Week 4 (Sept. 19, 2017) – LINK Classroom 1

production workshop

• In-class discussion: 
Discuss readings, viewings, and reflection papers. 

• In-class activities: 
Ask questions regarding securing and filming your interviews and b-roll.
​This is an opportunity to troubleshoot before future shoots.
Review the Story Requirements page.
Production Workshop prerequisites:
- Conduct a pre-interview with your subject(s)
- Have something (ie. interview, b-roll) for your piece
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Team 1:
Megan, Omo, Xingyao
What the Curl
Duke Housing
Refuge Cats
Team 2:
Helen, Jackie, Kenan
Swing Dance Studio
Cocoa Cinnamon
Teach House
Team 3:
Taylor, Chamas, Jason
Beyu Caffe AND Roundhouse Records
Education thru Technology

Special Guest

Dan Levinson, Moxie Pictures

Assignments

• Each student needs a hard drive. Bring hard drives to the next class (9/26). 

• Each team should be prepared to show their Story #1 Rough Cut during the next class (9/26). Your rough cut should contain at least one interview & b-roll. More than one interview is acceptable.

Read, Watch and Write.

• Reading #1: Students should read chapters 8-9 of The Bare Bones Camera Course for Film and Video.

• Reading #2:  Marshall Curry's "Fair vs. Balanced"

• Viewings: 
​
High Strung
​ // Brandon Choi and Nathan Bellis (AMP 2015)
​What's the Most Important Element of a Good Story?
​ // The Atlantic 

• Reflections: Students should write reflections on readings and viewings and submit reflections using the form below by 12pm Sunday, September 24th. 
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 26th for Week 5 – Edit Lab + Story Rough Cut