Adding visual interest to interviews
Just curious if anyone has any ideas to contribute here...
I'm working on a video about women in the IT industry. We're shooting interviews with some IT women, shooting b-roll etc., and cutting together short videos to be shown to young school girls to encourage IT careers. There needs to be some visual interest to hold their attention.
I shot one nice close-up shot for the interviews and did a second camera at a cockeyed dutched angle (some handheld, some locked down, wide and tight) with the intention of effecting it somehow and having some interesting cutaways. Not sure what to do with it specifically though to make it interesting but not overdone. Thought to get some Nattress filters and start playing around with that.
Anyways, I'm looking for some specific editing techniques for 2-cam interview footage for a frenetic MTV-style effect. Stylized footage, cutaways, transition tricks etc.
Thanks for any ideas.
Doug
Yeah, I'm with you about content first. I think we got some good stuff, so its just about spicing it up visually a bit, not about using FX in lieu of good content.
Haven't watched 24 actually (probably the only one here?!), so I can't quite visualize that, but multiple angles simultaneously is something I'll think about.
Good thinkng about the colors. Fortunately I shot these in front of a red gel-enhanced fireplace set. Nice and warm. No chroma key or anything though, so I can't cut anyone out and use backgrounds.
I shoot and edit quite a bit but alot of it is really simple. This is a little more involved. I know just enough to be dangerous, and still get stuck executing some of the things I can see in my head. So, keep the ideas coming if you care to share more.
Thanks much,
Doug
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== 'thb'" but every combination of writing the condition i.e.
with/without quotes , different equalities etc failed so I end up
changing the xml attribute to an integer which obviously now works
in spry. ie.
spryif="{@cat} == '1'"
Why would I want to do something like this? - I wanted the
@cat attribute to double up as an insert for an image path i.e.
src="{@ref}{@cat}.{@fileType}".
Related to this problem was also my XML structure. I
originally had:
<images>
<icons>
<icon>.....</icon>
...repeated
</icons>
<backgrounds>
<background>.....</background>
...repeated
</backgrounds>
</images>
To display all these in one go I believe it would rquire 2
datasets i.e. one each for icons and backgrounds. Instead I opted
to modifying my XML by asigning a 'cat' atttribute to distinguish
from icon and background.
<images>
<image cat="1">.....<image>
...repeated
<image cat="2">.....<image>
...repeated
</images>
And then use a spryif condition i.e
spryif="{@cat} == '1'" then do this this...
spryif="{@cat} == '2'" then do this this...
.... to weed each type out and treat appropriately which
seems to work ok.
Just in case your wondering I do have more than 2 categories
in my project and I also wanted it to be easily 'expanable',
because the spry page is generated by php it does'nt matter
how many spryif's I have to put in... if you understand what I
mean. Where as creating multiple datasets as I did the first time
round is more messy to automatically produce.
I also learned that spryif="{@someattribute}" (i.e. just
checking if an attribute exists) also works which is very useful
and
simple way for weeding things out and differianting between
things.
Puzzle!
Something I have'nt worked out and I am not sure whether I
need to because at the moment it is working the way I need,
although it does puzzle me so if anyone can explain what is
happening that would be good as I can imagine some situations where
it could be useful to know how to get round it. This is a simple
example:
Original code in HTML page is..... <span
id"title">{title}</span>
An event occurs.. and I change it into a form input i.e.
document.getElementById("title").innerHTML = '<input
type="text" name="title" value="'+title+'"/>';
When the dataset gets reloaded i.e. loadData(); by some other
spry event the new HTML that has been dynamically written in (the
form) reverts back to how it was originally i.e. <span
id"title">{title}</span>.
i.e. it seems to have no memory of what has happened - is
this just the way it works? If so I will avoid any situations that
require this to happen.
Thanks
Andrew Richardson
I have just realised that I have an outdated version of spry
and some of the things above maybe irrelevent.Hello Kinblas,
Sorry for the slow response... I am sprying on the side!
I am pleased you might find my long posts useful. Obviously
it must be very important to the success of your project to
consider 'how people work' and their current 'mindsets' as well as
just the 'technical' details.
I have not been to any 'seminars', although probably very
interesting - I have not really planned too... mainly because, as
you know there are many technologies involved in web development -
from the bright lights of 'flash animation' to the darkest server
tasks of scripting a cron job (that’s my perspective!!) - and
I ‘believe’ there is very little time for me to become
a 'master' of any one particular 'technology' and tend to skip
around trying different things to solve 'clients' needs at that
time - if I am 'confident' something works for its intended
audience (within a 'budget') - I use it. That is why your
'framework' is potentially valuable to me - because it is opening
up javascript for me again after I 'dumped' it a few years ago
(probably in favour of flash). To help me out I bought an
‘AJAX’ book, but to be honest I have not really read
it, I will probably learn more from fiddling with the SPRY
framework.
My transitions to new technologies tend to be very slow and
gradually implemented. The following web page for example
www.brook-industries.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=41
required AS1 scripting, 3D modelling, bit of java 'fiddling', CAD,
video editing as well as the usual mix of web technology (A drop in
the ocean with all the possible web technologies out there).
Despite utilising different technologies I might for example still
use 'tables' for layout - regardless of others 'scorning it', I
will shift completely to css very slowly as I gain more confidence
in it... and following 'accessibility guidelines' is only just
floating into my consciousness (someone could have at pick at
that!). You also have to keep your eye on time spent learning
'technologies' that may become 'redundant' - when I started
developing I learnt the VRML 2 spec inside out thinking it was the
next big thing...
In general I think clients cannot and do not even want to
perceive the value of all the back end technology (probably 80% of
my developing time), they seem to place more value (obviously) on
what they can 'see' - which is a strong point for SPRY as it does
create USEFUL yet visually interesting functionality quite readily.
I think in the last few weeks whilst I have been
‘playing’ with spry I have done more ‘visual
front end design’ than I would normally pay attention too -
maybe because JS is so inherently interlinked with HTML and CSS
(the display bit) – which is what I like! – when I get
that 80% down to 50% and I will be very happy!
Regardless of my seemingly limited time to learn - I have
done a bit more sprying and have more 'amateur questions' - I will
create a new post for these.
Andrew -
Ok you pros, I need some help.
I'm creating promo video for a charity organization that I work with. It needs to be about 4-5 minutes long, look great, and energize people for the work we do. With that in mind, I have the following questions...
1. What is the best way to go about planning such a project, from filming to final production. Does anyone know of a good flow chart or something for me to conceptually wrap my mind around this thing?
2. This movie will have 4 different movements. Is it best to set it all up and edit it as one big sequence in FCE, or to make multiple sequences and put them together at the end? (E.G., title, interviews, etc.)
3. If I need to put together multiple sequences, how do I do that?
4. What are some good stock video sites out there?
5. Any other tips on doing a big project (at least big for me) would be welcomed.
Thanks!
MacBook Pro 2.33Ghz, 2 gig, 15inch Mac OS X (10.4.9)have a look at one of the short films on recycling here:
http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page3638.asp
(I know they're not specifically about your area but bear with me)
This shows a variety of basic techniques used to keep the viewer's attention - talking head interviews intercut with images, cross- cutting between interviewees, music bed, sound bridges (i.e where voiceover connects video items), illustrative cutaways (so that the viewer isn't bored by looking solely at a talking head interview).
On a sheet of A4, start with a short sentence describing the aims of the piece.
Then a paragraph including basic required elements, e.g interviews with x, y and z, voxpops, any voiceover (if you're not using a professional VO artiste, ensure you use someone with an intelligble and interesting voice)any statistics, graphics, stills, archive material that you wish to include.
Then on another sheet of A4, make a simple storyboard - on one side write video and the other side, audio and then list what images, shot for shot, you want, accompanied by what audio and the proposed duration.
Eg. Video - interview with x, intercut with shots of... Audio - Voiceover (VO) from interview with x, Duration - 30 secs.
Decide on appropriate locations for the interviews (appropriate and if possible visually interesting)
Decide what the interviewees are required to cover and make bullet points of any questions. Speak to the interviewees prior to shooting to let them know what's required, when and where.
Make a list of any props/equipment required and don't forget release forms if required or any permissions.
I'm sure you don't need to be reminded of the dreaded H&S requirements - don't film from a motorway hard shoulder or field with a ***** and aggressive bull for instance - don't laugh, I know people who've proposed it !
The secret is thorough preparation and competent technical knowledge.
Use a decent 3 CCD prosumer cam, using manual settings and an external mic. (IMHO, there's nothing worse than autofocus and crappy audio). Stick the cam on a decent tripod and pay attention to framing.
The reason is gave the link to the short recycling video is that you can reverse the process by analyzing the film and writing a storyboard from it which should help in writing your own.
In FCE, I would set-up a sequence for the 4 different 'movements' - do you mean chapters? - (file>new>sequence) and in the browser, I would put clips in separate bins (file>new>bin) i.e. a separate bin for interview, voxpops, cutaways - although in a short project this might not be necessary. -
Hello, I've been experimenting with SG for the last few weeks as I think the integration with PPro is pretty interesting and solves problems for some of our major clients. I do have a few comments on things though.
First one thing I really find frustrating is that when I direct link it is very easy to change a clip without knowing that you are doing that. I see a clip on the screen but when I change the grade I may see nothing happen and may be changing a shot that I can't see. IMO a way to fix that would be to have "active layers" or layers you want to work on by selecting an eye or lock button on the left. For instance if my seq has 6 layers and the top 3 are gfx then I would click a button on the 3 layers I actually want to work on and SG would select the top of the active layers under the play head as active and not just stick to the last layer worked on. To me you should never be able to make a change to a clip that isn't being displayed.
Also I wish there were a way to turn off thumbnails where clicking on them doesn't automatically apply them. Sometimes you just want to manage your thumbnails and now just trying to delete one will apply it to a clip. Also I think the "are you really sure" dialog is unnecessary to delete a thumbnail. It just seems very easy to unintentionally change things.
And it seems like a lot of work to just draw a mask and then feather it. The handles end up pointing in all different directions and you have to go in and straighten them out to get an acceptable feathered mask.
Also I'm having the issue with slow renders with feathered masks. I saw this mentioned on another thread but this one really means I won't be doing much with SG until it's fixed. I was working on a 30 minute show the other day and it brought things to a near stand still.
But it does seem like a nice program but these are my initial reactions.
Robert BrownRobert,
Thanks for looking at Sg and commenting. I've commented and posted bug/feature-request items enough (ahem ... ) that I think a lot of the Sg staff know me by name, and really ... they're still quite polite with me and welcome further critiques of "their" baby. Which is really quite encouraging. So post away, they'll even come here and look at things quite bit ...
The PrPro->Sg->PrPro Direct Link process is nothing short of "miraculous" compared to an old-style 'flow' ... and while it initially was quite limited, they've kept improving how it works and with what effects it works and it's getting so more and more can just work it without (normally ... ) having to think about it. For my little short-form interviews & such it works so well that it's completely changed my process. I'm matching interview shots with B footage & acquired graphics and such ... and depending on how interest something grades it may be worth a bit more screen-time. So ... I'll load a few things on a "test" timeline, pop over to Sg, and play a moment. Those that "pop" might either get included or if already scheduled for inclusion, more screen time. It's given me a whole new way to "up" my product by visual choices. Before, it was tedious enough that I made all choices and then graded. This is actually working quite fast and gets me to an "out the door" state with I think a much more visually interesting product.
That said, there have been huge problems in getting say, complex masks and multiple Lumetri effects to work within the D-L process. I don't know coding but it seems this has been rather an interesting challenge ... especially with the apparently bizarre way different video cards, OS, and various & sundry hardware drivers relate (or don't!) with each other & particular codecs & such. But even that is now becoming more stable across a wider array of hardware/codec/software needs.
Speedgrade & the D-L workflow do need some further modifications to get "there" ... though "there" is always a shifting target, isn't it? And the more users that note their joys & ESPECIALLY distractions/difficulties here, the easier it is for the staff to find out about & go after problems. Often people will post here about what seems an obvious problem with the program ... that actually, only a very small sub-set of users will encounter, as it requires an in-depth concatenation of computer hardware, OS builds, codec, and perhaps even camera-specific items thrown on top of it. Miss out any one of them, it all runs fine. So there's one person convinced this must be a complete problem for everyone, and ... maybe 1% of total users can even work to re-create the problem.
At that point, those 1% need to post bug reports and note things here.
Neil -
Have you played with PL/SQL debugging yet?
If you have played with the new PL/SQL debugging feature of the ODT beta, I am very interested to hear what you think! Rather than asking you to write your feedback down, I can call you (although email is OK too!). If you are able to participate , please send an email to [email protected]
If you have comments about our Visual Studio 2005 support I would like to hear that as well!
If you have already provided feedback on this forum, we have read it all, but would still be interested in interviewing you on the phone about your usage!
Thank you!
Christian Shay
Product Manager
Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio .NET
Message was edited by:
cshayThat is great! Also, if you (or anyone else) would be interested in being interviewed by phone about your use of this beta, please email me directly!
Christian Shay
[email protected]
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