CONTENT:  Assigned Practice Scripts

TECHNIQUE:  Paying particular attention to the quality of recorded LOCATION DIALOGUE, use your cellphone’s camera to tell the story in two over-the-shoulder shots. 

• • Resolution.  1080HD.  Progressive Scan.  Square pixels.  16:9.  23.976 frames per second.
  • Brightness.  Disable your camera’s automatic iris feature.
  • Coverage.  10-second heads & tails.  Clean entrances and exits.  Record the entire action of the scene from each camera position. 
  • Composition.  Your footage should reflect an understanding of The Rule of Thirds, The 180° Rule, and the 30/20 Rule.
  • Shooting Ratio.  No less than 6:1 for each camera position.  Log all footage

DELIVERABLES: DO NOT combine the shots into a finished film.  Submit the following to the appropriate folders in the Cine-Store server (and at least two other BACKUP STORAGE locations of your choosing):

• • footage logs
  • video footage
  • audio recording
  • releases