2021 Spring Monday After School Club

Link for  Monday, May 10th at 4 PM:

https://meet.google.com/afw-jzby-sug

River’s Joke Video called Banana Banana Orange

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The assignment for next week is to make a video with a J-Cut and an L-cut as described in the example below:

Beargrass Media J Cuts and L Cuts

 

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The assignment for 4/19/2021 is to do an action sequence that is 20 seconds long that has no shot last over 2 seconds.  That means at least 10 shots of you doing something physical either by yourself or with another person.  Examples might include a fight sequence, throwing a ball back and forth with yourself, or anything else that requires a continuation of motion.  It often works best to alternate camera angles between shot types:  Mid shot, then close-up, then full shot, etc.

Below are 3 examples.

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The first example is from Pirates of the Carribbean.  If you watch from the 1:30 mark to the 1:47 mark, you will see about 10 different shots.  Over the shoulder, over the blade, footwork, full shots, etc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ha3XYloizwk

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The second Example is from a Beargrass Video Camp 2 years ago.  The fight sequence features camera angle changes, freeze frames with zooms, comic book style lettering, sound effects, etc.  The fight starts at about the 1:00 mark.

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The third example is from a Beargrass Camp last summer where one student initiated a creative fight sequence against himself.  The fight sequence starts at the 1:25 mark.

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Assignment for Video Club for Monday, April 5th.

 We covered the difference between shots and scenes.
Read this tutorial and look at the last page for the assignment:

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Ciar mad an animated video from Power Point

Piper made a video about her dog and animated an intro:

 On Monday, March 15th, we looked at a free online version of Photoshop called pixlr

https://pixlr.com

On Monday, March 22nd, we covered animations in Microsoft Power Point.  Here is a link to detailsed instrictions on how to edit pictures and animate them using Power Point. 

Beargrass Media picture editing and power point animation tutorial

Please check out the instructions page linked directly below.  While there are dozens of tutorials and links, before the camp begins, please familiarize yourself with the iPad/iPhone application list and the iPad/iPhone tutorial.  

Beargrass Media Instructions and Tutorials Page

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Videos and Pictures

Ciar - Picture Edit 2021-03-22

River – Me New Yoda

https://vimeo.com/530083449

Piper Animation

From Samira – Continuation Pillow

From River – Sounds Up Clock

From Piper – Birthday to Grandma

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From Ciar – Three Tries

He used Kinemaster, which is a free software. (It leaves a watermark on the videos)

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From Ciar – The Stuffed War

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From River on 2/22/2021

Assignment was a version of “A Ruined Day” from the instructions page

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From Samira on 2/18/2021

Assignment is a version of “Try Try Again” from the bottom of the instructions page.

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From Ciar on 2/16 2021

Ciar had never edited multiple pieces of video into one video before, so this was a spur of the moment practice moment. 

 

 

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(From during the signup period)

Beargrass Media Monday After School Video Club Feb 15 – May 10, 2021 

Sign up for club via this google form

To pay for the camp, please write a check for $120 to Beargrass Media and mail it to 2513 Blvd Napoleon Louisville KY  40205.

The Club will take place on Mondays from 4 PM to 5:15 PM beginning February 15th and running all Mondays through Monday, May 10th EXCEPT March 29th (JCPS Spring Break). This is 12 sessions.  Club description below the barred section.  

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The students will learn how to write, record, edit, and publish video productions.  The  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.  (We will return to in-person video camps when it is safe to do so according to health guidelines.)   The students will use phones, tablets and computers owned 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, storyboard, script, recording, file management, editing, special effects, sound design, rendered video, and publication on the web.  

Students who have participated in one of our video camps or clubs before will be put in a group appropriate to their experience and ability.

Since 2020, we have adapted our in-person video production clubs to remote learning.  In the camps, we have taken this past year’s on-line video experience and enhanced 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.