Unit 3 Video
Profiles
Dr. Will Kurlinkus
University of Oklahoma
Elaine McMillion Sheldon:
SkillShare Series
What makes a good subject? Doing
something active (provides good b roll).
Interesting to you. Has stories. Ideally, not fully
interview based. Imagining shots, images, b
roll, stories.
Story: Think about the movements of the
piece. 3-5 minutes on just one thing will be
boring.
Make a Starting Point: Where are we at the
start of the video?
Listen to the Audio With Headphones:
Especially true of heating and cooling. Try to
turn the heat/air off to avoid the noise.
Good Topics
What events and interesting classes are going on
(Zeigler=Baldwin, Schleifer=Medical Humanities,
Ng=Shakespeare)
What do English majors do besides being in class?
What do English professors do besides being in
class?
Why did you become an English major?
Why did you become an English professor?
Show me something cool(Bill endres).
Alumni
Interesting professors
My Production Tips
Use a tripod for everything
Have at least 2 sources of audio
Use our lighting kit
Research the type of shoot, video, genre that you are going to make.
Watch samples and breakdown what things are good and bad.
What makes good and bad performance/large lecture filming? What
makes good and bad one on one filming? What makes good and
bad filming in an office. Think about how zooms, lighting, etc. are
happening.
Interview Shots: The most important part about the interview is the
audio. Rule of thirds. Medium shot from a side angle. Close up on
hands.
Interviewing: Try your hardest not to interrupt or have auditory cues of
agreement. Agree by shaking your head. Let people tell their stories.
Plan on someone having an external hard drive to save your video on
to. These files will be big. They may not fit on a thumb drive.
Ask for the Interview: Give a heads up on the types of questions and
stories you will be asking for before the big day.
Production Vocabulary
Rule of Thirds
Establishing/Environment Shot: First shot. Capture
the environment. Shots without the subject.
A roll (primary footage/audio source) and B roll
(cutaway footage)
L-Cut: audio that comes before video
DSLR: Digital Single Lens Reflective Camera
Shot list, scene list, storyboard
Audio: AS IMPORTANT as viewmultiple audio
sources.
You need an audio person just like you need a
video person on your team.
Dont backlight your subject by shooting in front of
a window
Sample Videos
Groups
Group 1: Ortez, Joly, Reynolds
Group 2: Manning, Coleman, Pettit
Group 3: Grip, Crisp
Group 4: Felz, Fuentes, Hoyt
This Assignment
4-5minutes
1-page Design Brief
Towards a goal of improving the English
major
No resource you use can be copyrighted
Have your subjects sign a release to be
used on the English Department Website
Be prepared to shoot right after spring
break
