From Script to DVD is a Cinematography course that brings its participants through the process of giving birth to a video - From the creation of an idea, to storyboarding, all the way to producing the deliverable. Not only does this course focus on understanding each of the steps in creating a video, it also emphasizes the important of a proper workflow.
Course Objectives
At the end of the course, learners should be able to:
- Evaluate the challenges of video pre-production
- Compose a detailed script
- Design a comprehensive storyboard
- Operate cameras
- Plan shooting angles
- Build a rough edit
- Elaborate a fine edit
- Render for web and archive
- Produce a DVD
Course Outline
Day 1
Session One:
- Inception of an idea
- Scripting foundation
- Storyboarding foundation
- Type of shots
- The importance of details
- Flexible storyboarding with Post-Its
- Props list
- Definition of the roles
Session Two:
- Basic camera functions
- SD vs HD
- Do's and Don'ts of filmmaking
- Planning a shot
- Flexible storyboarding the Post-It
- Props list
- Definition of the roles
- Acting
Day 2
Session Three:
- Importing footages and clips
- Understanding In and Out
- Timeline
- Multiple tracks
- Static titles
- Lower third tiles
- Rolling and crawling titles
Session Four:
- Using Premiere Pro timeline editing tools
- Roll and Ripple
- Slide and Slip
- Razor
- Rate Stretch
Session five:
- A jungle of formats
- Adobe Media Encoder
- Exporting for web
- Exporting for Archive (High Quality)
- Burning a DVD