For class this Wednesday, please upload a draft of your video to the correct Blackboard forum. First you will need to export the video. I recommend exporting it as .mp4 or .m4v. In iMovie, if you click Share > File, you can select .mp4 as an option. The video does not have to be exactly 60 seconds for this first draft — but it should be very close! In class on Wednesday, we will watch the videos and offer feedback as a class. Here are some questions we can consider:
- What is this video trying to do or communicate?
- Is there a title frame with the author’s name? Is there a credits frame?
- Does all text stay on the screen long enough for viewers to read it?
- What editing techniques can you identify? What about sound?
- How is the volume? Is speech audible? Does background music seem too loud? Is the choice of sound appropriate for what’s being shown on screen?
- How would you describe the mise-en-scene (the setting or scenery, including LIGHTING) and cinematography (movement and position of the camera)?
- Are there any opportunities to strengthen the video’s message through editing, mise-en-scene, cinematography, or through other sound choices?
Also, just a heads-up: I posted Project 4 (the FINAL PROJECT!) guidelines last week. Now is a good time to check them out, especially if you wrap up your Project 3 draft early.