Documentary

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Documentary
Georgia Institute of Technology
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DOCUMENT EVERYTHING!

• Document as you go along
• TRACK EVERYTHING
• Materials
• Planned Steps
• Problems
• Research
• Use multiple mediums
• Project Journal
• Wiki
• Video
• Chat Logs
• The more information, the better

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Synthesize Information

• Divide project progress into steps
• Create brief project overview
• Detail steps in spreadsheet
• Step
• Name
• Description
• Camera shots
• Relevant graphics
• KISS

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Shoot

• Obtain camera
• Hit up rich uncle for money
• Check camera out from library
• 5 DV tape
• Use shots obtained during initial documentation
• Make new shots according to description placed in
  spreadsheet
• Record description of each step separately to
  avoid multiple takes on camera
• Record audio first to keep auditory cues for scene

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Edit

• Software
• Desperate Windows Movie Maker
• Lazy iMovie
• Professional Final Cut Pro / Adobe Premiere
• Can be used in Library Media Labs
• Rule of thumb
• Cheaper the program, easier to use
• No need for fancy editing, this is project
  documentation, not a Sundance entry
• Drag clips to time slots, overlay with
  appropriate audio
• Make titles screens for individual steps

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Export

• Online Video Services
• YouTube
• Popular
• Annotations
• Likelihood WMG will take you down increases
• Omnisio
• Synchronize Video with Slides
• Just bought out by Google empire
• Vimeo
• Higher bitrate, better quality overall
• Tighter community, comments not as bad as YouTube
• MySpace/Facebook
• You're funny.
• PROFIT!