Footage and Narrator Types Tuesday March 11 2014

Footage and Narrator Types Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Footage Types • Clip shots: Still images or non-action footage • Observational footage: Think “Real World” style footage • Archive footage: Video retrieved from personal or government archives • Process footage: Video of the process of creating the film; Think “Super Size Me” • Dramatizations: Reenactments of events; usually narrated • Interviews: Provide background, analysis, and expertise on an issue, event, or person • Animations

Archive Footage Resources • http: //associatesmind. com/2012/04/09/how-to-find-public -domainroyalty-freecreative-commons-video/ • http: //www. thenewsmarket. com/Assets/Asset. Listing. Page. aspx? bhcp=1 – Requires log in • http: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/Category: Videos • Or search “public domain video” or “stock video” in Google • Same for still shots: “stock photos” or “public domain images”

Narrator Types • Invisible/Silent Narrator AKA No Narrator – Use text screens in between scenes to provide context and narration – Ex: Intervention, The Cove • Standard Narrator – Voice over provides significant information, introduces new figures or events, but is never seen – Ex: March of the Penguins • Host Narrator – Narrator is visual and auditory; audience is taken through the topic or issue with the host as a guide