Week 2 (September 6, 2016) – LINK Classroom 3
Storytelling & Innovation
• In-class discussion:
Equipment check-out; questions on readings, viewings and reflection papers; securing stories; production resources.
• In-class activities:
Pitch 101: tips for finding and securing your stories; expectations for pitch sessions.
Production Lab: professors will bring camera and audio equipment to class for a hands-on production workshop on composition, natural light, camera speed, aperture, focus, audio, zoom set-up with wired and wireless mics, interview techniques, and more. Review shooting guidance for videographers and HD vs DSLR cameras.
Equipment check-out; questions on readings, viewings and reflection papers; securing stories; production resources.
• In-class activities:
Pitch 101: tips for finding and securing your stories; expectations for pitch sessions.
Production Lab: professors will bring camera and audio equipment to class for a hands-on production workshop on composition, natural light, camera speed, aperture, focus, audio, zoom set-up with wired and wireless mics, interview techniques, and more. Review shooting guidance for videographers and HD vs DSLR cameras.
Special Guest
Bonnie Cutler (Trailblazer Studios)
Pilar Timpane (Duke Multimedia Producer). Check out some of her videos on Vimeo.
Pilar Timpane (Duke Multimedia Producer). Check out some of her videos on Vimeo.
Assignments
• Professors will email class with assigned teams and roles, and the theme for Story #1.
• Story #1 will consist of multiple interviews and b-roll (TRT: under 3 minutes). Each team will prepare 2 to 3 researched story ideas to pitch next week (9/13) on “THEME #1.”
NOTE: Do not pitch a story unless you have contacted the subjects and confirmed their interest in participating.
• Story #1 will consist of multiple interviews and b-roll (TRT: under 3 minutes). Each team will prepare 2 to 3 researched story ideas to pitch next week (9/13) on “THEME #1.”
NOTE: Do not pitch a story unless you have contacted the subjects and confirmed their interest in participating.
Read, Watch and Write.
• Reading #1: Students should read Anna Deavere Smith's Letters to a Young Artist: Basics, Relationships and Work (pages 3–108)
• Reading #2: The Atlantic: “The Benefits of Optimism Are Real”
• Optional Writing: Please download the Official AMP Letterhead and consult these sample thank you notes to express your gratitude for our guest speakers. Bring your hand-written notes to class. Amy and Carson will deliver!
• Viewings:
• Reading #2: The Atlantic: “The Benefits of Optimism Are Real”
• Optional Writing: Please download the Official AMP Letterhead and consult these sample thank you notes to express your gratitude for our guest speakers. Bring your hand-written notes to class. Amy and Carson will deliver!
• Viewings:
CBS 60 Minutes: “Design Thinking” – Global firm IDEO incorporates human behavior into product design -- an innovative approach being taught at Stanford. Charlie Rose profiles the company's founder, David Kelley.
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Caine's Arcade from Nirvan Mullick on Vimeo. Caine’s Arcarde: 11-minute short film about a 9-year-old boy's invention of a cardboard arcade. Posted online on 4/9/12, the film became a global phenomenon, receiving over 7 million views, raising a scholarship fund for Caine, and inspiring a wave of cardboard creativity around the world.
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• Reflections: Students should write reflections on readings and viewings and submit reflections using the form below by 12pm Sunday, September 11th.
REMINDER: 25% of your final grade will be based on class participation and reflection papers. See Reflection Papers under grading on the overview page for an exposition of this assignment.
We'll see you on September 13th for Week 3 – From Pitching to Editing
Next week's special guest:
David Huppert: UNC-TV Director of Digital Media. Check out some of his videos on Vimeo.
Next week's special guest:
David Huppert: UNC-TV Director of Digital Media. Check out some of his videos on Vimeo.