Makin’ Movies Joe Brennan [email_address] .com http://www.denblogs.com/digital_storytelling

Joe Brennan

[email_address] .com

http://www.denblogs.com/digital_storytelling

Discovery Education streaming search “afi”

Check out the American Film Institute’s screennation.afi.com

The LEARN channel

How? Documentaries “Grilled” http://sfett.com/html_movie/Ican/grilled.html

Documentaries “Grilled”

http://sfett.com/html_movie/Ican/grilled.html

How? News “ Olds” - historical “you are there”

News

“ Olds” - historical “you are there”

How? Movie trailers Commercials/PSA’s Made for TV You shoot it, They’ll share it! foxhilites.com

Movie trailers

Commercials/PSA’s

Made for TV

You shoot it, They’ll share it! foxhilites.com

How? Movie trailers Commercials/PSA’s Made for TV You shoot it, They’ll share it! foxhilites.com

Movie trailers

Commercials/PSA’s

Made for TV

You shoot it, They’ll share it! foxhilites.com

How? Interviews Historical re-enactment Dramatize literature

Visual Grammar A shot is a sentence “The Quickest Way to Rent” from National Car Rental

A shot is a sentence “The Quickest Way to Rent” from National Car Rental

Visual Grammar A group of shots is a scene/paragraph “The Quickest Internship” from National

A group of shots is a scene/paragraph “The Quickest Internship” from National

Visual Grammar Pans and zooms are run-on sentences Transitions and effects can be run away commas and conjunctions

Pans and zooms are run-on sentences

Transitions and effects can be run away commas and conjunctions

Hollywood Grammar Tips Establishing shot - topic sentence Close-ups (look for small things) Two shot -Letterman Super Bowl promo

Establishing shot - topic sentence

Close-ups (look for small things)

Two shot -Letterman Super Bowl promo

Establish, Tell, End Prior knowledge!

Establish, Tell, End Frank Guttler’s Google Teachers Academy application http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jwsSwtBsJg&fmt=18

Establish He lifts the laptop lid and… … tells us who he is and his hopes.

Tell 3 things to know What students achieve What Google can add

End Recap, thank you and… … closes the lid just like he started

Hollywood Tips Long shot - establishes context Zoomed, not zooming Dolly shot - camera goes to the action (office chair, skate board, baby stroller) High angle - looks down Low angle - looks up What’s your angle?

Long shot - establishes context

Zoomed, not zooming

Dolly shot - camera goes to the action (office chair, skate board, baby stroller)

High angle - looks down

Low angle - looks up

What’s your angle?

Powerful vs. Weak http://www.greatmindsfoundation.org/view_video.php?viewkey=aaf8370ebeda47a1ff1c “ Talent Show”

Getting the Shot AFI. “LIGHTS, CAMERA, EDUCATION! AFI Kindergarten to Twelfth Grade Screen Education I: What Filmmakers Say (Episode 9 of 9).” Discovery Education: http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/

Rule of Thirds It’s not tic-tac-toe Avoid the middle Use the intersections

Rule of Thirds

“Return of the King” Rule of Thirds

Is he a clown because…? http://www.greatmindsfoundation.org/view_video.php?viewkey=f202f26c1a174c735758 “ A Message of Well Being”

Lighting 3 Point Lighting “ LEARN” screennation.afi.com/Learn.aspx?by=2

3 Point Lighting

Video Tips: homepage.mac.com/jbtv ali.apple.com (search on video) Lighting

ScreenNation’s LEARN channel http://www.screennation.afi.com/ Watch.aspx?video=743 Sound and more

Storyboarding

Storyboarding check the EXTRAS menu on DVD’s From “Monsters, Inc.”

“Hey, moron!” http://netgened.grownupdigital.com/video/dontapscottchallenge1-1

NFLB “No Future Left Behind” http://netgened.grownupdigital. com/video/no-future-left-behind-1

Links The American Film Institute screennation.afi.com & afi.edu The iCan Student Film Festival sfett.com The Great Minds Foundation www.greatmindsfoundation.org Discovery Education Streaming www.discoveryeducation.com (search “afi”) Frank Guttler’s blog www.lightscameralearn.com Examples: homepage.mac.com/jbtv netgened.grownup digital.com Denblogs.com/ digital_storytelling

The American Film Institute screennation.afi.com & afi.edu

The iCan Student Film Festival sfett.com

The Great Minds Foundation www.greatmindsfoundation.org

Discovery Education Streaming www.discoveryeducation.com (search “afi”)

Frank Guttler’s blog www.lightscameralearn.com

Examples: homepage.mac.com/jbtv

netgened.grownup digital.com

Denblogs.com/ digital_storytelling