NEWS/ Documentary (Feb. 5-Feb. 15)
"What's great about documentary, it seems to me, is that it can be experimental filmmaking. You have a license to do a lot of diverse things under the umbrella of 'documentary.'"
-Errol Morris
PREREQUISITE: Finished Interview Unit (completed reflections and vocabulary) Come up with an idea for a news story (by Sept 22), and consider what style of news story you want.
Create a page labeled: News / Documentary
(This page will have your news pitch (due. Feb 2) at least one film (your news story.) A 500 word write up of what you learned. Daily notes and Vocabulary)
Watch News Episode From Last Year
Friday Feb. 2 Put News Pitch ideas in your News Documentary page
Monday Feb.. 5 Get in groups and plan story (site scout / nail down interview times / research )
Tuesday Feb. 6 Begin filming
Wednesday Feb. 7 work on News Story
Thursday Feb. 8 Work on News Story
Friday Feb. 9 Wrap up first news story
Monday Feb. 12 Work on second story if you can
Tuesday Feb. 13 Submit News Story with copy for the anchors
EVERYTHING WILL BE GRADED Thursday Feb. 15
In a group, you will schedule an interview, shoot film, edit, and use appropriate B-Roll to create a minute to minute and a half news story.
Export, upload to Vimeo and embed into your portfolio.
Under the film embedded in your portfolio you will write about your experience making this news piece. As before, the written piece will need to be a bit more detailed than the plushie films as you have now had more exposure to film making. (Here is a list of questions for you to consider when you are writing about your film)
Vocabulary (Copy, embed and define in your Production 4)
"Cut a package"
A-Roll
Anchor
B-Roll
Cold Open
Copy
Copyright
Credits
Human Interest
Lavalier Mic (Lav Mic)
Lower Third (title card)
NAT Sound
Package
POV or Point-of-View Shot
PSA
Sign Off, Sig, Sig Out
Stand-up
Tease
Two-Shot
Videographer
Voice-over
XLR Cable
Resources
Check out this online School video news magazine--It's Free!
Watch an episode of BBA news and make notes about:
How did they set up the interviews – Microphone in the shot? Lighting? Use of B-roll?
Discuss the outline of the news package.
Discuss types of video shots that establish the scene with natural sound before the voice over.(wide shot, close up, mid shot, etc.)
Below is a great video on more advanced lighting.
Organization and Archiving SD Card Data