You have been tasked with shooting a 45 second shot sequence story that promotes a brand or idea or habit. (Lots of leeway here.) Practicing this allows you to focus on the building blocks of video of understanding your camera and understanding story structure.

• A shot is a continuous clip of video. No edits.
• A sequence is a series of shots--different angles or perspectives--of a particular action.
• A story is a bunch of sequences in a particular order.

Using this method allows you to direct attention to important actions/elements and you can compress time through editing and emphasis.

Your final sequence should have at least 5 shots (3 close up). Relate all 5 shots to a single activity. All shots need to be properly exposed, white balanced, focused, and steady.

• All shots need to have natural sound.
• Edits must be shorter than :45.
• Include on-screen text.
• Export as H.264 .mp4 (Vimeo or YouTube preset --> 720p or 1080p)

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