My latest project in E-com was an actual video on how to print a document from the computer. I worked with three other people, which was fine for me. We first began learning about different shot sizes for photo shooting and video shooting. Once we had the basics down, my team and I started writing out our storyboard on Google Docs along with possible shot sizes. Once we finished the Google Doc, we drew out our shots on paper with directions and what was happening in the shot.
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| Here is our first shot in the library. The "actor" just walked in. |
After writing out all our directions, we tested different shots to see what we liked, and what would work. The team and I made separate Google Slides presentations explaining where we were, and what was going on. When we taking photos, I didn't dress like my usual self due to Halloween being on the same day we were taking photos. Luckily, we weren't filming that day.
We had six different shots for our soon-to-be-filmed video. One is of me walking into the library, one of me at the computer, one of my hands typing, a shot of where the print buttons were, and one of me retrieving the printed document.
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| Me at the computer. This shot is known as and Over The Shoulder shot. |
After the photos, the team and I started filming, and I was in regular clothing this time. Most of our original shots were really good, so reshooting wasn't a big issue for us.
Editing
For editing, everyone used Adobe Premier Pro, including me. I shortened clips, added royalty-free audio, and exported my video to YouTube. I didn't add any title slides because my video was already at 30 seconds, which was the goal.
Thoughts
As the "actor" in this video, I had to be able to take some criticism in order to make the video better. There was a lot of communication that needs to take place when doing a video so everyone knows what is going on. Using Adobe Premier was easy for me, although, trying to export the video properly was a little tricky. What I would do different is instead of doing the same idea for everyone, have two or maybe three different ideas for the video to get more variety upon critiquing the videos as a class. Also, have "assigned jobs". One person is the director, one is the editor, and one be the "actor". See how this can be a bad idea, but gives students a chance to experience what it is like to be an actual director, or editor.
