overcomes obstacle
- 46. Sympathetic character: Miguel Want: To play music Obstacle: His family doesn’t like music Overcomes: Finds out the real story of family history
- 47. Chubbies Shorts: Pants Problem
- 48. Let’s BRAINSTORM • Choose a topic: the not-so-great outdoors OR trouble at birthday party OR first-date disaster • Who is your sympathetic character? • What is the obstacle? How do they overcome? • What happens in beginning, middle, end?
- 49. you’re only as good as your audio • A video that is difficult to hear will turn off viewers. • Avoid locations with bad acoustics. • Avoid distracting background noises (busy areas, heavy machinery, lawnmowers, etc.) • Use an external microphone for quality audio.
- 50. Hardware FOR BETTER smartphone VIDEO
- 51. Smartphone video has four main weaknesses Hard to keep phone stable (stabilization does get better every year) Lack of quality audio when too far from camera Not great in low-light situations Limited zoom options (also getting better)
- 53. Promaster tripod - $70 Manfrotto tabletop tripod - $20 DJI Osmo Mobile - $130
- 54. Joby Griptight - $20 Shoulderpod - $30 Square Jellyfish - $20 Ulanzi smartphone rig - $13 Vastar tripod mount - $6
- 55. iRig Mic - $60 Rode Reporter mic and i-XLR - $280 iRig + XLR cable + mic - $70-170 Generic lavalier - $12 Sennheiser ClipMic digital - $200
- 56. Two for $80
- 57. Zoom with your feet, not with your lens • Shoot at your camera’s widest setting for stability • 10x zoom = 10x shakiness • Can be uncomfortable to get in close, but it’s our best option
- 58. Let’s shoot and edit, part 2 • What we’re focusing on • Quality audio • Variety of shots • Shooting in sequences • Tripod for steady video Interview with b-roll
- 59. Click impose to add cutaway shot • You’ll need to size up the video (use 2 fingers) to completely cover the interview • Just watch the ad to get this feature for free
- 62. A BETTER VIDEO APP: FILMICPRO • $15 for iOS and Android • Professional video tools such as smooth zooming, lock focus, lock exposure, sound monitoring.
- 63. Creative videos: Quik • Free for both Android and iOS • Quickly make videos, add text and music
- 64. I created this in less than 60 seconds with Quik app.
- 65. SIMPLE ANDROID EDITING: VIDEOSHOP • Free & quickly turns multiple clips into one video
- 66. IPHONE EDITING: IMOVIE • Free • Includes many of the same features as the desktop version
- 67. ANDROID/iphone EDITING: KINEMASTER • $5/month or $40/year • Full-featured professional video editor
- 68. MUST-HAVE: GooGle Photos • Free for iOS and Android • Edit and backup your videos
- 69. PRO editing: LUMAFUSION • $20 for iOS • Powerful multi-track video editor
- 70. Mojo High-quality motion graphics templates. $40/yr for pro. Unfold 100+ templates for Stories photos. 25 for free. InShot Convert shape of videos and add text. Tools for creating Stories
- 71. MORE VIDEO APPS TO TRY • YouStar - add special effects to videos • Jumprope - create step-by-step how-to videos • Action Movie FX - add Hollywood special effects • Adobe Rush - shoot, edit and share videos • Cinamaker - shoot videos with multiple phones
- 72. Let’s shoot and edit, part 3 • What we’re focusing on • Storyboard • Quality audio • Variety of shots • Tripod for steady video 5 shots about you
- 73. QUESTIONS? Follow Chris: twitter: @chrissnider Instagram: @csnider chrissniderdesign.com