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Video Portrait

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Objective

To create a stylistic video showcasing individuals’ personalities by capturing video portraits with the “rule of thirds” composition, music, and superimposed text.

Project Example

Design Requirements

  • Utilize the provided storyboard to plan the recording composition of subjects.
  • Utilize the storyboard to plan text supers that will appear on the screen.
  • Utilize the "Rule of Thirds" composition when recording subjects with alternating positioning.
  • Record each person for 15 seconds (record 8 people).
  • Utilize 8 seconds of each recorded subject in the edit.
  • Refer to the resources linked here to find appropriate royalty-free music as the background track throughout the video. Adjust the volume levels appropriately to ensure a balanced sound.
  • Animate titles for each subject to include two lines of text.

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Project Tutorial

Working File Instructions

IMPORTANT: Make sure you are saving the editable file as you work.

File Type:

PRPROJ

File Naming Convention:

lastname+firstinitial_portrait.PRPROJ

Final Deliverable Instructions

IMPORTANT: Canvas will only accept the file type below.  

File Type:

MP4

File Naming Convention:

lastname+firstinitial_portrait.MP4