progressII

made a sample of some of the footage that I have shot for the crit. next class.

started playing with effects to get ideas of what to use

progress...

Digitized and set up final cut pro document.  

Starting to get clips set for in-progress crit next week.

Shooting days

Schedule for Shooting Days:
Mon 17th-  Shooting windmill turbine out on st rt 6 in BG. 4-5p

Tues 18th- Solar panels near UT campus & Lake shots of either lake erie or lake MI.  11-

Thurs 20th- Swanton reservior dam out in Oak Openings Metropark. Some woods shots and stream/river shots in Toledo Metroparks.  11-4:30p

Fri/Sat 21st/22nd- Bird Feeder Shots. Grassy hills shots (BG area?) fri: 12-4p Sat: 8a-12p

Thurs 27th OR Sun 30th-  Caves shot in West Liberty, oh Ohio caverns.

Fri 28th- Ohio river bridge shot.

Final Concept

      The concept I would like to go with for my BFA video will be man vs. nature.  Essentially the video will be about exploring natural places and elements including wildlife vs how man has dealt with these elements.

Brainstorming for Storyboard

Things in nature:

trees, grass/ plants, wildlife, rocks, water/ lakes/ rivers/ streams, dirt/ sand, sky/ weather

Man Made:  

houses/ buildings, food, people, roads/ bridges/ transportation, fosset/ toilet/ bottled water, sidewalks

PLACES:

forest/ woods, lake/ river/ streams, grassland/ hills, cliffs/ caves

Solar power/ Wind Turbine/ Dams, bridges over water/ cliffs, tunnels through mountains, bird feeders

Where I can shoot these places:

Forest/ woods- Oak openings or Metropark on central.  Country woods either back home or random ones

Lake/ river/ stream-  Lake michigan or lake erie.  Maumee River, Streams in metropark on airport.

Grassland hills- ?? not sure yet

Cliffs/ Caves - Hocking hills, old mans cave

Dam- hocking hills area

Solar Power- UT solar panels near campus

Wind Turbine - Crawford county

Bridges over water- Maumee river

Tunnels through mountains- ?? not sure maybe hocking hills area?

Bird Feeder- home 

Brainstorming pt2 - Concept Ideas

Some ideas I am narrowing down to use for my concept:

mundane tasks -driving/ traveling/ getting from one point to the other. everyday tasks / weather

nature, exploring serene/beautiful venues

earth is important take care of it - recycle, pollution, exhaust

animals domestic vs. wild
time - in relation to man-made structures

Brainstorming

20 Things that I like visually or like shooting.

            -nature                                    -close ups
            -outdoors                                -abstract
            -contrast                                  -animals
            -organic                                   -sunsets
            -time-lapses                             -shadows
            -old things                               -slow panning
            -trees                                       -water, lakes, oceans, rain
            -old things                               -movement subtle or fast
            -slow motion                           -graphic matches
            -light                                        -gritty grungy overlays

20 effects that I like

            -geometric forms                  -vignettes

            -moving text                         -fluid objects

            -3d objects in real time         -masks

            -color changes                      -stop motion

            -combining videos                -speeding up footage to see things the naked eye can't

            -cloning                                -green screen

            -exploding buildings             -effects moving in a 3d environment

            -particles                               -title logos in motion/or moving

            -objects that match music beats    -illusions 

            -cartoon versions                  -mixing different effects together

Proj. 3: the contract

           For the BFA exhibition the piece I would like to work on is a video that will show a mix of video and motion graphics in the piece. I really want to have more work in my portfolio that shows that I can do effects and video manipulation and also include more complex motion graphics. This will be one video between 3-5 minutes in length. I want there to be lots of movement through the video.
           The idea for my project is still kind of unclear other than that I want to incorporate different effects in the video. I am trying to figure out right now what I will be able to personally record and shoot on my own so that is a current challenge and I am trying to figure out what will be the most appealing route. Some of the ideas I have played with include sports themes, music videos, global issues and awareness, top fears, and advertising.
            My project will be in video for the final format so whatever screen I can get it displayed on is what will be in the gallery. I could use a monitor or a laptop to use. Depending on whatever is available is what I’ll use for the final piece.
           Equipment I’ll be using during production will include my cannon rebel to take video along with a tripod from the ARC. Post production I will be working on in the MAC lab using final cut pro and after effects to create all the necessary things I need for my video.
           Production Calendar:
                       Week 4: Have final concept locked down and start a storyboard
                       Week 5: Complete storyboard and arrange shooting days
                       Week 6: Shoot Footage needed
                       Week 7: Shoot Footage needed
                       Week 8: Digitize and start editing footage
                       Week 9-12: Creating Motion graphics and effects
                       Week 13: Have final piece put together
                       Week 14: Make touch ups and export final piece
                       Week 15: Small Group Crits. Make any final changes.
                       Week 16: Final Presentations