This version (29 September 2021) is at its final state. I have a number of ideas for a complete redo, starting by developing this as individual sections, then either putting them together into one video or running them as a playlist. But, at this point, the project is too unwieldy as I've been doing it leading to a number of areas which need rearranging or to not useful repetitions.
So, I am done for now. I intend to redo this, smaller and more compact and may add a diversity and appropriations video with a real history. They are really companion overlapping themes.
** note, the "chapter" times listed below are used by Vimeo as a way to send you to that part of the video they label - they are not a URL **
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Shooting dance rejects the usual equipment-heavy emphasis, though I spend a lot of time with shooting. The most important camera "equipment" you have is your knowledge of the subject. And I mean in your body. Researching text and video doesn't begin to get to the core of shooting like actual physical learning of the subject you are shooting.
I added about a 12-minute "preface" a couple of editions ago, to set the ground and introduce concepts for later in the video.
I also go over, and beat to death, a couple of shooting methods which are persistent, ubiquitous and taught in schools and classes but wrong (because they are not examined).
1 - persistence of vision (disproved by 1911)
2 - continuous (motor drive) still shooting - I make a point of beating this one to death and then doing it again.
3 - 24 frames per second is professional, is cinematic and is artistic. - It IS gospel (apparently) but I de-deify it. It was an artifact of engineering decisions.
4 - Dethrone multimedia. It is a non-defined (always changing) term used to puff resumes and job applications but something we all do, we just don't always call it multimedia.
Cheers,
Mike
Timecodes and Chapter Labels
00:07:43.06 Transitive
00:08:41.07 Confidence, Confidence, Mastery
00:09:35.01 Dance Schools as 1-room schools
00:10:37.21 Representing Dance - Start
00:12:33.00 The Old Guy Story
00:13:57.23 Shooting on the count
00:16:45.29 Examples
00:17:53.27 Class
00:18:42.18 Shoot what you see
00:19:00.07 Over a Photo Shoot
00:19:55.15 Releves on Toe
00:21:08.08 C-Drive Example
00:21:29.07 S-Drive Example
00:22:08.06 Jete Poster
00:22:22.03 Rehearsal Reasons
00:26:56.07 Quick Tips
00:29:46.18 A Dance Lesson
00:30:50.25 Rescue Mission
00:32:21.23 Juan Pablo Trujillo
00:34:53.07 Subject Knowledge
00:36:56.29 Roxanne Poorman Gupta
00:37:37.24 More Examples
00:38:21.04 Getting Over
00:39:24.06 Zoom&Pan vs Brain
00:39:50.13 Panning & Zooming into picture
00:41:34.24 Notation
00:42:27.25 Benesh
00:42:37.13 Laban Opening Stretches
00:43:29.15 Computer Animation
00:44:04.18 Dance Tech Class
00:44:47.10 Handwritten
00:45:30.17 Cut & Paste
00:46:20.29 For Comprehension
00:47:40.26 Workspace
00:50:15.08 Multimedia DeThroned
00:55:24.20 Killing Web Page Bloat
01:00:22.24 Web Page INFORMATION
01:01:38.08 Film and Video
01:02:36.27 funding recording sightline
01:03:32.18 2 on sightline
01:03:46.25 The Sightline Camera
01:05:25.23 Perspective Live and Image
01:06:38.02 Shot Names & Frames
01:08:04.20 Letterbox
01:08:23.07 Rising Lens vs Tilted Lens
01:09:55.05 Sound
01:17:16.08 dance for cam only
01:17:21.17 Matching steps in music
01:17:33.18 Matching Sound Tracks
01:18:42.24 The Composer
01:19:43.16 Joan & Jack - Coat Tree
01:21:06.28 Cutting on the Count
01:21:34.25 Soundz of Africa Short
01:25:11.25 Montage Promo
01:26:09.05 Overland Park Ballroom
01:26:42.23 Suzie and Harrison
01:27:46.12 Carlye and Patrick
01:28:59.28 Hip Hop Honky Tonk
01:31:38.12 Gypsy Mozart - the edit
01:34:09.12 Gypsy Mozart, at hafla & at fringe
01:36:23.00 Ailey Motion Match
01:38:31.03 Sense of Motion
01:39:37.01 The Sacred 24
01:42:05.12 Vitaphone
01:42:34.29 rates in frames
01:44:17.21 Television
01:45:23.13 Between frame rates
01:47:10.11 He shot each movie at two frame rates
01:48:21.27 Location Examples
01:48:42.01 Tap with stills
01:51:53.11 Fast History, Last Notes
