Editing and Engineering

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1 Telling & Producing Stories with Video S ession One: Editing and Engineering (6 weeks) Session Two: Production and Interviewing (3 weeks) Session Three: Telling Your EngEx Stories (6 weeks) I-Have-A-Dream Program, Angevine Middle School Spring 2017

2 Interviewing Tips 1. Prepare your questions in advance. 2. Position your interviewee so he/she is looking at you just to the right or left of the camera (on the opposite side of the camera than you.) Have the interviewee just off center in the camera shot. Use the Rule of Thirds as shown and discussed in class. 3. Prepare your questions but be spontaneous and natural. 4. Avoid yes and no questions. 5. Get the interviewee comfortable. Ask the subject easy questions to warm him/her up. 6. Avoid giving your interviewee the questions in advance but do tell the interviewee about what you are interested in. Talk to him/her in advance if you can. 7. Have the subject work the question into his/her response. This is critical if there will be no interviewer's voice in the video. 8. Stay quiet when the interviewee is speaking. Otherwise, you will ruin the footage. 9. Ask for final thoughts or anything you missed that he/she would like to add at the end of the interview. 10. Don t stop the camera when the interview is over. Put the interviewee at ease. Be confident, energetic & friendly. Take control. Smile often!

3 I. ENGINEERING - THE FIELD a. What do engineers do in various fields? How is diff t from science? b. What do you do in your field in regard to engineering? c. Is failure acceptable in engineering? Why?/Why not? When if at all? d. How does engineering make a difference in the world? Can you give me an example? How about you in your work? e. How is teamwork, motivation, and creativity a necessary part of the field? How important is safety? f. Why do you think students my age learn more about engineering today than when you were my age? Why is it in schools? g. How if all has the field changed in the past 50 years? In the future? III. BECOMING AN ENGINEER a. What were you like as a child? As a student at various ages? b. Was school hard for you or easy? Why or why not? c. What obstacles have you had to overcome to become an engineer? d. What or who has helped you when the going has gotten tough? e. Could you have become an engineer on your own? Why or why not? f. What courses helped you follow the path to where you are today? g. Did you do well in MS, HS and college? If you didn't, how did that that impact you and your ambitions? What else interested you? h. Did you always want to be an engineer? What/who interested you in the field? What has been your best engineering experience to date? II. ENGINEERING CAREER a. Tell us about yourself? What attracted you to the field? When? b. When you were my age, what careers most interested you? c. What does it take to be good at an engineering job? Has it changed? d. What kinds of things ensure that you like your career and that also ensure your success? e. What has your career path been like since college? f. Do you use the engineering design process at work? g. If you had to do it all over, what career would you choose? Why? h. What advice do you recommend for students like me to be best prepared for a career in the future? i. IV. ENGINEERING IN ACTION a. Can you give me 3 examples of exciting problems engineers have worked on or solved in recent decades? b. What exciting problem have you helped solve? Were you part of a team and if so, what role did you and others play? c. Do you use the engineering design process in your engineering assignments (ask, explore, design, create, test, improve, share)? d. Can you tell me about engineering opportunities in Boulder County and if there are a lot of opportunities today? What about up ahead? e. How are computers and technology used in engineering? How important are they in engineering? QUESTIONS FOR INTERVIEWEE Please use the reverse side of this paper for questions you d like to see asked of the interviewee. Name: Workplace:

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5 Key LIght Interviewer Back Light or Hair Light Subject Camera Fill Light Camera lens is about 6 above eyes. Subject is off-center (Rule of Threes). The key light is the main light. It is usually the strongest and has the most influence on the look of the scene. It is placed to one side of the camera at about 45 degrees from the subject and about 45 degrees above him/her. The fill light is placed on the opposite side of the key light and fills the shadows on the subject caused by the key light. It is usually a softer light placed at eye level. The backlight separates the subject from the background and lights the subject from the rear. It typically lights the head and shoulders from above. Two other lights can shine on the background if desired. THREE-POINT LIGHTING

6 TEAM ONE Interviewer 1 Interviewer 2 Camera 1 Camera 2 Lighting Sound Interviewer #1 puts the interviewee at ease and asks him or her questions from those suggested by classmates. The interviewer must ensure that the interviewee includes each question in his or her answer. Interviewer #2 has the same reponsibilities as interviewer #1, namely to ask the interviewee questions suggested by classmakes and to put the interviewee at ease. Camera #1 refers to the person behind the main camera. He or she will work with an EngEx Coach to ensure that the best exposed video footage of the interviewee is captured. He/she tells the interviewer when footage is rolling and to begin. Camera #2 refers to the person behind the second camera on the set who is responsible for capturing an additional angle of the interviewee. He or she will work with an EngEx Coach to ensure the best possible footage. Lighting is responsible for setting up the three-point lighting on the subject and possibly adding light to on the background. He or she must wear protective gloves on the set. Sound is responsible for putting the lavaliar microphone on the subject and/or capturing sound with a Zoom recorder. Camera #1 and #2 must confirm hearing sound with his/her headphones on when the camera is running. My name:

7 TEAM TWO Interviewer 1 Interviewer 2 Camera 1 Camera 2 Lighting Sound Interviewer #1 puts the interviewee at ease and asks him or her questions from those suggested by classmates. The interviewer must ensure that the interviewee includes each question in his or her answer. Interviewer #2 has the same reponsibilities as interviewer #1, namely to ask the interviewee questions suggested by classmakes and to put the interviewee at ease. Camera #1 refers to the person behind the main camera. He or she will work with an EngEx Coach to ensure that the best exposed video footage of the interviewee is captured. He/she tells the interviewer when footage is rolling and to begin. Camera #2 refers to the person behind the second camera on the set who is responsible for capturing an additional angle of the interviewee. He or she will work with an EngEx Coach to ensure the best possible footage. Lighting is responsible for setting up the three-point lighting on the subject and possibly adding light to on the background. He or she must wear protective gloves on the set. Sound is responsible for putting the lavaliar microphone on the subject and/or capturing sound with a Zoom recorder. Camera #1 and #2 must confirm hearing sound with his/her headphones on when the camera is running. My name: