# TDM 90DR Dance on Camera Workshop 2.28.2022

Where: LL Studio
When: 2/28/2022
Enrollment: 13

Jessi is TF for Harvard Dance Project, she will be bringing in the HDP students for a workshop aimed at providing them with basic camera, filming, and editing literacy, and give them an opportunity to create short dance films that deepen their inquiry into the phrase material for LROD's piece.

Objectives are to:
1. Familiarize students with basic camera literacy
3. Distinguish between "Dance ***on*** Camera" and "Dance ***for*** Camera"
4. Experiment with pairing movement prompts with camera prompts
5. Familiarize students with basic editing literacy
6. Create two filmed studies for LROD's movement phrase

## space and gear prep

- Cameras for movement (gimbles, rig)
- Cameras for static shots (close, medium, wide)
- Green screen for static shots
- Area for filming traveling movement
- cleared space in LL for traveling in straight line, perhaps in area near small studio?
- Area for filming static movement
- hang green screen opposite (3) moniters
- move stage horizontally in front of screen, facing moniters
- 3 cameras set up facing screen in close, medium, wide
- Areas for 2 editing stations

### notes for Monday Morning

* musts
* four rolling cams in the center (at least 2 go to Marlon station, but hopefully 4?)
* confidence monitor(s) for greenscreen position
* clamps to cable greenscreen to wall/bookcase
* 4K internal recording on main cameras shooting greenscreen
* iMacs with all types of cable required set up for each Zone
* general cleanup
* hopefully
* greenscreen to the side of performer?
* FCPX template
* InDesign template
* green in brick room cam with internal 4K in white room running into system too
* optional
* find HDMI transmitter and receiver?
* media processing plan and scripts
* wifi for video?
* NDI on machines
* [ndi-obs](https://github.com/Palakis/obs-ndi/releases)
* [obs-ndi runtime](http://new.tk/NDIRedistV4)
* [ndi hx cam iPhone app](https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/ndi-hx-camera/id1477266080?mt=8)
* [camera for obs studio iPhone app](https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/camera-for-obs-studio/id1352834008?mt=8) (does it work with NDI?)

## media prep

* [Videos to show during tablescape introduction](https://hackmd.io/oa6o02wbSauSYqDKVRwrSg?view)

## LL plan

(12:00-12:10) **Welcome & Gather**
(12:10-12:30) **Tablescape introduction to dance on camera** (JS)
* [History of dance on camera](https://hackmd.io/oa6o02wbSauSYqDKVRwrSg?view)
* Objectives
* Key concepts
* Go over plan

(12:30-1:30) **Two Stations** (JS, MK, CC)

* Demonstration Filming - static shots (MK)
* Utilizing a close, medium, and wide shot aimed at a green screen, Marlon will teach students how to utilize different static shots to capture movement in a way that tailors focus to different parts of the body
* Creative Exploration Filming - moving shots (JS)
* Utilizing 2-3 cameras, students will practice filming traveling phrases, learning skills such as panning, following, and setting up interesting angles

(1:30-1:45) **Editing Stations** - potentially include in the two stations before?
* Making gifs from demonstration filming, stacking vetically
* Cutting between shots on final cut, creating horizontally

(1:45-2:30) **Creation Activity** (JS)

* In teams of 2 (Team Marlon vs. Team Jessi, pick buttons out of a hat), students will take our shared vocabulary from LROD's phrase and create "competing" dance film studies:

Team Marlon: dance-research film installation that breaks down LROD's phrase vocabulary to create a "dictionary" for the phrase

Team Jessi: explorative dance film that performs LROD's phrase chronologically, switching between angles and cameras.

(2:30-2:45) **Show, Tell, Feedback**

Using our version of Liz Lerman's critical response process, Christine will lead a talk-back discussion with each group of artist where they will recieve feedback from the audience and answer questions pertaining to their piece.

## LLUF documentation [Have LLUFs be cooking footage during workshop - buttons, gifs, photos, compilations]

TO DO:
- [ ] Determine studio set-up
- [ ] Make buttons for Team MK & Team JS
- [ ]