Creating digital video

In this lesson, learners will be introduced to the different types of camera angle that are used in video production. They will then learn about the properties of digital video, including frames per second, compression, and file formats. Learners will then use the open source video editing package OpenShot to create a short video piece using presupplied video assets.

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

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Q1.What are 'Vector' graphics?

Graphics composed of mathematical paths and colour information. Graphics composed of pixels containing colour information. Graphics containing shapes filled with colour. Graphics that have equal width and height with colour information.

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Q2.What are 'Raster' graphics?

Graphics composed of pixels containing colour information. Graphics containing shapes filled with colour. Graphics that have equal width and height with colour information. Graphics composed of mathematical paths and colour information.

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Q3.Which are 'Raster' graphic file extensions?

.BMP, .GIF, .JPEG and .PNG .SVG, .AI and .DXF .PDF, .TXT and .DOC .ODT, .RTF and .DOCX

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Q4.Which are 'Vector' graphic file extensions?

.ODT, .RTF and DOCX SVG, .AI and .DXF .PDF, .TXT and .DOC .BMP, .GIF, .JPEG and .PNG

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Q5.What does 'Copyright' mean?

A licence conferring a right for a set period to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention. The legal right to control the production and selling of a book, play, film, photograph or piece of music. A word meaning a piece of work is free to be used by anyone.

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Q6.What is a Creative Commons license?

A protection that ensures work is never re-distributed. A license that allows an individual to use any work regardless of copyright status. Licence that enables the free distribution of an otherwise copyrighted ‘work’.

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Q7.Which one is false? To use other peoples work legally you must...

Use appropriately licensed materials. Credit the creators of the material. Ensure you send them an email to ensure they know you've used their work. Credit the source/ website of the material.

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Question 1

Question 2

Question 3

Question 4

Question 5

Question 6

Question 7

Q1.What are 'Vector' graphics?

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Q2.What are 'Raster' graphics?

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Q3.Which are 'Raster' graphic file extensions?

.BMP, .GIF, .JPEG and .PNG .SVG, .AI and .DXF .PDF, .TXT and .DOC .ODT, .RTF and .DOCX

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Q4.Which are 'Vector' graphic file extensions?

.ODT, .RTF and DOCX SVG, .AI and .DXF .PDF, .TXT and .DOC .BMP, .GIF, .JPEG and .PNG

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Q5.What does 'Copyright' mean?

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Q6.What is a Creative Commons license?

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Q7.Which one is false? To use other peoples work legally you must...

Use appropriately licensed materials. Credit the creators of the material. Ensure you send them an email to ensure they know you've used their work. Credit the source/ website of the material.

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Creating Digital Video

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Q1.What is a close up?

Close range of a person or object. Used when there are two characters talking. Medium range to a person or object. Camera positioned low down, looking up.

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Q2.What is a medium shot?

Also known as a ‘wide shot’ used to establish a scene in a film. Medium range to a person or object. Used when there are two characters talking. Camera moves horizontally while staying in the same position.

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Q3.What is a long shot?

Camera positioned low down, looking up. Used when there are two characters talking. Camera moves horizontally while staying in the same position. Also known as a ‘wide shot’ used to establish a scene in a film.

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Q4.What is a high angle?

Medium range to a person or object. Camera points down on subject. Camera moves horizontally while staying in the same position. Close range of a person or object.

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Q5.What is a low angle?

Close range of a person or object. Medium range to a person or object. Camera positioned low down, looking up.

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Q6.What is an over the shoulder shot?

Camera points down on subject. Camera positioned low down, looking up. Used when there are two characters talking. Camera moves horizontally while staying in the same position.

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Q7.What is a pan?

Close range of a person or object. Also known as a ‘wide shot’ used to establish a scene in a film. Camera points down on subject. Camera moves horizontally while staying in the same position.

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Quiz:

Creating Digital Video

This quiz is to assess your learning from this lesson

Question 1

Question 2

Question 3

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Q1.What is a close up?

Close range of a person or object. Used when there are two characters talking. Medium range to a person or object. Camera positioned low down, looking up.

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Q2.What is a medium shot?

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Q3.What is a long shot?

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Q4.What is a high angle?

Medium range to a person or object. Camera points down on subject. Camera moves horizontally while staying in the same position. Close range of a person or object.

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Q5.What is a low angle?

Close range of a person or object. Medium range to a person or object. Camera positioned low down, looking up.

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Q6.What is an over the shoulder shot?

Camera points down on subject. Camera positioned low down, looking up. Used when there are two characters talking. Camera moves horizontally while staying in the same position.

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Q7.What is a pan?

Close range of a person or object. Also known as a ‘wide shot’ used to establish a scene in a film. Camera points down on subject. Camera moves horizontally while staying in the same position.

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