2021 Spring Break Video Camp |

Beargrass Media 2-day Spring Break Online Video Camp April 1st and 2nd, 2021

Here is the video link for Friday, April 2, 2021

https://meet.google.com/aup-voba-jsm

Please check out the instructions page linked directly below. There are dozens of tutorials and links, before the camp begins, please familiarize yourself with the layout and how to access the materials.

https://www.beargrassmedia.com/video-production-camps/instructions

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Violet and Hazel did a video showing continuation of traveling from one place to another at the end of camp with a Thunderous Reward. They used Movavi, which is a free software. (It leaves a watermark on the videos)

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Documentary Style contains several standard elements.

First person narration

The narrator looks just to the left or right of the camera as if they are addressing a “reporter” who is sitting next to the camera

B-roll footage

Still images that relate to a past person or event we have no video of

Voice over by the narrator telling a story about the B-roll or still images

The story is often over a long time ago, and the narrator has the benefit of time to reflect on the importance of the events.

Assume for this story that a generation is 25 years. Your parent was born 25 years before you. Your grandparent was born 50 years before you. Your great grandparent was born 75 years before you, and your great great grandparent was born 100 years before you. If you are searching for pictures of a fake ancestor that looks a little like you, use a photo that is from an appropriate time period. Over time, the photos will become more recent and turn from black and white to color. Peoples’ clothes, hairstyles, cars, etc. will be a great indicator of the year.

NARRATOR ON CAMERA: My people come from ____. I guess you can say that’s where it all started.

VOICE OVER: My great great (grandfather or grandmother) was a (profession). (He/she) was amazing. People would come from miles around just to watch (him/her) _______. But when my great (grandfather or grandmother) became a ____ (different profession), they figured it was the end of the line for the (original profession). Then my (grandmother or grandfather) took a right turn and went into (other profession) that brought shame and disgrace upon the family. After that, my (mother or father) brought respectability back to the family when they became a ______.

NARRATOR ON CAMERA: But then I came along, and people remembered my great great (grandmother or grandfather). They say these things can skip one generation, but three?

VOICE OVER: But I excelled, and I achieved, and I exceeded all expectations. By the time I was (age) ____, I was (some amazing achievement) ______. They say I am an inspiration to ____ (some group of people) everywhere. That may be true, but I just focus on being me.

NARRATOR ON CAMERA: But when you got it, you got it… (demonstrates their talent that is not really all that impressive). (Deliver a funny wrap-up sentence, and demonstrate the talent a finel time, then fade out.)

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Luca used one of the Guinea Pigs for his Mockumentary:

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Violet and Hazel did their take on the mockumentary. The video froze up at the halfway point on one image, but the first half is what they intended.

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Genre Piece 2021 Spring Break

You pick a genre from the list on the instructions page. The words below should all be in voice over. Pick music that accompanies the genre you pick, and focus on B-roll and camera angles to set the mood.

VOICE OVER: “When I saw the sun streaming through the window, you would think it was summer. But when my feet hit the cold tile floor, I knew that not only was I going to need socks, but all the accessories that are used to combat shivering. Nevertheless, it was still a relief to break the confines of my humble abode and breathe some fresh air. And that’s when I saw it. A common everyday item only attracts your attention when it is out of place, and this was DEFinitely out of place. But I guess the most surprising thing is what was inside…”

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Violet and Hazel chose the Genre “Suspense-Thriller”.

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Luca chose “Mystery”

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This is Luca’s animation from the instructions “make a video with things that go wrong that end up with a silver lining. “

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This is Violet and Hazel’s video based on the instructions: Record yourself trying to do something 3 times and failing. The second and third time should be shorter than the first. Then go for a fourth attempt that either succeeds or fails on a whole new level.

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This is Violet and Hazel’s video based on the instructions:

Make a video where someone ruins your whole day. Could be a sibling, could be you in disguise.

Part 1 – Set up a few shots which show you getting ready for something you want to do all by yourself. Do not reveal you face. Mix wide shots, cut ins, etc. that do not happen to reveal you altogether.

Part 2 – Show you ready to enjoy your special moment. Include your face. Might be one shot.

Part 3 – Show someone interrupting you and causing conflict. Small number of shots.

Part 4 – Show the other person getting the better of you.

Part 5 – Show yourself getting back at them or at least attempting to.

It also answers the question: Where has all the toilet paper gone?

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Camp sign-up information below this line.

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Sign up for camp via this google form

To pay for the camp, write a check for $90 to Beargrass Media and mail it to 2513 Blvd Napoleon Louisville KY 40205.

The Club will take place from 9 AM – 4 PM on Camp Days. The students will learn how to write, record, edit, and publish video productions. The camp will be conducted in an on-line format with a mixture of group video calls, one on one video tutorial calls, student “video assignments”, files transferred back and forth between students and instructors, and quality finished videos produced. (We will return to in-person video camps when it is safe to do so according to health guidelines.) The students will use phones, tablets and computers owned by families with some potential for loaned video equipment like video cameras, microphones, a teleprompter, green screen, etc. The students will take stories from start to finish through the following steps: idea, storyboard, script, recording, file management, editing, special effects, sound design, rendered video, and publication on the web.

Students who have participated in one of our video camps before will be put in a group appropriate to their experience and ability.

Since 2020, we have adapted our in-person video production clubs to remote learning. In the camps, we have taken this past year’s on-line video experience and enhanced it to include more focus on including as many tech elements as possible. Feel free to call 502.671.9701 with questions.

Jon-Mark Sandquist and Patrick Fitzgerald lead video clubs at Bloom Elementary, Lincoln Performing Arts School, and The de Paul School. They have worked with youth instructing them on how to make videos for over 11 years. The past 3 years, they have led Summer and Winter video camps with over 100 youth. They have each produced multiple award-winning films in the Louisville 48-hour Film Project. Each has also taught youth music lessons and done commercial work for local businesses and agencies.