Week 6

RESEARCH AND SCRIPTWRITING ARE ESSENTIAL!

IF YOUR STUDENTS HAVE EXTRA TIME AFTER THE SLIDE DECK WORK, THEY ARE WELCOME TO REVISIT THIS CAMERA WORK AND ANGLES BELOW.

"The Perfect Shot"

This lesson will show and discuss the importance of using a video camera to shoot interesting, creative, and meaningful shots. This lesson is similar to the "shots and angles" lesson plan, but covers a new set of composition rules and focuses on hands on skills and demonstrations through small student groups. Students will also have the opportunity to demonstrate basic editing, if they have the prior knowledge in your class. 

Focuses on new information and areas of filming and camera work in addition to camera angles.

SHOW POWERPOINT - "THE PERFECT SHOT" TO THE RIGHT UNDER MATERIALS

Key vocabulary: Aspect Ratio, Field of view, composition, Rule of thirds, balance, head, nose, leadroom, and horizontal line.​

Framing the shot, picture depth, and controlling camera movements.

STUDENTS GET INTO GROUPS OF FOUR

Next you will give each team a hard copy shot list with 14 pre-selected shots:

Establishing, wide, 3/4, medium, close up, extreme close up, head room, nose room, lead room, rule of thirds, centered, pan, and high and low angle shots. 

Today they will go out on campus with an iPad and that they will shoot all 14 shots in a interesting and entertaining manner. Tell them to also concentrate on shooting and camera basics such as a steady shot, avoiding unnecessary zooming, and proper framing.

All 4 team members must film at least 3 of the shots on the shot list. There must be continuity between the various shots that students will later share their shots with the class.

Teams will not be allowed to re-shoot any shots, so they must be accurate and efficient.

Give each team one iPad and release them to film on campus only for the entire period. Have them keep their shots to share next week.

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