5:15-5:45: Meet at the Cage.

• Cage training and initiation

5:45-6: Housekeeping.

• Check #VRStorytelling  hashtag and Facebook group.
• Assignment 2 is due Sunday by midnight.
• Sign up for a slot to present for your VR research presentation. See examples from past classes on the Class Presentations page.
• Other due dates are now in the class schedule.

6-7: 206B, Adobe Premiere and Skybox VR tools training.

• Open the Adobe Premiere tutorial from NHMediahelp.syr.edu.
• Work with the videos on this Google Drive folder. (Note: you must first be signed in with your G.syr.edu account, NOT your regular Google account!)
• Or, copy the higher-resolution Acapella videos from the hard drive I will pass around.
• Have this Adobe Premiere for 360 tip sheet open.
• How to use the SkyBox VR Tools / Mettle plugin effects.
• Using the Offset effect to change the default start position. Here's a good tutorial on how it works.
• Transitions between clips using block dissolve.
• Effects not showing up in preview? Choose "Render Effects In to Out."
• Exporting. Make sure you have these options on:
  • Width and height should remain 3840x1920.
  • Format should be H.264.
  • At bottom, check "Video is VR" and "Monoscopic."

7-7:30: Coordinate with team

• Meet your team based on random assignment.
• Brainstorm story ideas with your team.

7:30-8: Discuss video ideas

Submit your team's idea for Assignment 2, and talk about what your role will be in the video team.