Learning Intention: We are learning what coverage shooting is and how to properly slate a shot.
Success Criteria: We can explain what coverage is and how to properly slate a scene.
Watch the following videos. Write a short explanation of what "Coverage" is in film production.
2. Watch the linked video on how to properly mark your shots using a slate.
3. Use this Movie Clapper Generator to create a slate that reflects the three following scenarios.
A) It is January 5th, 2021. You are slating a scene from the blockbuster "Cute Cuddly Kittens". The film is directed by Amos Anderson. It is Scene 10 and the first camera setup for the scene for that scene. This is the first take.
B) You are slating a scene from the new movie "Action Movie 5: Boom" on March 13th, 1994. The film is directed by Michael Bay. It is the 4th scene in the script and the 3rd different shot for that scene. The actor did not sleep well and is on his 14th take.
C) You are slating a scene from the documentary "Lizard Brains and U". it is Feb. 28th, 1982. The film is directed by Benjamin Button. It is Scene 5 from the script and the 10th camera setup for the scene for that scene. The actor has already done 4 takes.
4. Look at the below scene. Storyboard four shots that could properly cover this scene. In the scene notes, write how each shot would be slated.