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A Thousand Words:
Creating Compelling Stories with Still Images
and Good Editing. 油

Frank Guttler
frank@lightscameralearn.com
www.lightscameralearn.com
                                                1
Frank Guttler
                            Producer by Trade, Educator by Accident
                           Began - TV News, Independent Film
                           and Visual FX Production
                            Former Associate Director,
                            AFI Screen Education Center
                            Now - Technical Specialist,
                            L.A. County Of鍖ce of Education
                            Adjunct Professor, Instructional
                            Technology Wilkes University,
                            Pennsylvania

....but I really want to direct.
                                                                      2
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                                                                   d: Th e W i l h e lm S c r
                                                 L  o s t & Fo u n
                 -up        H o l l y wo o d                     ade S i m p le
       Wa r m                                                M
                                Vis ua l    L a n g u ag e                         s
               a mm a r                                      of   Two L am p
S c re e n G r                St    o r y te l l i ng: Ta le                         n g a n d Edi t
                                                                                                     i ng
     S c e ne St  ud y                                         s:  St o r y te l l i
                                A Th o u s      a n d Wo rd
     Mo de l L e   sson                                       t h e Ef f e c t
                                Th e M      a n Be h i n d                c t Exam p le
                                                                                            s
                                                                       je
          Ke n Bu r ns                                d  Wo rd s Pro
                                 A Th o us a n
            S c re e n i ng


                                                                                                            3
Whats the difference between
  a SHOT and a SCENE?




                                4
SHOT
           The part of a 鍖lm between two cuts



                      SCENE
A series of shots combined to form a continuous block of
storytelling. The end of a scene is typically marked by a
change in location, style, or time.




                                                            5
Comparing Visual Language to
       the Printed Word


Sentence Paragraph   Chapter    Novel




 Shot      Scene     Sequence   Movie




                                        6
A Tale of Two Lamps




  Digital Magic vs. Analog Mastery


                                     7
Luxo, Jr.
   1986
   Directed by John
    Lasseter
   Pixar Animation Studios
   2 minutes
   www.youtube.com/
    watch?v=PvCWPZfK8pI




                                   8
IKEA Lamp
   2002
   Directed by Spike Jonze
   Advertisement
   60 sec.
   www.youtube.com/watch?
    v=I07xDdFMdgw




                                 9
A Thousand Words
Storytelling in Editing

 Intermediate skills
using, not abusing
transitions and effects.
 Narrating an image
with pan & scan a la
Ken Burns.
 Appreciating editing
as a storytelling tool.


                             10
Storytelling with Editing




  Learn responsible use of    Narrate the image using
   effects and transitions     Ken Burns Effect Pan & Scan.


                                                          11
A Thousand Words
    The Assignment: Create a photostory based on
    a set of provided images using movement, music
    and transitions to enhance the story.

  Core Concepts: Transitions are like Punctuation.
 Understand the narrative meaning of common
  transitions like Fade, Cross-Dissolve, Wipe and Iris.
 Avoid 鍖ash transitions that do not enhance the
  story.
 Use motion control effect to direct the viewers
  attention for maximum narrative value.

                                                          12
http://vimeo.com/17905994

                            13
Ken Burns on the Ken Burns Effect
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeqlHmhio4s

                                             14
Ken Burns Tribute 29th Annual News & Documentary
               Emmy Awards (2008)
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBonhSydxKQ
                                                   15
A Thousand Words
The Resource: Royalty-free, downloadable images that
suggest a compelling story.
  The American Memory Photo Archive at the
          U.S. Library of Congress
 http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsahtml/fahome.html




                                                       16
Frank Guttler
frank@lightscameralearn.com
818.439.6539
www.lightscameralearn.com
linkedin.com/in/frankguttler


                               17

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Viz Lit slides

  • 1. presents A Thousand Words: Creating Compelling Stories with Still Images and Good Editing. 油 Frank Guttler frank@lightscameralearn.com www.lightscameralearn.com 1
  • 2. Frank Guttler Producer by Trade, Educator by Accident Began - TV News, Independent Film and Visual FX Production Former Associate Director, AFI Screen Education Center Now - Technical Specialist, L.A. County Of鍖ce of Education Adjunct Professor, Instructional Technology Wilkes University, Pennsylvania ....but I really want to direct. 2
  • 3. e am d: Th e W i l h e lm S c r L o s t & Fo u n -up H o l l y wo o d ade S i m p le Wa r m M Vis ua l L a n g u ag e s a mm a r of Two L am p S c re e n G r St o r y te l l i ng: Ta le n g a n d Edi t i ng S c e ne St ud y s: St o r y te l l i A Th o u s a n d Wo rd Mo de l L e sson t h e Ef f e c t Th e M a n Be h i n d c t Exam p le s je Ke n Bu r ns d Wo rd s Pro A Th o us a n S c re e n i ng 3
  • 4. Whats the difference between a SHOT and a SCENE? 4
  • 5. SHOT The part of a 鍖lm between two cuts SCENE A series of shots combined to form a continuous block of storytelling. The end of a scene is typically marked by a change in location, style, or time. 5
  • 6. Comparing Visual Language to the Printed Word Sentence Paragraph Chapter Novel Shot Scene Sequence Movie 6
  • 7. A Tale of Two Lamps Digital Magic vs. Analog Mastery 7
  • 8. Luxo, Jr. 1986 Directed by John Lasseter Pixar Animation Studios 2 minutes www.youtube.com/ watch?v=PvCWPZfK8pI 8
  • 9. IKEA Lamp 2002 Directed by Spike Jonze Advertisement 60 sec. www.youtube.com/watch? v=I07xDdFMdgw 9
  • 10. A Thousand Words Storytelling in Editing Intermediate skills using, not abusing transitions and effects. Narrating an image with pan & scan a la Ken Burns. Appreciating editing as a storytelling tool. 10
  • 11. Storytelling with Editing Learn responsible use of Narrate the image using effects and transitions Ken Burns Effect Pan & Scan. 11
  • 12. A Thousand Words The Assignment: Create a photostory based on a set of provided images using movement, music and transitions to enhance the story. Core Concepts: Transitions are like Punctuation. Understand the narrative meaning of common transitions like Fade, Cross-Dissolve, Wipe and Iris. Avoid 鍖ash transitions that do not enhance the story. Use motion control effect to direct the viewers attention for maximum narrative value. 12
  • 14. Ken Burns on the Ken Burns Effect http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeqlHmhio4s 14
  • 15. Ken Burns Tribute 29th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards (2008) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBonhSydxKQ 15
  • 16. A Thousand Words The Resource: Royalty-free, downloadable images that suggest a compelling story. The American Memory Photo Archive at the U.S. Library of Congress http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsahtml/fahome.html 16