Logging the Footage
You have been provided with a DVD containing window dubs of an A reel and a B reel of footage for this project. Using KU-TV logging sheets provided (or available from the forms file in the Department office) you will view the window dubs and record an in and out time for each shot.
A shot is designated by a significant change in content, so a zoom may divide two shots. Number each shot, even those that are obviously unusable. You can leave the A1 and A2 columns blank, as this footage is all silent.
For each shot you must write a detailed description, beginning with the shot size (CU, MS, etc.). Use the sheets provided for the A/B Roll Feature Assignment as a guide to writing shot descriptions.
In addition to describing the shots, include any notes on quality that may help you choose shots to include in your video.
The Paper EDL
Once you have logged all the shots, use another logging sheet to prepare a primitive paper edit decision list (EDL). Remember that all transitions must be dissolves, so try to pair shots from reel A with those from reel B. A minimum of 10 edits is required, so try to find 5 or 6 good shots from each reel and then arrange them in an order that flows.
Record your best effort on a logging sheet, including shot numbers, reels (you can use the A1 and A2 columns) and the inpoint for each shot. Outpoints are not important, as you want to make the video flow with your music. Include your original shot descriptions as well.
Music Selection
Once you have completed the paper EDL, use the Music Library index and search for a 60 second musical bed suitable for your shot selections. Once selected, check the CD out on the day of your on-line edit.
Striping the Tape
Stripe a master tape with Black and Timecode by placing it in the record machine in the Van, G-21, or one of the cuts rooms and doing the following:
1. Turn the audio record levels all the way down,While it is ideal to black the entire tape, 20 minutes should be more than enough for the 2 A/B roll assignments.
2. Confirm that inputs are set to analog and composite,
3. Make the input Black on the switcher,
4. Place the machine in Local mode,
5. Press Record and Play.
The On-Line Edit
Check the music CD out from the Department office and the On-Line video reels from the student worker. Take them and your master tape to your assigned A/B suite and do the following:
1. Roll the master tape at least 2 minutes from the beginning of the black.Grading will be based on the following:2. Record your music from CD at full (-20 db) level, making sure to pan each channel full left and right to preserve the stereo matrix.
3. Back the master tape up exactly 60 seconds from the first note of the music and record 30 seconds of test and 1KH tone at -20 db.
4. Prepare a program slate to include: Course and Section, your Name, and the Project Title, using the Chyron Lyric (see Using the Chyron Lyric). Record exactly 20 seconds of this slate (video only) immediately after the bars and tone.
5. Using your paper EDL as a guide, lay down your video, dissolving between shots and attempting to match the cadence of the music. Fade from and to black at beginning and end.
6. As you edit, fill out an "as edited" final EDL sheet using the department's EDL forms.
7. Once you are satisfied with your project, dub it to DVD using the DVD recorders in G-31 (see Creating DVD Release Prints of Student Projects handout). Include all technical standards!
8. Turn in DVD, logging sheets, paper EDL and final, "as edited" EDL by the deadline in the Syllabus.
Logging Sheets 5%
Paper EDL 10%
Final "as edited" EDL 5%
Technical Standards 10%
technical quality of video 20%
technical quality of audio 10%
aesthetic quality of project 30%
knowledge of A/B roll editing observed 10%
