Shooting good video for a digital video story

1. VIDEO REPORT

2. VIDEO PROJECT
THE IDEA BEHIND IT:
THE CHALLENGE:
• Demonstrate your understanding & mastery of video
editing & production concepts discussed in class
• Demonstrate your visual storytelling skills
• Create a 3-5 minute news video on topic of blog
• Video shot & edited by you (5 step sequence)
• Include 10 edits (min), text, transitions, sound
• Embed on blog
• Write 500-600 word news story with research & links

3. + =
PHOTO
ESSAY
AUDIO
REPORT
VIDEO
REPORT
DIGITAL JOURNALISM

4. STORY VISUALLY
TELLING A
REQUIRES GREAT FOOTAGE

5. • HOOK AUDIENCE IN FIRST 20 SEC.
• CAPTURE BEGINNING, MIDDLE, END
• USE SHORT CLIPS (LESS BORING)
• ONE CENTRAL IDEA
• FIND GOOD CHARACTERS
• CONNECT VISUALS TO NARRATIVE
• SHOW WHAT SUBJECTS ARE
TALKING ABOUT

6. What do you think of the KVUE footage?

7. • HOOK AUDIENCE IN FIRST 20 SEC.
• CAPTURE BEGINNING, MIDDLE, END
• USE SHORT CLIPS (LESS BORING)
• ONE CENTRAL IDEA
• FIND GOOD CHARACTERS
• CONNECT VISUALS TO NARRATIVE
• SHOW WHAT SUBJECTS ARE
TALKING ABOUT

8. ESTABLISHING
SHOTS
ESTABLISH THE SETTING/LOCATION

9. ESTABLISHING SHOT
Blank Shot

10. Establishing shot for the KVUE story

11. BOOKEND
SHOTS
GOOD OPENERS/ENDERS

12. DIFFERENT
ANGLES

13. WIDE SHOT:

14. MEDIUM
SHOT:

15. CLOSE-UP
SHOT:

16. Wide
Close-up
Medium
RULE OF
THUMB

17. OVER-THE-SHOULDER
SHOT:

18. SHOT
5SEQUENCE

19. SEQUENTIAL SHOOTING

20. CLOSE-UP
HANDS:
1.

21. CLOSE-UP OF HANDS

22. CLOSE-UP OF HANDS

23. CLOSE-UP
FACE:
2.

24. WIDE
SHOT:
3.

25. WIDE SHOT

26. OVER-THE-SHOULDER
SHOT:
4.

27. OVER-THE-SHOULDER

28. CREATIVE
SHOT:
5.

29. CREATIVE SHOT

30. FINISHED STORY

31. DO YOU RECOGNIZE ANY SHOTS?
1: Close-up hands; 2. Close-up face; 3. Wide shot;
4. Over-the-shoulder; 5. Creative shot;
wide, medium, close-up

32. DO YOU RECOGNIZE ANY SHOTS?
1: Close-up hands; 2. Close-up face; 3. Wide shot;
4. Over-the-shoulder; 5. Creative shot

33. DO YOU RECOGNIZE ANY SHOTS?
1: Close-up hands; 2. Close-up face; 3. Wide shot;
4. Over-the-shoulder; 5. Creative shot

34. RULE
THIRDS
of

35. MUST
HAVE
SHOTS
WHAT ARE YOUR

36. ZOOM
WITH YOUR LEGS
NOT YOUR LENS !

37. ZOOM
FIRST, THEN RECORD

38. INTERVIEWING
BASICS

39. 1. SELECT GOOD LOCATION
2. JOT DOWN QUESTIONS
3. NO VERBAL FEEDBACK

40. LOOKING OFF CAMERA OR
LOOKING INTO THE CAMERA?

41. LOOKING OFF CAMERA (CROSS AXIS)
The subject looks slightly to one side of the camera or
off the frame

42. LOOKING DIRECTLY INTO THE LENS
Helps audience believe they are talking directly to them. Useful
when you want there to be an emotional connection, perhaps
when someone is talking about a personal situation or event.

43. Rule of thirds and eyeline considerations

44. Rule of thirds and eyeline considerations

45. Rule of thirds and eyeline considerations

46. Looking into the lens and what it communicates to your viewer

48. Where would you stand to capture this shot?

49. Have them look at you, not the camera!

50. • Pair up for this activity
• Watch the video and make a note of EVERY clip
• Number the clips
• After each number, indicate what kind of shot it is