Videography Archive - The videography class began in the 2005-2006 school. It began with 2 older Sony cameras and imovie. By the 2nd quarter of that year, the class had "graduated" to 2 Sony DCR-VX2100.

Current equipment (as of May, 2009)

2 Sony DCR-VX2100
1 Canon XH A1
underwater camera
1 JVC GR-D72U
2 Libec tripods
1 Bogen/Monfrotto 503HDV/351MVB2 tripod
1 Sennheiser ew100 G2 wireless microphone
2 RODE NTG2 shotgun microphone
2 RODE boompoles
2 K-Tek zeppelins/deadcats
1 Azden FMX-42 Mixer and location equipment
Lowell Lighting
Glidecam Pro - 4000
Steadycam
14' jib-crane with 50 lbs of counterbalance weight (homemade by the shop class out of aluminum)
12' Pro-Am jib-crane with 40 lbs of counterbalance weight w/lcd monitor and lanc controller
Dolly with 50 feet of track
2 Apple 24" imacs
1 Apple MacBook
Final Cut Pro
Motion
Soundtrack
Greenscreen

Individual Student Portfolios

Justin Thorsen - class of 2009

Documentaries

When the War Got Personal: The Story of the Men of the USS Hoel (DD 533): In October 2007, Mr. Engell and four students accompanied life-long Petersburg resident, Erling Husvik, to Tucson, Arizona. The documentary crew shot over 10 hours of video including interviews with survivors of the USS Hoel (DD 533) which was sunk on October 25, 1944. The interviews have been turned into a documentary entitled When the War Got Personal: The Story of the Men of the USS Hoel (DD 533). Running time 83 minutes

Camera: Ian Braun and Bobby Egen
Sound and Lighting: Erica Overdorff
Grip: Jaclyn Lyons
Post-production: Jim Engell and Justin Thorsen

Veterans' Day 2008: The Tet Offensive - This documentary tells the story of the Tet Offensive through the eyes of local Petersburg veterans Tim Koeneman and John Johnson. It was filmed in the Petersburg High School gym and debuted to the Petersburg High School student body on Veterans' Day 2008.

Camera: Mac McCullough
Sound and Lighting: Mac McCullough and Jim Engell
Post-production: Mac McCullough
Narration: Ariel Roundtree

Short Films

A Zombie Movie - This short movie was the senior project of Mac McCullough, Tom Holtslander, and Justin Thorsen.

PBJ Kung Fu Movie (Enter the Sandwich) - This short movie was the first attempt of making a movie. The concept was created by the class in the spring of 2007. The filming of the movie took place in the school.

Cast and crew: Ian Braun, Eric Martinsen, Mackenzie Peeler, Erica Overdorff, Lindsay Tremblay, Bobby Egen, and Austin Roberts.

Camera Skill Practice (theme project)

Theme Project - Boats 2007 The first project of each year for new students is to get familiar with our cameras. The project demonstrates their ability to pan, tilt, show depth of field, use fstop to get the shot they are looking for, rack, steady cam, and crane.

Crew: Justin Thorsen, Erica Overdorff, Lauren MacDonald, and Makenzie Cutting

Commercials for Local Businesses

• Lee's Clothing ad - Winter 2007: This ad was shot in December 2007 on location at Lee's Clothing in Petersburg, Alaska.
  
  Concept/Storyboard: Justin Thorsen and Lauren MacDonald
  Camera: Justin Thorsen
  Post-production: Justin Thorsen -- please note that this was the first project he edited on Final Cut Express
  Talent: Maya Holmes and Hayley Short
  Voice-over: Justin Thorsen

• Studebakers Pizza ad - Winter 2007: This ad was shot in December 2007 on location at Petersburg High School, Studebakers Pizza, and a Benitz home.
  
  Concept/Storyboard: Tommy Holtslander, Deven Benitz, Alex Heston, and Austin Roberts
  Camera: Austin Roberts
  Post-production: Deven Benitz
  Talent: Alex Heston, Tommy Holtslander, and Anthony Sipper

• Lee's Clothing Christmas 2006 ad: This ad was shot in late November and early December 2006 on location at Lee's Clothing in Petersburg, Alaska.

  Video Team:
  Austin Roberts, Theresa Lopez, Eric Martinsen, and Erica Overdorff, Lindsay Tremblay, Bobby Egen, and Caleb Caulum
  Actors: Samantha Brauer and Ian Braun
  Voice-over: Joe Viechnicki (on loan from KFSK radio)

November 2007 News Stories:

• Canned Food Drive: The PHS Student Council sponsored a canned food drive in the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving. The class with the most points were rewarded with treats donated from Java Hus.
  
  
  

  Story: Lauren MacDonald
  Camera: Justin Thorsen
  Sound and Lighting: Erica Overdorff, Makenzie Cutting, Lauren MacDonald
  Narration: Erica Overdorff
• Earth Club: Petersburg High School's Earth Club is a newly formed organization made up of students from all grades.
  
  Story: Kayla Wright
  Camera: Justin Thorsen
  Sound and Lighting: Erica Overdorff, Makenzie Cutting, Lauren MacDonald

• PHS School Play: The school play will performed in January 2008, but the rehearsals for this began in November. A group of videography students spent some time at one of the rehearsals and filed this report.

  Camera: Austin Roberts
  Sound and Lighting: Deven Benitz, Alex Heston, Tommy Holtslander, and Alex Martz
  Narration: Alex Heston

• Viking Wrestling: A film crew spent some time at a wrestling practice in November 2007 to find out how things were going at that point for the Viking Wrestling team. The team eventually took 5th in state with Bobby Egen taking 1st place. Coach Schwartz was also inducted into the Alaska Wrestling Hall of Fame.

  Camera: Austin Roberts
  Sound and Lighting: Deven Benitz, Tommy Holtslander, and Arthur Martz
  Narration: Arthur Martz

2008-09 Projects

I'm a Mac This was a commercial that Mac McCullough created as a parody of the I'm a Mac commercials. Enjoy the twist.

Camera: Mac McCullough, Claira Sallenbach, and Anders Rosvold
Sound: Mac McCullough
Post-production: Mac McCullough

Practice Items

• Twins: This was practice to learn how to combine two clips to make it look as though twins are talking with each other.

Camera: Lauren MacDonald
Subject: Erica Overdorff
Post-production: Lauren MacDonald and Jim Engell

Ghost Effect : This was practice to learn how to combine two clips to make it look as though a ghost has emerged from a body.

Camera: Lauren MacDonald
Subject: Kayla Wright
Post-production: Lauren MacDonald and Jim Engell

Jib Crane : This was practice to learn how to use the jib crane. In post-production, it was slowed down to 50% of normal speed.

Camera: Jared Jarebek
Subject: Front of Petersburg High School
Post-production: Tom Holtslander and Jim Engell

2.5 Dimensions Practice : This was practice to learn how add dimension to a 2D object. The process involves both photoshop and Motion.

Photoshop Editor: Jim Engell
Motion Editor: Joe Zarlengo

Animated Spaceship 2.5 dimensions: This was another 2.5 practice by Joe Zarlengo. He used Photoshop Elements to cut out the spaceship and then animated it in Motion.

Dolly Effect: This effect is something that we work on which provides a "Hitchcockesque" effect to a shot. It is done by moving the camera in the opposite direction of the zoom. It will cause the background to either stretch or extend. It works best with a dolly and tripod.

Camera: Justin Thorsen
Dolly operator: Jim Engell
Post-production: Justin Thorsen
Gapher: Kaleb Spragg and Jared Jarebek
Subject: Joe Zarlengo

Related Links

A Tribute to Petersburg's Veterans | The Constitution "In Plain English" | Christmas Eve Lutefisk Dinner | Korv-making |