Improving Overall

            All the readings about improving how you shoot video and capture audio is all a review for the most part to me.  The article I really liked reading was the UT Austin article, because I understood it all because that’s almost exactly what Kurt Lancaster taught us in his EMF 225 class, as well as mics we learned in Dr. Hoskins announcing classes.  It was just great seeing that big schools use the same kind of style and tools to shoot good video and audio, as well as the good things to do rather than the wrong things to do.  The lighting and framing were all very familiar to me as well, because I’ve been doing this for three years now in classes or at NAZ Today.

            The last reading about tips from Darren Durlach were also very good, and I really liked the three C’s that he talked about.  The three C’s are character, connect, collect.  I found this interesting because of how easily he sums up being able to tell a story.  You need the right person to help tell the story, you need to connect this story to the audience on a personal level, and collect enough content to put together a great story.

            Overall all of these readings were review, but helpful nonetheless.  These are the kind of tools that people should walk away with if they want to become great storytellers.  Even I know I’m not the best storyteller, but I do feel like I get better every time I put together another story.

Posted February 3, 2014 12:09

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