Documentary Storytelling Assignment Examples

Reminder: RESERVE YOUR EQ at least 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE! 

Since our new equipment reservation system is not fully operation, lets go ahead and plan on using email to reserve your equipment.

Your email must include the following information:

Your Name
TCF 312

Pickup Date:

Return Date:

Detailed list of EQ desired (BE SPECIFIC!), for example: 
SONY EX3
larg Manfrotto tripod 
battery
charger
white card
shotgun mic 
fishpole
Sennheiser headphones

Example Videos: We will watch some of these examples in class but I encourage you to watch as many as you're able. 

When you watch the examples, consider:

• WHAT is the story or stories being told (what do you think is the filmmaker's message, or what do you take from his/her piece?) 
• HOW is the story told visually. What are the levels of filmmaking - technical skill, aesthetics/style, color, camera work, etc... being deployed to work in service of the media message? 
• Think CONTEXT, CONTENT & FORM.

Here are some (hopefully) inspiring examples:

Uptopia #3

D-Nice's "Experiencing the Dream"

Brian B+ Cross "KEEPINTOKYO" and "TEEBS"

Noisemaker Media's "Spanish Harlem Hop Park Jam" and "True School Park Jam Series 2010 Trailer"

pouringdown.tv - "of all the things that can happen" and "the skies uptown"

Examples from past 312 students:


Lynita Motes Art from Jana Patton on Vimeo.



TCF 312 Portrait of a Place from Henry Busby on Vimeo.



The 15th Lake from Xavier Burgin on Vimeo.


Examples from projects on Vimeo:

 Harlem Elvis from John X. Carey on Vimeo.



Kickflip from I Am Los Angeles on Vimeo.



Look Up at the Stars, Portugal! from Matty Brown on Vimeo.



Shelter from the Storm from John X. Carey on Vimeo.


The Guardian from Carly Palmour on Vimeo.



D-Nice Presents: Experiencing The Dream from D-Nice on Vimeo.



2012 True School Park Jam Series Trailer from Noisemaker Media on Vimeo.


Please also see what other TCF students have done before you. Visit the right sidebar and look for "Portrait of a Place" in the blog post title.

Group 2's Assignment 1 Videos

Group 2 Classical Hollywood from Osagie Jesuorobo on Vimeo.

312 First Scene Edit from Austin Taylor on Vimeo.

Off Guard

https://vimeo.com/180642335
Here is Group 1's second video. Off Guard

Group 3 Vidoes

From Reagan, Jacob H., Natalie, Becca, and Mona (Group 3).

Scene_1_Vimeo from Becca Feather on Vimeo.



TCF 312 Group 3 - Scene Two from Reagan Wells on Vimeo.

Bites Apple

Bites Apple: one of Group 1's videos for the scene assignment.

BitesApple_vimeo from Drake McDonald on Vimeo.

Welcome to TCF 312 for Fall 2016

In class we will talk about post-production workflow and export compression settings.

For every project I ask that you export two files of your project, including:
1) Full resolution export (most likely 1920 x 1080) to show via projection in class
and
2) Vimeo compressed export (most likely 1280 x 720) to upload to your individual blog


Here are the VIMEO COMPRESSION TUTORIALS for Premiere, Avid, FCP and others.

Here is the quick settings for export from Adobe Premiere. If you are editing with other software, please visit the Vimeo Compression Settings Guidelines for instructions.