Really interesting read John. Thanks for sharing.
On 29/8/12, John Sessoms, discombobulated, unleashed: >The video cameras were JVC GZ-E10 or something similar. It's been two >years since the class & I don't know if JVC has introduced a newer >model. GZ-E10 is what B&H shows as an entry level digital camcorder. The >audio captured by the camera's on board microphone was used for a sync >track. > >The school also had a couple of more expensive Sony HandyCams, but those >went to the Photojournalism students. > >I was in Portrait Studio Management, and we only got to *look* at the >high-level stuff in class, not actually check it out for hands on. > >Audio was captured with a Zoom H4n & a pair of RØde NTG 1 microphones. >The Photojournalism students had access to better audio equipment as well. > >I think part of the reason they had us use the equipment they did was >because it was cheap enough so students could afford to buy the same >stuff after graduating if they wanted to continue with video production. >Both the camcorder and the audio recorder took SDHC cards. I used my own >cards so I wouldn't risk someone overwriting my stuff on the school's >equipment before I could transfer it to my permanent storage. > >We didn't have a slate, but a notepad, magic marker and "3..2..1..CLAP >(hands) sufficed. > >The semester final assignment was to produce a 5 minute interview video >with an 'A' reel, a 'B' reel and supplemental audio. We had preliminary >assignments to allow us to learn the various parts. > >The 'A' reel was the entire standup of the interview from start to >finish so the clock would run continuously and the 'B' reel was video >details to fill in the story. The supplemental audio was any sound >"effects", especially those that went along with the video "details" we >captured for the story, along with any background music we chose to add >to resulting video. > >I think I've probably forgotten the proper terminology. > >We worked in pairs with one student handling video and the other the >audio. The student shooting the video was the Producer/Director/Boss for >the story. The student doing the audio captured the audio the >Producer/Director/Boss decided to have captured. > >Once the first student had his/her audio & video captured, we traded off >& the partner became the Producer/Director/Boss so we could collect the >audio & video for his/her story. > >We did a rough edit in Final Cut Pro before finalizing the sound track >in Audacity. Then we did a final video edit in Final Cut Pro to make >sure the video was properly synchronized with the audio. Exported it as >a .mov movie and used iMovie to make a DVD with proper professional >looking titles and menus. > >I did my story on a guy who had one of those small, itinerant carnivals >that set up in a shopping center parking lot - the cost of buying the >rides & operating them and how the economy had affected his business. > >I don't really remember, but I think I got an 'A' in the class. > >Which is pretty much why I didn't see the K-01 not having a microphone >jack as a drawback for video. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ---------- http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
