VIDEO PRODUCTION MINUTES – Tuesday March 27, 2007
ATTENDANCE: Angela, Denae, Jay & Jose 5:30-7:30 PM.


During our first video production meeting we initially discussed housekeeping matters (“Note taker”, “To Do List Keeper” and “Equipment Reserver”. As the meeting went on we also realized that we would need a “Talent Survey.” The individual assignments are as follows:
Note Taker- Denae
To Do List- Jose
Equipment Reserver- Jay
Talent Survey- Angela

We went on to discuss the various video production related projects and tasks that need to be accomplished in a timely manner. These include:

WORKSHOPS:
A series of workshops that will be organized by the Video Production Group and presented by members of the Video Production Group, classmates in the Tactical Media Workshop, and outside guest speakers. Please keep in mind that if you have any skills in the categories below please let us know because we are looking for presenters AND YOU GET A CLASS PRESENTATION OUT OF THE WAY!
The specific workshops that we will be covering include:
*Camera Usage, *Editing, & *Digital Storytelling

All three of these projects are currently in the process of being developed but during this specific meeting we focused our energies into the “Camera Usage Workshop.”

THE CAMERA USEAGE WORKSHOP: will be presented twice by Professor Fred Johnson and will last approximately 2 hours.
Areas covered: Intro to Sony camera, how to frame a shot, lighting, and sound.
Tentative Dates: (Waiting for confirmation by E-mail) are: Tuesday April 3rd and Thursday April 5th.
Tentative Location: The Taylor Center (Also waiting for confirmation by E-mail)
Tentative Times: Range between 5:30 and 9:30 PM. We have a four-hour window blocked off and Jay has sent out a “Meeting Wizard Request” in order to see what times work best for people. If you have not received an invitation yet E-mail him at: Jay@cleary4.com

My advice would be to reserve Tuesday and Thursday evening (If possible) and to wait to get a confirmation from us as soon as the information becomes available.

Here is the list that has been submitted for the camera equipment
* Cameras (all 3)
* Tripods (2)
* Lighting Kit
* Hand held microphone (2)
* Cables for hand held microphones
* Lav Microphone
* Boom Microphone and pole
* Monitor and cables (camera to monitor connection)

We have three tentative dates scheduled for our next meeting (It all depends on the workshop confirmation) we will ALSO post our meeting time as it becomes available.

If you would like to add something or have any questions, feel free to post them via the group list serve.