Media Film 160 – AKatz – Fall 2017

Project #2 - RUBRIC Here's what I'll be looking for as I grade project #2: Concept– Is there a clear and engaging story? A clear beginning, middle, and end, or other purposeful structure? Technical– Was the audio recorded clearly, using the proper zoom settings and mic placement? Editing– Did they use the tools we covered in lecture and lab? Is room tone placed under and between the interview bytes? Were sound effects (SFX) and music used effectively? Does the voice of the interviewee sit well above the music and SFX level? Team player– Was the student communicative and collaborative with their partner? Did they show up on time, prepared with questions? Did they participate enthusiastically as an interviewee? Timeliness– Was the project completed, exported, and uploaded to the blog on time? Were the correct export settings used? Workflow– The student participated in the pre-interview, there’s evidence that a list of questions were prepared, and tha...

SUGGESTED WORKFLOW FOR EDITING YOUR AUDIO PIECE 1. Listen back to the whole interview in the source monitor. Make in and out points as you go along, selecting the portions of the interview you like, and dropping each clip into a sequence called "Selects." 2. Duplicate your "Selects" sequence and re-name the new sequence "Draft #1." Use this "Draft #1" sequence to organize and trim your selected clips together to make coherent sections (with a beginning, middle and end). 3. Every time you open up premiere, duplicate this "Draft #1" sequence and give it the next sequential number, i.e. "Draft #2" and then "Draft #3" that way you are saving your edits as you go, and can always return to a previous version of your edit if you do not like what you did. This is not a hard and fast rule, but generally it is a good idea to edit out most of the "um's" and repetitive lines, making sure that the interviewe...

AUDIO EDITING TIPS A couple things to keep in mind when Editing your Audio pieces: Prioritize the person's voice - we want to be able to hear what they are saying! Don't overpower with music and sound effects (SFX).  Please don't use wall to wall music - although this may be part of the YouTube aesthetic, please don't play music throughout your piece - our ears will get tired and bored. Music can be such a powerful tool when deployed at the right time, but if you use it the whole time it loses it's potency. For this project, make sure you use non copyrighted music. Please no wall to wall talking - make sure there are pauses for the listener to digest what your subject is saying. You can use pauses to help create rhythm in your piece and underline important points that you want to make sure the listener understands. This is a great time to use your ROOM-TONE. Use ambient sounds and effects to evoke a location or a mood. Feel free to get weird and associative w...

Some suggestions to keep in mind for project #2 Ask questions that require full statements, not “yes” or “no” responses. Start with the easier questions, work your way up to the harder ones. Try to get your interviewee to tell you stories about what happened, not just give opinions about issues. Choose a proper location– the setting will give context, but if you can’t hear your character, or there’s distracting ambiance, better to move. Make your character feel at ease, but be careful that they don’t start answering questions before the recorder is rolling. Remind your character want you want from them in broad terms.  Let your character know you will be editing it down, so they can rephrase a statement. Make sure to record your own voice on a separate mic if you plan on using it in the film. Practice having them answer in full sentences, keeping the question in the beginning part of the answer. Give nonverbal encouragement by nodding or through facial expressions. ...

https://storycorps.org/participate/great-questions/ Great Questions for Anyone Friends and Colleagues Grandparents Raising Children Parents Growing Up School Teachers Love & Relationships Marriage & Partnership Working Religion Serious Illness Family Heritage War Remembering a Loved One GREAT QUESTIONS FOR ANYONE Who has been the most important person in your life? Can you tell me about him or her? What was the happiest moment of your life? The saddest? Who has been the biggest influence on your life? What lessons did that person teach you? Who has been the kindest to you in your life? What are the most important lessons you’ve learned in life? What is your earliest memory? What is your favorite memory of me? Are there any funny stories your family tells about you that come to mind? Are there any funny stories or memories or characters from your life that you want to tell me about? What are you proudest of? When ...

Assignment #2: Audio Portrait of a Person Your second assignment for the semester is based on an interview with one of your  classmates. First, you will pre-interview a classmate in order to define a theme for your piece. As you listen to your classmate, try to identify something unique about their story that “grabs” you.  The following week, you will interview the person using questions you have  written up before the interview, recording the interview with the Zoom recorder. Finally, you will create a multi-track audio piece in Premiere Pro based on the interview. When you do your recording, record ample material, but try not to go overboard. 15  minutes worth should work. The final piece should be 3 to 4 minutes in length. Your audio portrait should mix sound elements including the voice of the interviewee, your voice (if you choose to include it), ambient background sound, music, and other sound effects as you see fit, for a real multi-track edit. Be sure y...

Before importing: 1. Create new folder on your hard-drive called “Media 160” 2. Create sub folder titled “Project 01” 3. Create two sub-folders within Project 01 titled “Media” and “Project Files.” As your project progresses, you will also need to create sub-folders called "Audio" and "Exports." If you'd like, you can also put numbers in front of your folders so they can be in an order that makes sense to you. I generally like to have all of my media up top (audio and video), followed by the project files, then my exports, and then any additional folders I need per project will come after that, like graphics, stills, and transcripts. 4. Create a folder within “Media” titled “Card 01" 5. Pop your memory card into the back of the computer. 6. Drag the “PRIVATE” folder from the memory card into the “Card 01” folder on your drive. Do not rename this folder, or restructure any of the files!! 7. Once the card is finished copying, eject it from the computer (...