Workshop (Over 2 weekends)

These workshops are currently 'on hold' due to pressure of other VideoGraphy work.

While no previous experience is required, these workshops have been designed for people who have a genuine interest in videography and want to produce engaging videos whether for personal or commercial use. It is advisable to bring a camcorder with you, especially for the first day (although professional ones will be available for use during the workshop). The cameras that will be available are all Canon brand (XM-2, XL-2, XL-H1 and XL-H1s).

The first weekend deals mainly with Camcorder Operation, Documentary Storytelling and Basic Editing, while the second weekend deals with Location Shooting, Sound and Interview Techniques.

Places are very limited and will be considered on how seriously an applicant can commit to participation in the workshops since the workshops have been designed to be predominately practical. (Contact Oliver at 085 702 6238 or 086 8337664)

The following timetable is preliminary and may change prior to the course starting.

Day

Time

Description

First Weekend

1

Morning

TV / Camcorder Standards
Camcorder controls: Shutter, Aperture, Gain, White Balance, Fully Automatic vs Automatic vs Manual operation.
BREAK
Practice shooting

 

Afternoon

Documentary – elements of a story.
Craft a documentary story (An Daingean), storyboard, location list, shoot schedule

 

Evening

Location Shooting

2

Morning

Editing Software
Directory Structure, best practice.
Offloading, technical aspects.
BREAK
Voiceover recording for the documentary – discussion and operation (as gaeilge)

 

Afternoon

1st Rough Edit
Discussion on look and feel.  Additional clips required?
Backing Track
Titles and Credits

2nd Weekend

1

Morning

Sound: Camcorder setup, Wireless Setup, Rifle Microphone, Vocal Microphone. Automatic vs Manual gain.
BREAK
Interview driven documentary: Subject, role of interviewer, question types … as gaeilge

 

Afternoon

Briefing interview with the interviewee (simulated phone), arrange for location shoot
Short list of ‘B’ shots
Setup for location interview, position of camera(s), sound … as gaeilge
Shoot Interview – as gaeilge

 

Evening

Shoot ‘B’ Roll

2

Morning

Advanced editing Techniques – White Balance, Colour Correction, Time Codes …
Offload clips
BREAK
1st edit – rough outline of story
Is a voice-over required to tie the story together? Create and record.

 

Afternoon

Is music required?
Final edit
Review