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Hi all. In today’s class you will be working in your groups on your projects. I will do my best to stay out of your way (but I am here if you have any questions). I did want to share … Continue reading →

Today we get started on our third project, a group video project I call the “Just One Thing” project. This project asks you to work in groups of 3 to produce a short video (about one minute) that advocates for … Continue reading →

Since I am not expecting too many people to have their videos ready for today, I wanted to have a productive activity ready to go. It has been awhile since we played with Photoshop, and since our 3rd, 4th, and … Continue reading →

Our minor taks today involves reviewing Stockman’s advice for novice videographers. Think in shots Don’t shoot until you see the whites of their eyes (stay close to your subjects, use only short establishing or wide shots) Keep your shots under … Continue reading →

Kenneth Burke, George Carlin, and Language as Symbolic Action Today is our second day working through Kenneth Burke’s rhetorical theory. I want to open by listening to George Carlin, since we didn’t get to it last class: Today we work … Continue reading →

In today’s class, I want to do a bit of housekeeping. First, I want to lay out the calendar for the rest of the year. Second, I want to review Project 1, paying attention to some pretty cool projects. Third, … Continue reading →

In today’s class, I want to: Introduce some basic principles and language for talking about video Have you practice shooting video Have you practice editing video using an editing program Basic Intro to Videography First, a 9 minute video dealing … Continue reading →