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Nicky Pisczcor produced, directed & appeared in "My Family's Thanksgiving."
Jimm Needle ('03 Broadcast Comm & former BC 251 student) served as guest judge. Needle is a producer/director of digital media now working in the Cleveland area.
Needle tells Titan Radio's Josh Anderson what mini-movies worked well and why.
Watch the entries for the BC 251 Mini-Movie Showcase. Westminster College students enrolled in video production shot and edited group and individual entries with their personal digital cameras, camcorders or video cell phones.
Nicky Pisczcor produced, directed & appeared in "My Family's Thanksgiving."
My Favorite
Despite the perceived limitations of using stills from a digital camera for a mini-movie, Nicole Pisczcor shot interesting and varied pictures. My Family's Thanksgiving is my favorite. She had the wide, medium close up from different angles. Her shots illustrated an emotional texture that reached me as a viewer. Her sequence of shots and use of movement told a genuine, human story.
Jimm Needle said he felt like he had spent Thanksgiving with her family.
He even remarked he'd like to meet Nicole and talk to her as she clearly has an eye for storytelling.I appreciated the simple, intimate story she told and appreciate her willingness to share with the world. While I enjoyed several of the projects, I thought My Family's Thanksgiving captured the spirit of the assignment and demonstrated Nicole's growth with the camera and with the editing. She has clearly grown as a storyteller. Well done, Nicky!
The Mini-Movie Project
Why do a mini-movie project for class?
The goal is for students to transfer the skills, experiences and professional practices learned from shooting and editing sports, news and commercials back to the domain of the home user.
I want students to shift back to consumer products such as video cell phones, digital cameras and typical video editing software found on most PCs.
I want them to apply the video production techniques and approaches learned in BC 251 to the digital technology now available to everyone.
Jimm Needle ('03 Broadcast Comm & former BC 251 student) served as guest judge. Needle is a producer/director of digital media now working in the Cleveland area.
Outcomes for the Mini-movies
Apply standard framing principles, Rule of Thirds, etc.
Apply basic camera operations and techniques.
Shoot a quality/meaningful sequence of shots that when put together create a seamless flow of action.
Juxtapose wide, medium and close ups with cutaways, reactions, etc.
Tell a story.
Keep it simple. Tell stories you know.
Needle tells Titan Radio's Josh Anderson what mini-movies worked well and why.
Assessment
The winning entries demonstrated solid applications of the established outcomes.
Jimm Needle was on the mark with his criticism that many shots shake too much. He said students should use a tripod. If they don't have a tripod then made due with whatever you have. He points out you can take some duct tape and tape your video cell phone to a broom handle to create a homemade tripod.However, if you must go hand held then stay wide and you and your body become the zoom.
CLOSER is better when you go hand held. Zooming will only amplify any movement as your focal length is reduced.Unfortunately not everyone applied the standards establishied for other class projects such as shooting news stories, sports and commercials.
However, students were told to have fun and make their own movie with their own gear. While the subject matter may skew to the younger demographic, many of the 20 projects demonstrated an improvement of skill and an application of techniques covered in class.
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