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Here are the notes we took during last class on the video examples Becky orchestrated for us. In the comment section, please add anything I left out and I will amend this post.
AUDIENCE : (get to IT in the first 15 seconds)
- potential customers
- gadget freaks
- tech industry folks
- entertainment
- other makers
TECHNIQUES :
- write a script
- story arc
- implying thought through close-ups (intrigue)
- manual focus
- variety of shots
- point of view
- perspective
- white balance
- depth of field
- call to action
- concise editing
- audio quality
- tripod
- free-hand camera (not a tripod)
- split screen
VISUAL STYLE:
- intrigue
- cool subject
- provocation
- humor
- clarity through repetition
- don’t leave the audience hanging
- nuance
- object as character
- empowerment
- emotion
- empathy