the e-workbook: tablet-based interactive tool for video storytelling
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Andrew'Lihhttp://andrewlih.comTwitter:'Fuzheado''Email:alih@usc.edu
The'E<workbook:'Tablet<based'interactive'tool'for'video'storytelling
Feb'28,'2012Annenberg'Innovation'Lab
D<Books
Associate'professorUniversity'of'Southern'CaliforniaAnnenberg'School'for'Communication'and'Journalism
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Why$is$teaching$and$learning$video$so$hard?
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Ten$years$of$training$journalists$and$students:$video$storytelling$is$
the$toughest$thing$to$teach
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ProblemsUncle$Murray$“video$painting”
Unusable$pans/movesNo$clear$concept$for$each$shot
Bad$framingNot$enough$closeups
Inability$to$shoot$sequences(Not$to$mention$audio)
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Why$is$it$hard?Multitasking
Technical$tools$complexityIntrusiveness$of$reportingSlow$feedback$loop$in
shooting/editingGaining$good$experience
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HandsMon$instruction$in$shooting$is$low:$often$a$solo$act
Story research Shooting Editing
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MotivationsIncrease$in$organizations$making$“footage$calls”$to$audience/crowd
Video$coMcreationCollaborative$editing
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Examples$for$Citizen$JournalismCNN$iReportRawporterVideolicious
Wikinews/Wikipedia
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Case:$VideoliciousRequesting$userMgenerated$videos$
for$lifestyle$brandsUnfortunately,$textMheavy$
descriptions
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#FAILToo'much'text'instructionWouldn’t'a'visual'system'be'desirable?
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Case:$RawporterCrowdsourced$videojournalism
#FAILUnclear'on'what'styles'of'video'footage'desired'by'news'organizations.Clip<based,'not'story<based.
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SolutionWikis$started$out$to$share$programming$patterns
How$about$video$patterns?Provide$templates/direction$for$
content$creators
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BBC$5$Shot$methodPattern$pioneered$by$Michael$
Rosenblum,$NYT$Television,$NY1,$BBC,$CurrentTV
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Five$Shot$methodCloseup$on$handsCloseup$on$face
Wide$shotOver$the$shoulderUnusual/side$shot
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Example:$Venice$Pier$Gets$its$Fill
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Closeup of the hands
Closeup of the face
Wide shot
Over the shoulder
Unusual/alternative
WHAT!is!being!done?!Mystery!is!good:!half!the!frame!should!be!hands
WHO!is!doing!it?!Show*TWO*EYES,*not*a*profile*shot
WHERE!is!it!being!done?!Respect*the*LINE*OF*ACTION
HOW!is!it!done?!Combine*into*POVClike*shot
WHAT*ELSE!should!viewer!know?
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5
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Five$Shot$basicsStart$with$best$shot
Get$audience$to$ask$questions
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Why$it$worksSequence$always$cuts$together
Usable$BMroll$all$the$timeMystery$closeups$draw$viewers$in
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Adam$Westbrook“What’s$the$difference$between$amateurs$and$professionals?$
Pros$shoot$sequences.”
http://adamwestbrook.wordpress.com/2011/10/24/10McommonMvideoMstorytellingMmistakesMandMhowMtoMavoidMthemMadamMwestbrookMonlineMvideo/
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MethodCompels$journalist$to$get$closeProvides$known$game$plan
Time$for$story$decision$makingWeb$video$demands$closeups
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Open$Source$TextbookMultimedia$journalismCollaboration$with
Lam$Vo,$formerly$of$Wall$Street$Journal
Teaching$material...
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MaterialsField$checklistshttp://andrewlih.com/blog
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ChallengeChecklistMbased,$twoMhanded$operation$
can$be$cumbersome
Combine$these$two!
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Evolution
Paper'book
Text/Photo
Audio/Video
Media$capture,$analysis,$transmission
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Evolution
Paper'book E<textbook
Text/Photo
Audio/Video
Media$capture,$analysis,$transmission
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Evolution
Paper'book E<textbook E<workbook
Text/Photo
Audio/Video
Media$capture,$analysis,$transmission
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Source:$http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eucharius_R%C3%B6%C3%9Flin_Rosgarten_Titel.jpg
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Instead$of$paper$instruction...Build$the$5$shot$method$into$device
iPad$screen$ridiculously$big,$sotake$advantage$of$its$UI$space
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Prototype$interfacesShot$list,$instruction$and$camera
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Prototype$interfacesAnalysis,$checklist,$camera$location
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Prototype$interfacesStoryboard$of$shots$neededProvide$instruction/analysis
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Hands Face OTSWide Unusual
Closeup on faceWHO is doing it? • Frame with rule of thirds • Give “talk space” in front of eyes/nose. • Can cut off top of head, but not the chin. • SHOW TWO EYES!
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FRAMING
EYES
NOSEROOM
e-workbook
REC
Analyze
Module: BBC 5 Shot
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Interested$PartiesVericorder
iPhone$hardware/software
Five$shot$materials$used$in$video$training$at:
Notre$Dame$University,$West$Virginia$University,$WTOP$in$Washington$DC
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ChallengesiBook$or$iOS$app?
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iBooks'title'(ePub) iOS'app'in'App'Store
Portability Many'devices Apple<locked
Text'model Reflowable Static
Standard Open/malleable Closed/controlled
MultimediaBasic,'text<centric,'simple'video'and'audio
Advanced,'multimedia<rich,'media'capture
Screen'use Framed/flowed Full'screen
Book'size Lightweight Heavy
Authoring Simple,$variety$of$layout$tools Complicated,$programming
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Development$pathMedia$capture:$iOS$app$
only$way$to$go
InMapp$editing/trimmingSending$video$for$evaluation
Feedback$from$instructor/editor
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Development$state$atUSC$Annenberg$Innovation$Lab
Example$footage$and$evaluation$rubrics$done$
Video$system$being$prototypedEvaluation$system$being$designed
Prototype$in$Spring$2012
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Future$workGeneric$XMLMbased$“storyboard”$
language,$beyond$5$shotsAlgorithms$for$analyzing$intraMclip$
and$interMclip$qualityCollaborative$features$for$immediate$
instructor/editor$feedback
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