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ENG 229: Paper Outline / Lit Review

Posted on November 6, 2023 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: The Time of the Drafting Has Arrived Revisiting the Paper Outline Writing a Lit Review Working with Sources in the Text The Time of the Drafting Has Arrived An annual tradition, Toothpaste for Dinner. While I have seen … Continue reading →

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ENG 229 9.W: Maira Kalman and Electracy

Posted on October 18, 2023 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: A little history: Technoadherents and Technoskeptics A little ontology: Orality, Literacy, and Electracy Maira Kalman What Is/n’t The Kalman Project A Little History: Technoadherent and Technoskeptics “I’ve come up with a set of rules that describe our reactions … Continue reading →

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ENG 229 6.W: Work List #5 and (Looking Ahead) Work List #6

Posted on September 27, 2023 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Work List #5: Editing Go West Film Festival Footage This week we are going to start working concurrently on two projects. Today we will start editing footage from last year’s film festival. As that project wraps up, everyone … Continue reading →

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ENG 229 5.W: Editing Interview Footage

Posted on September 20, 2023 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Editing Interview Footage Working With Sample Footage Today we’re going to learn how to execute an “L Cut.” This is simply when there is a video transition over uninterrupted audio. The inverse of this is a “J Cut,” … Continue reading →

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ENG 229 4.F: Montage

Posted on September 15, 2023 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Montage Quick Look at Some Past Interviews No Class on Monday Montage What is a montage? It is a series of shots in rapid succession. Montage was originally a Russian film technique (and Russian montage is often described … Continue reading →

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ENG 229 4.W: Worklist #4, A Simple Interview

Posted on September 13, 2023 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Review Worklist #3 Introduce Worklist #4 For Friday: Read Schroeppel, Chapter 6 “Montages” Review Work List #3 Base Criteria: These videos should be 30-45 seconds long Shots should be 5 seconds or less Try to include title text … Continue reading →

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ENG 229 3.F: Opening/Establishing Shot

Posted on September 8, 2023 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Opening/Establishing Shot Schedule Opening/Establishing Shot I am not a film director. But I do not that film directors spend a lot of time thinking about the opening shot of a film. I’ve been teaching this class for about … Continue reading →

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ENG 229 3.W: Basic Sequence & Work List #3

Posted on September 6, 2023 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Thursday Office Hours: 9:30 to 12:00 in my office (1140b) Updated Photoshop Friday exercise in Canvas Review Schroeppel Exercise (Composition) Today’s Schroeppel Exercise (Basic Sequence) Work List #3 Updated Photoshop Friday Exercise in Canvas We had a number … Continue reading →

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ENG 229 2.F: Photoshop Friday

Posted on September 1, 2023 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Basic Editing in Photoshop Adding Text in Photoshop Adding Text in Adobe Rush The name of today’s class comes from an ancient internet tradition. Basic Editing in Photoshop Let’s Talk about the Basics: layers, the tool bar, image … Continue reading →

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ENG 229 2.W: Making a “How To…” Video (Part 2)

Posted on August 30, 2023 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan Generating Criteria for Writing and Evaluating Instructions Reviewing Your Drafts Reminder Criteria for Instructions I had you read a brief selection from Markel on documentation in preparation for today. I want to use that reading to generate a … Continue reading →

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