PDF Handouts and Slides

PDF handouts and presentation slides not yet converted to HTML

I'm converting my handouts to pages on this site for easier access from a smartphone, tablet, or browser. The following handouts are currently available as PDF documents; the plan is to convert them soon to pages on this site so they are easier to read on a phone or tablet. Thanks for your patience during the transition.

Workshops

Camera workshops 1 and 2

ARTD2380-Camera-Workshop-Slides-1-2.pdf (PDF) — camera workshop slides from camera workshop 1 of 2 in Video Basics

ARTD2380-Camera-Workshop-1-2.pdf (PDF) — handout outlining activities in camera workshop 1 of 2 in Video Basics

ARTD2380-Camera-Workshop-Slides-2-2.pdf (PDF) — camera workshop slides from camera workshop 2 of 2 in Video Basics

ARTD2380-Camera-Workshop-2-2.pdf (PDF) — handout outlining activities in camera workshop 2 of 2 in Video Basics

notes-camera-fundamentals.pdf (PDF) — notes on lens and camera fundamentals

wwac-camera-report.pdf (PDF) — use this camera report form to document camera settings, lens settings, video format, and notes for each take during production

Lighting workshop

ARTD2380-Sp23-Lighting-Workshop-Slides.pdf (PDF) — slide deck from Video Basics lighting workshop and follow-up activities

ARTD2380-Lighting-Workshop.pdf (PDF) — handout outlining activities of the lighting workshop in Video Basics

wwac-camera-report.pdf (PDF) — use this form to document camera settings, lens settings, video format, and notes for each take during production

wwac-lighting-plot-form.pdf (PDF) — use this form to document lighting plots during the lighting workshop

Location sound workshop

ARTD2380-Sp23-Location-Sound-Fundamentals-Slides.pdf (PDF) — fundamentals of sound recording slide deck

ARTD2380-Sp23-Location-Sound-Workshop-Slides.pdf (PDF) — location sound recording workshop slide deck

ARTD2380-Sp23-Location-Sound-Workshop.pdf (PDF) — handout outlining activities of Location Sound Recording Workshop in Video Basics

wwac-location-sound-recording-notes.pdf (PDF) — notes on location sound recording

wwac-sound-report.pdf (PDF) — use this form to document sound recorder settings, audio format, channel assignments, and notes for each take during production

Micro-Documentary Project

wwac-notes-micro-doc.pdf (PDF) — provides a starting point for the Micro-Documentary project with links to examples

wwac-notes-interview.pdf (PDF) — notes I've collected over the years performing documentary interviews; use this as a preparation checklist

wwac-shooting-gudelines.pdf (PDF) — a summary of guidelines that will help you shoot better documentary and observational video

wwac-release-forms.pdf (PDF) — includes release forms needed for documentary productions with an introduction and reference links; an entertainment attorney with documentary experience authored these forms for me when I was working on a commissioned documentary with a budget for legal fees and I've used them in my own work every since

Additional handouts

notes-preproduction.pdf (PDF) — capsule summary of what you need to know to prepare for fiction production projects

wwac-at-bp4029-ms-stereo-mic.pdf (PDF) — everything you need to know about the BP4029, the ultimate microphone for cinéma-vérité style shooting

wwac-zoom-h4n-getting-started.pdf (PDF) — everything you need to know to start working with the H4n