Education

Curriculum & Schedule

Monday

9:30- 12:30 Script Writing

• Script writing – overview
• Basic structure
• Elements of a video story
• Practice writing

14:00 – 17:00 Beginning Editing Instruction

• Non-Linear Editing systems
• Strengths and weaknesses of various systems
• Types of edits

Tuesday

9:30 – 12:30 Shooting Options

• Types of shots
• Reporter on-camera “standups”
• Interviews

14:00 – 17:00 Continuing Editing Instruction

• Starting a Project
• Project Organization
• Importing Source Material
• Assembling Picture and Sound

Wednesday

9:30- 13:30 Story and Video Practice

• Set up teams (2 or 3 people if necessary for cameras available)
• Choose final stories each team or person will produce
• Shoot short, basic video outside for practice shooting and editing
• Bring back video and discuss

14:00 – 17:00 Continue Editing Instruction/Story Preparations

• Capturing Camera Video
• Building the Scene
• Cutting and refining edits
• Cutting audio
• Participants/teams set up interviews
• Plan shooting schedules
• Rough out basic script outline (homework)

Thursday

9:30 – 12:30 Writing the Final Script

• Script flow techniques
• Discuss basic outlines for final story
• Write a rough script for practice using outlines
• Interview set up time if needed for final stories

14:00 – 17:00 Hands-on Editing Practice

• Building a sequence
• Adding B-roll
• Mixing and dissolving
• Building title sequences

Friday

9:30 – 12:30 Shoot for Individual Stories

• B-roll
• Interviews

14:00 – 17:00 Continue to Shoot Stories

• Final length of stories 2 – 2:30 minutes

Week 2

Monday 

9:30 – 12:30 Putting Your Story Together

• Review shot material at edit work stations
• Organize, outline scripts
• Start writing scripts

14:00 to 17:00 Writing/Editing

• Finish writing scripts
• Effects
• Graphics
• Audio mixing

Tuesday

9:30 – 12:30 Editing  Participants’ Stories

• Upload camera material
• Organize projects

14:00 – 17:00 Continue Editing Stories

Wednesday

9:30 – 12:30 Continue to Edit Stories

14:00 – 17:00 Continue to Edit Stories

Thursday

9:30 – 12:30 Continue editing

14:00 – 17:00 Revisions to edited story

Friday

9:30 – 12:30 Exporting Your Story/Project

• Understanding file types and compression
• Creating video files from stories/projects
• Uploading to internet

14:00 – 17:00 Thoughts and evaluations

• Workshop ends