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The Bare Bones Camera Course For Film and Video by Tom Schroeppel

Ch. 3 – Basic Sequence

• By breaking up long wide shot scenes into different shots and angles, the audience stays more engaged with your video.
• By cutting on an action, it’s easier to piece the two shots together for the transition between them.
• Clean entrances/exits offer more flexibility in editing.

Ch. 4 – Screen Direction

• Screen direction – the direction people and things face when viewed through the camera.
• Teh line is the axis of action, an imaginary line that determines the direction people/things are facing when viewed through the camera.
• You want to keep these shots consistent. So if your subject is on the left and is facing to the right, and now they’re facing to the left in another shot – the audience will feel confused at the sudden change.
• You can cross the line successfully by cutting away to a close-up of another subject and then having your original subject face the other direction.

Research to inform

I found this video after deciding what I wanted to do for my how-to video. While I think the viduals are cool, the fast paced movements are distracting to me. I like that the creator goes through the different kinds of pots and what to look for specifically when looking for a new pot. While this info is useful, and necessary for this beginners guide, I found myself fast forwarding it to get to the point. I like that the creator also provided examples of roots, different clips to get their point across, and I relly like the multiple angles of the repotting. I think they had two cameras set up, and it was really well-done.

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Honetly, this video is just really relatable. Relatability makes relevance. I really like all the different angles she chooses, and makes the cuts very seamless. I like that for the majority, she sticks to one room with a wide angle, and for scenes that she’s specifically looking at a tool it’s a close up. It’s uniform and makes the video pleasing to watch. She then gives different examples, and switches up the wide angle for a different one – still in the same room. It’s comforting to not always be in a new place.

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I chose this video specifically because ClipChamp is free to Microsoft users. Why not learn a few more things about the editing tool? The graphics he has pop up are entertaining and I really like that they even had a mild sound effect to them. I also really like that the creator split up the different segments of the video into chapters, so you can easily go back and find something specific.

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