Friday

Your cameras will be of use for Friday's lesson. If you have one, bring it in...

Cheers,

Mark

Vimeo Weekend Project

Note: This is not me...message sent from vimeo staff

"Hello, my creative confidantes!

For this Weekend Challenge we're going to focus on using POV shots as artistic tools. Head over to the post to see all of the .gif glory: vimeo.com/videoschool/lesson/356/weekend-challenge-a-unique-point-of-view 

Point of View (POV) is a shooting technique that shows the perspective of a scene from a character or object's position in the setting, whether it's seeing the world through someone's eyes or experiencing the action of orbiting a person as a jumprope, like in this mesmerising video from Callum Cooper: 

vimeo.com/55061232

When you're involved in the scene, the act of watching becomes more immersive than if you were watching everything as a bystander. Think up some unique shots that really enhance the story you're trying to tell. For this Challenge, we want you to explore multiple points of view as a shooting technique for a short narrative. You could try storyboarding your idea to help you come up with a shot list. 

The Rules:
+ Make a narrative video using at least three POV shots from three different perspectives.
+ Keep your video under 3 minutes.
+ If you add music, use a song you've created or something from the Vimeo Music Store: vimeo.com/musicstore
+ Upload and post your video to the Weekend Project Group by Tuesday, February 26th at 11:59 PM (EST) : vimeo.com/groups/weekendproject 

Remember that only videos made specifically for this Challenge will be considered. All videos must be approved by the Vimeo Staff before appearing in the Group, so don't worry if your video doesn't show up at first; we'll get to it! 

The winner of this Weekend Challenge will receive a free Vimeo Plus account for one year! If you're already a Plus member, you'll get another year! The runner-up will receive an extra 3GB of upload space, Plus account or not. 

Let's see what you've got!"

Assignment questions

Hi people...hope your half-term is going well? 

I'm getting a number of questions, across a number of blog posts, about the brief/assignment. Subsequently, I've created this post for you to ask any questions that you may have.

Post below...

Music Films

Raindance just tweeted an article that may be of interest to those of you who are making a music film:

Music Videos as Short Films - http://www.raindance.org/10-music-videoshort-films/

Top 10 Sites for Indie Filmmakers

Raindance article: http://www.raindance.org/site/index.php?id=479,7124,0,0,1,0

Raindance Resources

On the Raindance website you can find hundreds of articles that are full of very useful hints and tips for filmmakers:

http://www.raindance.org/resources/

No Film School

Useful filmmaking website: http://nofilmschool.com/

"NoFilmSchool is a site for DIY filmmakers and independent creatives. The site focuses on tools and technology relevant to filmmakers, writers, directors, editors, producers, cinematographers, bloggers, designers, and entrepreneurs