Jim Krause | Classes | P351/J560 Video Field & Post Production
P351/J560 syllabus, lecture/lab notes, assignments, and resources.
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- Spring 2021 Syllabus - (PDF) NOTE: This is the tentative syllabus, based on IU's current pandemic plan. This is the main "go to" document listing what is due and when. If you see a discrepancy between it and the Canvas site, or have a question, please contact Jim (812) 332-1005 or jarkraus@iu.edu.
- Class Schedule:
- Jim's Spring 2021 office hours are Tuesday afternoons from 3-5 PM via Zoom. Call or email for a Zoom link.
- Lecture is every Tuesday from 5:30 - 6:20 PM. They'll be held via Zoom and possibly in person in Studio 5 (RTV 127) once in-person classes resume.
- Labs are Wednesday - 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM (morning lab) and 1:00 - 4:30 PM (afternoon lab)
- Service Learning & Client Projects / Opportunites
- Week 1 (1/19) - Course Intro - Video Cameras 101
- Week 1 lab
- Spring 2021 Field Shoot Exercise (Doc file) Field Shoot Exercise (PDF)
- Optimize Your Home Editing Setup (video 4:30)
- Cinema Cameras (B&H article) Read just the first part- up through "Frame Rates".
- Week 2 (1/27) Video Cameras 202
- Week 3 (2/2) Editing 101 & Graphics
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- Watch:
- Read: Jim's Graphics Overview
- Week 3 At home lab: Motion Graphics Exercise
- Week 3 At home lab: Accompanying video lesson
- Week 4 (2/9) Editing 102 & Portraiture --------- [ZOOM RECORDING] ----------
- Week 5 Edit Lab - NO LECTURE THIS WEEK! (IU Wellness Day) SPLIT LABS
- Week 6 (2/23) Audio & Art
- Week 7 (3/2) Lighting 101: Portraiture
- LIVE (IN-PERSON) LABS THIS WEEK!
- Screen Art Videos in Lab
- Portraiture Lighting Lab
- 'Grip It Good': A Short Film about Grips, the Unsung Heroes of the Film Industry by Mark Varga
- Week 8 (3/9) Midterm Exam
- Labs do not meet this week (Students produce Interview/Feature stories).
- Week 9 (10/19) Storytelling 101 - Essentials
- Screen Interview/Feature stories in lab.
- Pitch Drama/Storytelling or ALT Projects in lab.
- Week 10 (3/23) Storytelling 202 - The Art of the Short Story
- No Labs on Wednesday (IU Wellness Day)
- Week 11 (3/30) Advanced Production Techniques
- Moving Camera Lab (10-point graded exercise) - Drama and Final Project meetings
- Week 12 (4/6) - Codecs & Containers
- No Labs this week (so you can work on Drama/Storytelling or Alt projects)
- Week 13 (4/13) - Advanced Post-Production Techniques + Review
- Cinema Cameras (B&H article) Start from "Codecs and Bit Rates" section
- Review Drama/Storytelling or ALT Projects - LAB STARTS AT 9:00 AM
- Week 14 (4/20) Delivery Guidelines and Emerging Camera Tech - Zoom lecture | Labs (Final Project work session)
- Week 15 (4/27) Wednesday AM Lab: We'll screen/review Final Projects in Studio 5 starting at 9 AM.
- FINAL EXAM: The Spring P351 Final Exam (scheduled by the Registrar) is Friday, May 7 from 10:10 AM to 12:10 PM. (It will be administered through Canvas and should take about 45-60 minutes.)
P351 Exercises:
Media assignments (projects, videos, etc.) should be turned in via IU Box unless otherwise specified.
Pre-production, critiques, and other paperwork should be turned in via Canvas
- P351 Field Shoot Exercise (Doc file) Field Shoot Exercise (PDF)
- NOTE: Save the clips as a Quicktime, MXF, or mpeg file named as your username. (Mine would be jarkraus.) Turn it in via your IUBox P351 folder.
- Hand in the assignment sheet, log and critique on paper at the start of the next lab.
- Storyboard / Continuity Sequence Exercise
- Media Composer Exercise
- Media Composer Motion Graphics Exercise
- News Exercise
- Lighting Lab Exercise
- Interview / Feature Story & Service Learning Projects
- Art Video Exercise
- "The Art of Flow" by Kyah Hiers
- "Burnt Weenie Tortilla Wrap" by Greg Eismin
- "Color Blind" by Anna Legge
- "Departure" by Pablo Romero Pena
- "Get Up and Go" by Ethan Hethcote
- "Shattered" by Carter Ross
- "How to Make Art" by Carlos Gutierrez
- "The Human Experience" produced by Rebecca Banks
- "Ideasthesia" example from Connor Ebbinghouse
- "Pittsburgh Is" by Grace Waltz
- Example from Caz Tanner
- Example: Best Imitation of Myself
- Example from Andrew Cambron
- Example from Graham Sheldon
- Example from Javon Washington-Brown
- "Same Love" by Henry Malone
- Moving Camera Lab
- Color Correction / Color Grading Exercise
- Drama / Storytelling
- "Gentle Cycle" by Connor Ebbinghouse
- "Shadow Man" by Carlos Gutierrez
- Example from Anton Goddard and Mark Galup
- 48 hour film festival project: Shovel Ready"
- CMF film festival winner: "Sparks"
- CART the film
- Framed - shot on an iPhone4
- The Mustache by Jonathan Carey
- Validation (short film, 15 minutes)
- Final Project
- Multimedia Exercise
Miscellaneous Links & Resources
- Arri Lighting Handbook (Note: versions in other languages can be found on Arri's website.)
- Canon XF405 manual (PDF)
- IU Media School Covid Safety Protocol
- IU Media School Cleaning Procedures
- IU Media School Rental Procedures
- IU Media School Checkout System - Need an extension or have a special request? Email rtvlab @ indiana.edu at least two working days before you need to check out the gear.
- Universal Production Music (was Killer Tracks Music Library)
- Log sheet (DOC file)
- P351 Archived Zoom recordings
- Program Proposal - What is it?
- Sample documentary outline & treatment ("Elkinsville: Washed Away by Progress" pdf)
- Sample program proposal and treatment for an interview/feature story (Art of Cello)
- Scripts and Treatments: An Overview
- Service Learning & Real World clients
- Storyboard template (16x9 pdf)
- Talent release #1 (pdf)
- Talent release #2 (pdf)
- Link to cybercollege location release form (may also need modification)
- Interview/Documentary Production Tips
- Interview Lighting Tips
