Video 3-4 Assignment INTERACTION #2 Your Script, Your Production: an Individual Project

Produce your own version of the first, team interaction project, with a subject, script, and actors that you find. YOU direct, YOU shoot, and
YOU edit; only YOU get credit. Shared clips will result in a grade reduction.
This is your second Interaction project. Improving upon what you produced in your first Interaction spot, this project should demonstrate the
following: A deeper understanding of the directing process (are the actors providing you with your vision of the script?), a more developed
feel for pacing and dynamics (editing), and a more sophisticated approach to storytelling.

Find a short script, or write one. Dont make one up during shooting. Time yourself reading it aloud.
This project must show interaction between people - no lines delivered to the camera, no news formats, etc. No telephone
interaction.
Run the action at least six times, shooting from six or more single-camera setups, repeating the same dialog and actions by actors. At
least 2 wide, 2 O/S, and 2 CU.
(This is to be done in single-camera, film style setups. Use a lav mic on the person whose lips you see in the shot. Dont show the other
characters lips in O/S shots).
Use (at least) wide shots (aka. establishing or 2-shots), medium, over-the-shoulder, and close-up shots. Get a few pickups, too. Dont
cross the line of action.
Edit the interaction. Use split edits and reaction shots liberally. Splits and reactions shots should be a minimum of 1 second in duration.
Consider emotion in the scene: more intimate = closer shots.
Length is 2 to 5 minutes. Finished projects are AirDropped to Rizzo

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The project meets stated requirements 2:00-5:00 duration, h.264/mp4

The project has a beginning, middle and end.
All sound is direct and easy to understand.
All audio cuts are clean. Good lip sync is maintained throughout.
There are at least six split edits of one second or more, and,
There are at least six reaction shots of one second or more.
The characters, environment and motivations are established early.
Closer shots establish greater emotional identification with the characters.
All primary characters / subjects are in-focus and well-exposed in all shots.
There is no visible grain in any shot.
All shots are smooth, and arent jerky.
There are multiple shots, of 1-1/2 to 8 seconds each, the camera does not follow the action.
There is a good variety of shots: Wide, Medium, CU ECU, POV, and O/S
The camera never crosses the line.

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Video 3-4 Peer, Self, and Instructor Assessment for Assignment 4 INTERACTION

Each reviewer should initial a box for every skill. The student who produced the project also self-reviews and initials.
Exemplary Performance
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Meets Minimum Standards

The project meets stated requirements 2:005:00 duration, h.264/mp4
One of the elements is missing.

Doesnt yet show required skills

The project doesnt meet assignment
requirements.
More than one element is missing.

The project has a beginning, middle and

end.

All sound is direct and easy to understand

The sound is difficult to understand in 1 or 2 spots

The sound is difficult to understand in

multiple spots

All audio cuts are clean. All sound is in

sync with video
There are at least six split edits, and,
There are at least six reaction shots.
The characters, environment and
motivations are established early.

There are one or two glitches in the audio

edit.
There are at least four split edits.
There are at least four reaction shots.
The viewer eventually understands characters,
environment and motivations.

Closer shots establish greater emotional

identification with the characters.
All primary characters / subjects are infocus and well-exposed in all shots.
There is no visible grain in any shot.
All shots are smooth, and arent jerky.
There are multiple shots, of 1-1/2 to 8
seconds each, the camera does not
follow the action.
There is a good variety of shots: Wide,
Medium, CU ECU, POV, and O/S
The camera never crosses the line

Some shots seem chosen to support the

characters.
One or two shots are poorly exposed or out of
focus.
One or two shots show grain.
One or two shots are jerky.
One or two shots are more than 4 seconds, or
the camera follows the action.
One or two shot types are not used.

There are numerous glitches in the audio

edit, or sound is out of sync.
There are fewer than four split edits
There are fewer than four reaction shots.
The viewer doesnt understand or doesnt
see as credible the characters,
environment or motivations.
Closeups and POV shot choices seem
random.
Many shots are poorly exposed or out of
focus.
Many shots show grain.
Many shots are jerky.
Multiple shots are more than 4 seconds,
most action is followed by the camera in
lengthy single shots
Only one or two shot types are used.

The camera crosses once or twice

The camera crosses more than twice

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