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 * Second Saturday Final Project Guidelines **


 * 1) **Filming in public spaces**- when filming in public spaces be mindful of who and where you are recording. The street, sidewalk and crowds are free to film. Some galleries, shops or restaurants do not permit filming inside. If you are interviewing someone, the first thing you need to record is his or her permission to use the footage in a class project.
 * 2) **Use your hand to stabilize the camera**- If you are using a smart phone or tablet to film, use your hand to stabilize the device.
 * 3) **Smart phone and tablet camera video should be shot in landscape mode-** do not film in portrait mode because the footage will not be recognized in the editing program. The footage will be unusable.
 * 4) **Video format size**- Please film in **640 x 480** or **720 x 480** only. This will create consistency in quality that will be nice in editing.
 * 5) **Know where the microphone is**- Smart phones and tablets have small holes where the microphone is. Before recording, locate the microphone to be sure you do not cover it up with your finger.
 * 6) **Light, sound, location-** Please watch this tutorial by Dr. Bonilla
 * 7) **Rule of thirds-** Please be mindful of the rule of thirds. Please click here for a refresher on the rule of thirds
 * 8) **Please provide good footage**- Remember this is one step in the process of the final project. You will need a pool of videos that can be worked with to create the final product. The "meatier" the footage, the easier the editing and mixing will be.
 * 9) **Keep the originals**!- Always keep the original footage in a folder. If something happens to the converted files, you will still have the originals to work with.


 * Tasks that must be completed by next class (Nov. 14/15) **

1. **Capture video from Second Saturday Sacramento (Nov. 12)**

2. **Clean up the footage** Raw footage may need to be convert to avi (PC) or mov (Mac) files before exporting to Camtasia PC users click here for quick media converter Mac users click here for media converter

3. **Export video in correct format** Export **mov** files only Audio: 44kh (CD quality) Codec: H.264 Frame rate: 29.97

4. **Upload mov file to Google Docs** (Do not upload raw footage)

5. **Shorten the URL of your Google Docs video file** click here for Google URL shortener

6. **Submit Second Saturday Form** click here for the form

=Final Project (Due: Dec 5th/6th)=

Using your clips and others from class, create a short video about Second Saturday. The maximum length is 3 minutes.

This video should display the knowledge you have gained from this class over the semester. Get creative!

Please post the Final Project to your wiki page.