For class discussion...

Thank you for making a difference in 2008, by Greenpeace

Nike "No Excuses" commercial with Matt Scott, directed by Errol Morrisno excuses

A Thousand Words, by Ted Chung

The 9 Classic Camera Moves—this article will be the basis for an in-class editing exercise

Quotable...

I began to realize the potential for multimedia to enhance the learning process was just astronomical . . . I'm a big proponent of a new kind of grammar that goes beyond words. To tell a story now means grasping a new kind of language, which includes understanding how graphics, color, lines, music and words combine to convey meaning.

—George Lucas, George Lucas Educational Foundation

Video shooting

We start our discussion of video composition with these "rules" of photography composition.

If we think of video as "photography over time", it makes sense to understand and apply the traditional rules of photography to our video work.

  1. Keep it simple
  2. The rule of thirds
  3. Balance
  4. Framing
  5. Lines

We examine examples of Joseph Mascelli's Five C's of Cinematography and how these principles can inform your filming of digital stories.

For more info, see The Five C's of Cinematography: Motion Picture Filming Techniques.