Introduction to Character Portrait Exercise
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Introduction to Character Portrait Exercise WITNESS invites you to use, remix and share this curriculum. All materials are under Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial ShareAlike 3.0 License. You can also find more video advocacy training materials at www.witness.org .
description
The “Character Portrait” production exercise is a great way for participants to work through the entire video production process. To begin, the facilitator shows sample character portraits and ask participants to compare them with shot list examples. Participants will work in teams of three, and be assigned to interview an individual. Each time is provided with a short bio to prepare questions and develop a shot list. Ultimately, participants will edit their footage to create a final video. WITNESS Training Curriculum - Part of module 3
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Introduction to Character Portrait Exercise
WITNESS invites you to use, remix and share this curriculum. All materials are under Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial ShareAlike 3.0 License.
You can also find more video advocacy training materials at www.witness.org.
Objective
To introduce the Character Portrait Exercise. With this exercise you will pull together what you have learned so far about filming interviews, as well as shooting cutaways and B-roll.
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In This Session
– The Character Portrait Exercise will be explained
– A Character portrait from a previous training will be screened and discussed with the group.
– Production teams will be assigned their interviewee
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Character Portrait ExercisePre-Production
Each production team will: • Assign roles that each member will perform during
filming.
• Develop a list of questions based on their interviewees short biography.
• Develop a shot list of cutaways and B-roll
• Prepare camera equipment
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Production Teams
Producer/ Sound Operator:
Oversees the project and makes sure the group follows the shot list, assists camera person in setting up and monitors sound.
Interviewer:
Interacts with the interviewee, obtains consent and conducts the interview.
Camera Person:
Decides the location for filming and shoots the interview and B-roll.
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Character Portrait ExerciseProduction
Each production team will: • Record consent
• Conduct an interview
• Record room tone
• Film B-roll and cutaways
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The InterviewGeneral Questions (Medium Close Up Shots):
More Personal Questions (Close Up Shots)
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Cutaways are shots that will provide telling
details about your interviewee and their life
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Follow this link to watch a video example of a cutaway: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VA2GS_l5_AA
What are “Cutaways”?
What is “B-Roll”?
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B-Roll is observational footage of the interviewee and their community.
Follow this link to watch a video example of B-Roll: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3QGGXKRefk
Character Portrait Example
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Follow this link to watch video of a Character Portrait Example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jInQpe1hDIQ
Shot List Exercise40 minutes
1. Assign roles that each member will perform during filming:
Producer/ Sound Operator:
Oversees the project and makes sure the group follows the shot list, assists camera person in setting up and monitors sound.
Interviewer:
Interacts with the interviewee, obtains consent and conducts the interview.
Camera Person:
Decides the location for filming and shoots the interview and B-roll.
2. Each production team will complete Worksheet: Character Portrait Shot List based on their character portrait bio.
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Introduction to Character Portrait Exercise
WITNESS invites you to use, remix and share this curriculum. All materials are under Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial ShareAlike 3.0 License.
You can also find more video advocacy training materials at www.witness.org.
