Assignments
Assignment 1 – Installation Proposal. 1 min video, 1 A4 PDF, due Aug 7.
Assignment ideas in development?
Assessment criteria? What parameters should be considered for assignment one?
Inspiration
Gertrude St Projection Festival (some photos).
German Expressionist film from 1910 onwards (overview 1 / overview 2)
Video Essay: German Expressionism, Explained
Opening shots in cinema (analysis of Shame)
Analysing shots in cinema (Eg reasoning behind cinematography in American Beauty)
A great round-up of some example video essays and another collection.
Video Editing
Thinking about time:
- speed changes
- reversing speed
- looping
- freeze framing
Aside from technical control of time (covered in detail at Lynda : 10. Manipulating Clip Speed (eg freeze frames, adjusting speed, reversing clips, variable adjusting over time etc) – there is also the structural aspect of time – how does your use of time in constructing your video, help reinforce your ideas?
Think about this for your first assignment, and for how it might work for Assignment 3’s cinematic documentation and framing.
From the Lynda.com Premiere Pro 2017 – Essential Guide:
Beyond the basics – (getting to know the interface, Part 4. Basic Editing )
8. Working with stills in a video environment
9. Working with Effects
Exporting your project (as a video file)