August 2020 Video Camp – Monday, August 10 – Friday August 14, 2020 9 AM – 4 PM
We referred to the Instructions Page frequently, which you can access HERE.
Contact Info:
Patrick Fitzgerald: beargrassmedeia@gmail.com 502.671.9701
Jon-Mark Sandquist: jum101@gmail.com 502.345.6996
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Thursday and Friday: 24-hour film
STUDENT 24-Hour Films
Kiki Animation
Quinn 48-Hour FIlm
Each Person/Team makes a movie in 24 hours. All of the people will use the same three elements: Character, Prop, and Line of Dialog.
Target Length between 3 and 4 minutes long.
24 hr Film Requirements
Name: George (Georgia) Decker: Delivery person. (This person does not have to appear on screen)
Prop: a vegetable
Line: “How many times do I have to tell you?”
Each Person/Team can choose from one of the two assigned Genres:
Cole: Zombie Movie or Mystery
Henry: Family Movie or Buddy Movie
Sam: Science Fiction or Sports
Ethan: Slapstick or Comedy
Samira: Thriller or Western
Jackson Bartley: Mixed Animation or Monster
Jackson Bean: Disaster Movie or Superhero
Lincoln: Historical Fiction or Space Movie
Claire: Alien or Pirate Movie
Lucy: Silent Film or Adventure Movie
Quinn: Musical or Romantic Comedy
Marie: Experimental or Cop/Detective Movie
Elliott: Crime/Courtroom Movie or Post Apocalyptic
Don: Drama or War Movie
Marshall: Mockumentary or Action
Adam: Teen Drama or Fantasy
Torsten: Martial Arts or Horror Film
Kiki: Adventure or Thriller
Preston: Superhero or Comedy
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Wednesday PM – Genre Pieces
This afternoon we will use the same script and use different shots and music and filters to make the movies feel like the assigned Genre. Approximately 60 -90 seconds
10-15 seconds must pass before starting voice over. DUring this time, use the music and the video to set the genre tone. (Scary music and creepy spaired web for horrow, slapstick music and funny action for comedy, etc.)
This is the Voice Over:
When I wake up in morning, I do the same three things. ___, ___, and _____. And then I step outside to get a breath of fresh air. But THIS morning, the air was different. There was a small I definitely did not expect. I knew I had to investigate where the smell was coming from . After looking around for a while, it was pretty obvious, and there was only one thing left to do. (SHOW YOURSELF LIFING SOMETHING UP AND FINDING SOMETHING FRAGRANT UNDERNEATH. SHOW YOURSELF REACTING TO THE SMELL AND DEALING WITH IT.
(Examples:
- Finding a dead possum under a pile of sticks and using a pair of tongs to put it in a trash bag
- Finding a donut in a Krispy Kreme box and picking it up and eating it. )
List of Genres
Action
Adventure
Apocalyspe
Buddy Movie
Comedy
Crime
Detective
Documentary
Drama
Experimental
Fantasy
Historic Epic
Horror
Martial Arts
Mockumentary
Musical
Mystery
Romance
Science Fiction
Slapstick
Spy Movie
Teen Dra
ma
Thriller
War
Western
STUDENT VIDEOS:
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WEDNESDAY AM
Example – Izzy Continuation
ASSIGNMENT FOR Wednesday AM
Video 60-90 seconds about something in your house or yard that is really cool
Video to include: Images from Google Images (Save image first to the camera roll then import into iMovie.), Use a Continuation shot, Voice Over – You talking about the thing, Music Soundtrack – Split Soundtrack to make the music much quieter during talking, Music fade out at the end, Yourself on camera for 2 or 3 short clips talking about the thing, maybe even holding the thing, A stop motion animation, A time lapse animation, A Foley sound effect,
STUDENT VIDEOS:
Example Dominoes- Patrick
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TUESDAY PM – MAKING FOLEY VIDEOS
Assignment:
Make a video with music soundtrack and also more than one foley sound effects that you recorded yourself and made to synch up to actions you perform in your movie. Examples might include you punching something on video and then adding a sound affect recorded later of you making a belt slap sound effect. In iMovie, make the sound appear to com from the video.
STUDENT VIDEOS:
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Tuesday AM – Stop Motion
Using iMotion, make 3 animations:
Stop Motion 1: Horizontal Animation at least 75 frames long at 15 frames per second (export to 5 second animation)
Stop Motion 2: Birds Eye Animation (Camera looking straight down) at least 75 frames long at 15 frames per second (export to 5 second animation). If you make something backwards, then use the Reverse Video App to reverse the video.
Time Lapse Animation: Example – set the frame rate one picture per second and record something that takes 2 minutes (120 seconds). Move around in the frame and ignore the camera. Stop the Time Lapse, and it should be 12 seconds long.
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Monday PM Videos – A Day Ruined
Assignment:
Make a video where someone ruins your whole day. Could be a sibling, could be you in disguise.
Part 1 – Set up a few shots which show you getting ready for something you want to do all by yourself. Do not reveal you face. Mix wide shots, cut ins, etc. that do not happen to reveal you altogether.
Part 2 – Show you ready to enjoy your special moment. Include your face. Might be one shot.
Part 3 – Show someone interrupting you and causing conflict. Small number of shots.
Part 4 – Show the other person getting the better of you.
Part 5 – Show yourself getting back at them or at least attempting to.
Example – Ruined – Patrick
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MONDAY AM – FILM TRAILERS
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To pay for the camp, write a check for $175 and mail it to 2513 Blvd Napoleon Louisville KY 40205.
Beargrass Media Online Video Camp Itinerary
The students will learn how to write, record, edit, and publish video and audio productions. Each roughly identical camp will be conducted in an on-line format with a mixture of group video calls, one on one video tutorial calls, student “video assignments”, files transferred back and forth between students and instructors, and quality finished videos produced. The students will use phones, tablets and computers owened by families with some potential for loaned video equipment like video cameras, microphones, a teleprompter, green screen, etc. The students will take stories from start to finish through the following steps: idea, story board, script, recording, file management, editing, special effects, sound design, rendered video, and publication on the web. The students will work on a variety of media styles including journalistic, personal narrative, socially conscious, PSA, and dramatic interpretation.
Students who have participated in one of our video camps before will be put in a separate advanced group.
In 2020, we have adapted our in-person video production clubs to remote learning. In the Summer camps, we will be taking this spring’s on-line video experience and enhancing it to include more focus on including as many tech elements as possible. Feel free to call 502.671.9701 with questions.
Jon-Mark Sandquist and Patrick Fitzgerald lead video clubs at Bloom Elementary, Lincoln Performing Arts School, and The de Paul School. They have worked with youth instructing them on how to make videos for over 11 years. The past 3 years, they have led Summer and Winter video camps with over 100 youth. They have each produced multiple award-winning films in the Louisville 48-hour Film Project. Each has also taught youth music lessons and done commercial work for local businesses and agencies.