Week 1

The first day started with a mix of introductions to people and projects. The majority of the day was spent playing with equipment new and old. We unpacked new equipment, acquired lights and accessories from the Equipment Loan Center, and tested the various tripods, lights, sound barriers, microphones, screens, and cameras. We built an inventory and designed Jesup 206 so that equipment could be organized and a mini recording studio could be created. In putting bulbs into the new lights, I got a nasty cut. I dubbed light 2 “Nosferatu.” We ended the day by taking lots of slow-mo movies of hilarious stunts and props and testing out a dozen different lighting setups by taking portraits of ourselves.

Days 2 and 3 were Final Cut Pro training provided by Tamra Hjermstad who had footage from Spring Street for the interns to work with.

On Days 4 and 5, interns were each given footage, a script, a client and a fixed amount of time to edit together a coherent video. Here is one example:

Week 2

We reviewed the video project proposals, visited Paresky to start thinking about stage design, and shared excerpts from the last week with one of the interns who had just arrived. We covered videography, Motion, and Celtx. We focused on project management, script writing, and story-boarding. The projects were divided up among the interns.

The last two days were focused on a project where the interns could work together on the script and story-boarding, but then had to divide the project into three sections and shoot/edit those sections independently. The more they communicated upfront, the more informed their decisions about filming and editing would be. However, too much planning, and they would not have enough time to complete the project. The resulting video was filmed in sections by the three interns and then put together at the end.

That was the training for the interns.