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It is important that the person that is dancing for your video is well prepared. Remember that you had the opportunity to name a backup dancer. It is recommended to record early so in case something happens and your dancer cannot make it then you will have time before the deadline to arrange a new date to film.
You will use one camera on a tripod (or something else that is stable and cannot move at all) to get a wide shot (head to toe) of the subject. Then have someone film with the second camera on the side of the dancer with a medium shot from various angles (the second camera can move around a little and vary your subject shots but don't shake it).
See the example above and watch this example of how they switch the various angles.
You should begin with filming the intro.When you film your 1-2 minute dance, have the dancer dance straight through with no cuts if possible. Make sure you record the Freeze Intro, Jumper, and Clone parts in this long recording and when finished, record the additional footage you will need for these two effects:
Tips
- Jumper the dancer literally jumping in and out of the frame but not from the sides (you will need to film the background without the dancer to use for editing)
- Clone - have the dancer walk in from one of the sides and dance either the same dance or something different (example) and then have them walk back out of the frame.
- Don't forget to also film your Freeze Intro [example] and make sure you read the directions to know how to film and edit your Freeze Intro.
- Be creative in filming your transporter shots which transport within the same frame and not a different location
- In your clone, make sure you don't have a shadow or it will get cut off.
- You must film your complete dance in two locations.
- Remember, it is imperative that you have good natural lighting at your location and it should not be a busy background with things moving.
- Later in class you will be filming your silhouette dance as a separate checkpoint. Read over what else you will later be editing in class which may help you better plan your dance.
Post
After you have filmed, import your footage from your two different cameras to a new folder called DV Project on your Google Drive.
After you have opened each video clip on the screen at one time in Quicktime, take a screenshot to post to Schoology.
- In Quicktime, open each video clip you will be using for the project and go to File > Export > 720 (or 480 if you don't have the 720 option). By exporting these videos it will make sure they are all the same quality size and it is easier to edit and preview in AE and won't freeze due to large file size as some may be too large of files. Save each video file to your Google Drive and name it A.front, A.side, B.front, B.side. If you have multiple clips for each camera then name it accordingly (e.g. A.front.1, A.front.2, A.front.3, B.side.1, B.side.2, etc). Open in Quicktime a clip from each of the four camera angles that you shot your DV.Location #1 Main front stationary camera
- Location #1 Secondary side variation camera
- Location #2 Main front stationary camera
- Location #2 Secondary side variation camera
Take a photo of your filming set up showing your two cameras filming like the example above but remember your main camera should be on a tripod, bench, chair, etc.
Render it as H.264 to YT (this should be the front wide view since it is the top layer). Then hide the wide top layer and render to YT so it shows the side low angle view.
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