Week 7- Video and photography

1. How many times in a 30 second period of time did either the camera angle change or did the type of shot (establishing, medium, close-up, etc.) change?
For the "mom song" I counted 7 changes in 30 seconds. Most of them were close-ups with a few wide angle corner views.
2. Did the video primarily use the rule of thirds? In the "Ask Ninja" they used the rule of thirds most of the time with the top horizontal line going through his eyes, but he moved around so much that it was hard to focus on finding the lines.
3. How did the shot selection make the video more interesting to watch? Or, did you find the shot selection distracting? How do you think it will seem to kids? The "mom song" video did very well at keeping my attention by differentiating the camera angles at just the right time. The ninja one was quite distracting to watch. Nobody wants to sit and watch one camera angle for very long, especially kids. A good videographer/producer knows to change angle every so often (usually within 4-7 seconds) to keep the viewers interested. Any changes that are too frequent can be very distracting (unless you like that sort of thing).
4. What digital format(s) were available to view this video? What special software would you need? The Ninja site required Flash or Quicktime. I don't consider these "special" because they are free. However, it seems that you have to keep them updated often or they won't play the newest clips. You do have to run active X to get the quicktime to play.
5. On the Ninja site, you get to choose. Watch the video in at least 2 formats and comment on any differences you may see between the two formats. The Flash ran a lot smoother on my computer especially when I tried to scroll down. The Quicktime was choppy when trying to scroll down.