EducationAbout This Course
Participants will produce a professionally shot, written and edited news story individually or as teams. These stories will be shot in Prague and will be suitable for on-line resumes.
The course will be taught using both video cameras and smartphones plus handheld mics. Paarticipants are encouraged to bring their own camcorder, DSLR camera and smartphone. Smartphone video can be used alone or integrated into the final produced stories.
What will you learn?
- How to outline, write and structure a news script, tailoring words to match video
- On camera techniques for reporters
- How to get what you need from interviews, asking the right questions
- How to shoot a news story with correct framing of shots and basic lighting
- What types of cameras work best in different news situations (camcorder, DSLR, smartphones)
- In depth, professional, non-linear editing,
- How to organize source material
- Timeline editing, mixing and audio enhancing
- Creating distinctive titles and effects
- Finishing techniques.