Video Making Workshop

with Spyridon Simotas

Who Am I & Why am I here

• PhD Candidate at the French Department
• Praxis Fellow at the Scholars' Lab
• Ex-copywriter and photographer
• Amateur video maker

What this workshop is about

Filming and editing videos

1. Video Filming (Friday, Sept. 8, 2017)
2. Video Editing (Monday, Sept. 11, 2017)
3. Assistance and tips (Friday, Sept. 15, 2017)

A few examples

• One Year in 40seconds by Erik Solheim
• One year in 120 seconds/Erik Solheim
• Prague in winter
• Dutch Winter/Ice Dance
• London Then And Now
• Excerpt from the film London
• Robinson In Space
• Patrick Keiller | TateShots

Some of my videos

• Shot at Fralin Museum
• Another one shot at Fralin Museum
• Shot at Nau Hall (Department of Nothingness)

What are we doing today (Friday, Sept. 8, 2017)

1. 20-30 minutes hands-on activity (students are taking videos in/out/around the A School Building)

- Before you start, check the storage on your phone!

- At this point don't worry about filming techniques. Think about the atmosphere of this place.

2. Back to the classroom, upload your video(s) for the discussion

3. Useful tips for shooting with your phone

Useful shooting tips (to address during the discussion)

1. Portrait vs Landscape

2. Use of light

3. Zoom in / Zoom out

- Walk closer to your object!

4. Moving while filming

- Prefer not to

5. Framing

- Rule of 2/3

- Rule of + (leveled vertical and horizontal shots not diagonal!)

- Establishing shot

- Point of view

Looking forward to next time

• Next time we are focusing on video editing.
• Until then, enjoy your field trip and take a lot of footage!
• Come back having uploaded your footage to your computer.

Video editing (Monday, Sept. 11, 2017)

1. Import footage to imovie
2. Create a new project
3. Drop media to timeline
4. Edit (trim, add transition, audio effects)