Weird, Wild, and Wacky Camera Techniques
by Kim Woodard
Video
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Storyboard
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Project Development
To create this project, I completed the following:
Came up with an idea for a video
Developed a storyboard for the video
Videoed my husband practicing golf in our house
Imported the video into iMovie
Edited the video footage
Incorporated title slides and audio
Exported to Quicktime
Compressed file for web
Explanation of 3 Weird, Wild, Wacky Shots
Wacky Shot # 1 (Video Clip # 1): I took the practice green and set it up on a box so that I could get down to ground level with the golf ball. I then had my husband swing the putter back and forth three times and then (lightly) tap the camera for the effect of the putter hitting the ball. I added my own audio recording of what a golf ball might be "thinking" during this process. This shot helped communicate the point of view of the golf ball and what it is like to be hit by a putter.
Wacky Shot # 2 (Video Clip # 2): I took the camera and placed it very near the green. I then recorded down the green and into the golf hole. I added my own audio recording to again show what a golf ball might be "thinking" as it rolls down the green. This shot again helped communicate the point of view of a golf ball and what it is like to roll down the green and fall into a golf hole.
Wacky Shot # 3 (Video Clip # 4): I took a small glass cup and wrapped the sides in black paper to simulate a golf hole cup. I then laid in the floor and held the camera under the cup. My husband took a golf ball and rolled it into the cup. I added crowd clapping audio to this shot to show appreciation for making the shot. This shot helped communicate what it looks like for a golf ball to fall into a golf hole cup.
Reflections
I had a really hard time coming up with a topic for this video. However, once I came up with an idea, it was really a fun video to produce. A goal I reached was to not stress over the video and come up with an idea that would satisfy the criteria. Barriers I had to overcome during production was videoing around a 4 year old daughter who wanted to practice her golf as much as her daddy. It just took patience and time to let her have her turn!!!!!
Kim Woodard
TATC 205 Extended Video
Module 2 Discussion 4
Weird, wild, and wacky camera techniques
May 9, 2003
TA TEKS: 8.23s, 8.42s, 9.28s, 9.33s, 10.10s, 10.13s, 10.18s, 10.20s,
10.33s, 10.42s, 10.43s