I fun project that I like to have students do in my television production classes is one I call "Action Sequence." In it, a student videotapes a classmate leaving or entering the classroom. There needs to be at least 10 shots of the subject entering and leaving the camera frame. I feel the project is instructive in terms of videography, directing and editing. I ask that music be included in the finished product along with an opening and closing slate or title and credits.
As a demonstration, I shot this piece with communications major Amauri Allen.
The music is catchy right? I found "Surf Shimmy" under the "bouncy' genre in the royalty-free music site Incompetech. Check it out! I've been using this site for years.
In editing this piece I sought assistance with a couple things: changing the background color of my title and closing slates and creating a fade-to-black effect. Click for the awesome "Adobe in a Minute" tutorials on YouTube.
Here is a link to a few other "action sequences" from several years ago.
