As you know, we won’t meet as a class this Wednesday and Friday since I’ll be out of town. In place of class meetings, there are some things you should do instead:
By Wednesday 3/18 at 5PM: Please watch the 2011 documentary Press Pause Play directed by David Dworsky and Victor Köhler. (NOTE: There is some adult language in the film!) It’s about 1h20m long, but you should allow time to take notes throughout. Then, no later than Wednesday night, please post a response to the film on the Blackboard discussion forum for the film. Your response should be approximately 300-400 words long, and it should (1) bring up an example or key quote from the film, (2) raise a question about it, and (3) relate the example to something happening today or something in your life. Those three things don’t have to be in that order, but that’s generally what I’m looking for in your response. Please proofread your response and make it coherent before posting.
By Friday 3/20 at 5PM: Please discuss the film on Blackboard by replying to at least two classmates’ posts. I am looking for meaningful, substantial replies. Not “I agree” and “interesting point.” Go beyond that and explain what was interesting or why you agree. I will participate in the discussion from afar, so look out for me lurking!
For Monday 3/23: Please read White Space Chapter 11 about storyboarding. Then, storyboard the clip you brought to class on 3/16 as an example of good sound design. Account for framing, perspective, POV, camera angle, movement, continuity, transitions, lighting, type, and audio. How does each contribute to the narrative? There are blank storyboard templates online (just Google “blank storyboard”) or make your own.
Also: Here begins the more teach-yourself portion of the class. This week, you should begin going through some tutorials for the video editing program you want to use for project 3! (Project 3 is a video assignment.) Whether it’s iMovie, Premiere, or something else, you should start learning now. (If you have a subscription to Creative Cloud, then learn Premiere!) There isn’t a lot of homework to do for the remainder of this class — be proactive in teaching yourself how to accomplish what you want to do.
Your sound design mini project is due on Wednesday 3/25, so you should also be working on that over the next week.