Multimedia Minutes: Clever Production Effects for Stand-Up
Enjoy a cleverly produced stand-up, which begins at – 1:07 in this story by KEPR-TV’s anchor-reporter Molly Kelleher.
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How did Molly do it? Here’s her response:
Bob,
I am glad you liked my standup. Here’s how I did it…
Out in the field, I filmed myself with a wide enough shot that I knew I could fit 8 of me in the screen. Then I said my standup 8 different times in 8 different positions. And I made sure nothing was in my background like traffic that would be different.
Then in the edit bay (final cut pro), I started with position one and layered each new spot on top with everything cropped out but myself. So the only un-cropped version was the very first one and everything else just popped up on top of that because I layered it on top of it. I hope that makes sense. I did a lot of playing with it in the edit bay, but it was fun to do.
Molly Kelleher
KEPR Action News Anchor/Reporter
News Director Robin Wojtanik, who brought the story to our attention, also points out Molly’s pro-active angle. She broke the story before the storm, rather than after.
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