Week 04: The Cut: Sound & Vision

Class 4 – February 16
Project 1 Due: Photo Storyboards Due
Eisenstein’s Methods of Montage
Montage: Editing – Pace, Rhythm, Emotion
Continuity Editing – Screen Direction
Frame Rate, Timecode
Intro to Premiere: Digital Organization & the Timeline
Project 2: “Personal Diary” introduction
Project Studio: Discussions, storyboards
Lecture Notes
Cameras at QC
Types of Camera shots

In-Class Assignment:
Editing Exercise
– Think about your story, discuss your idea with your classmates, stretch your imagination and get inspired.  Write a pitch, once your story is ready upload to your blog with #project 2 pitch
– Start working on your storyboard, due week 5.

Homework:
– Finish your storyboard and upload to your blog with #storyboard, #project 2
– Develop a shooting schedule according to your shots.
– Start shooting and editing your rough cut.
– Bring footage to class for editing on your external drive.

Read:
Walter Murch – Why Do Cuts Work?, Cut Out the Bad Bits, Most With the Least, The Rule of Six (book pages 5-20 || pdf pages 2-12)

Download video tool