Check out this panoramic photo of the site of a terrorist bombing in Mumbai, India.

DUE: By 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8

For this assignment you are to shoot a sequence of video. Your sequence will show someone performing some type of action. What the action is doesn’t really matter. It can be someone walking into a room and logging on to a computer to surf the Web. It can be someone making a sandwich. It can be someone making something. Just make sure a sequence of actions is involved and that the overall sequence is long enough to get a variety of shots from.

It might be helpful to think of a story statement to keep you focused on the sequence.

Make sure you record a variety of shots (wide, medium and close). Explore different camera angles and composition. Remember to record each shot for 9-10 seconds.

Bring your tape with your recorded sequence shots to class Wednesday, Nov. 4.

The New York Times asks readers for one word to describe how they feel one year after Obama’s elections. Here’s what they are saying.

Be sure to bring your mini-DV tape, external drive and a camera to class Wednesday if you’re ready to capture your Blog 8 video footage.

If you want to use the class time to go out and shoot your video, check out a camera and show up for the beginning of class. You’ll be free to leave once I know you’re on the job.

Warren

You are not required to turn in a summary of the videography reading material I gave you on Monday.

It’s important stuff, though, and we might have a quiz on its contents before long.

Warren

You will need to know some of Final Cut Pro’s tool palette’s functions.

To learn what the functions are or to learn shortcuts, click here.

Due midnight Sunday, Nov. 1Blog Post 6 Assignment

•    Check out a camera and microphone.
•    Log your Crisis PR or Fort Sill videos.
•    Pick one or two responses that can be packaged into a short video
•    clip. 60 to 90 seconds would be ideal.
•    Record a narrated intro and signoff.
•    Watch these PaceSetter tutorials:
o    Creating lower thirds in Final Cut Pro
o    Export Final Cut Pro sequence to post on Blogger
o    Posting your video clip on Blogger
•    Log & Capture the Crisis PR or Fort Sill clip, leaving enough video at the front and back end to accommodate your intro and signoff.
•    Log & Capture your narration.
•    Insert the narration track on the timeline.
•    Edit the audio and video tracks.
•    Add lower thirds to identify the press conference participants.
•    Export the finished video clip and post on Blogger.

Here’s the video/slideshow: http://video.nytimes.com/video/2009/10/25/us/1247465360380/when-no-ones-looking.html?th&emc=th

Here’s the text story: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/26/us/26runaway.html?_r=1

Check out a camera and microphone and bring them to class on Monday.

You’ll need your external drives, headphones and the mini-DV tapes you used during the Crisis PR or Fort Sill assignments (unless you haven’t done yours yet).