Winter Adventure Movie

Here are the requirements for your Winter Holiday Adventure Movie:
Due Friday January 16

1. In a new MS Word document, use outline form to tell an entertaining version of your winter break.
2. Save as: Period_LastName_WinterAdv
3. INCLUDE:
A Proper Heading:
Name
Teacher Name
Period
Date
Title

• Write a general outline of what you did
• Use phrases or short sentences
• Replace some of your descriptive words with synonyms. (Right click or Control click in the word and choose a synonym.)
• Use some magnificent descriptive words (adjectives), even if you just slept, ate, and watched tv.
• Example: I leisurely arose from night after delightful night of rejuvenating slumber.
  

4. Needs to be an easy to follow story, sequence of events.
5. Open iMovie and use the DV Widescreen format.Save as: Period_LastName_WinterAdv
6. Include:

• Still images (Your photos are preferred, but you can use high resolution web images if you need to, 720 pixels wide or bigger.)
• Create a Sites Cited page, and copy and paste the web address for each image you use.
• Import all images into iPhoto before you add them to your movie
• Create an original soundtrack using Magic GarageBand.
• Add a title and subtitles to help tell your story
• Use Photoshop to Composite a few of your images
• Total length: 1-2 minutes
• Export from iMovie: choose Share > iPod

Door Scene: Step One

THE DOOR SCENE—STEP ONE
Introduction to Visual Storytelling

Challenge:
Form production teams of no more than five people. (Three is ideal.) Using a video camera, interpret and shoot the following scripted scenario:

1. A person is about to open a door.
2. The person hears a sound and becomes mildly concerned.
3. The person finds the door locked and searches for his or her keys.
4. The person hears the sound again and becomes visibly apprehensive.
5. As the filmmaker, your goal is to build tension and growing panic, using any visual element or device that you can think of.
6. The film closes with the person finally opening the door and getting to the other side safely.
7. Here, you want to communicate to the audience the character’s feeling of relief and safety.
   

Parameters/Limitations:

• Neither the character nor the audience ever sees the source of the sound.
• The film can have only one actor.
• The film may not exceed 90 seconds.
• The entire film must take place within five feet of either side of the door.
• You must assemble the shots “in camera,” as you go along, WITHOUT using editing equipment.

Exhibit:
Each production team screens its finished film for the entire class for feedback.

• Did the film communicate the script?
• Did it communicate the rising tension and relief?
• What could you shoot differently?
• What would make your film more understandable?
• What would give your film more emotional impact?

Eight Foundational Camera Angles

We've been studying the camera angles used in feature films and episodic television. This image illustrates the 8 foundational angles used consistently in almost every scene. There are additional camera angles used, and those help define the creativity of the director and the director of photography.

Finished and Viewed Our 1st Project

Most everybody finished and exported our 1st editing exercise, and turned it in over the internal network. We had sooooo much fun viewing them and most people did a fairly good job for a first project.

On Wednesday we are going to begin an American Film Institute (AFI) introductory project, called the Door exercise. Students will Storyboard and shoot a suspense scene all within 10 feet of a door.

Vignette Project Due

Today we were finishing up our first short vignette video, and many of them are looking good.
Each person is to complete and hand in their individual videos on Monday, October 13.

I want you to use your creativity so that this is the best work you can do, at this time, with the resources we have available right now.

Vignette Project Requirements:

1. Form production teams of no more than 5 members each
   
2. Write a story that consists of 6-10 short scenes (5-10 seconds each).
   
3. On the story page, include action, location, and camera angles
   
4. No dialogue, tell your story using only video or still images, and audio
   
5. Use at least five of the following camera angles:
   

• long-establishing shot,
• medium shot,
• close-up,
• extreme close-up,
• Above your head Point of View
• Very low Point of View and an
• Over the shoulder shot

6. If you do not have a video camera, use a still camera
7. Shoot your vignette
8. Capture or upload your footage/images into iPhoto and/or iMovie of each team member's computer.
9. Each member needs to edit there own version of the story, include:

• 6-10 scenes
• at least 2 types of transitions
• If you are using still images: import them into iPhoto and close it,
  
• then in iMovie use the Media > Photo buttons, choose your photo, and add the Ken Burns effect to at least 2 of your images (set the Start and End points, and time duration)
  
• Add a Title, Over Black: be creative in naming your vignette
• Use at least one sound effect
• And a musical soundtrack
• Fade the soundtrack and the video image at the end your story
• Go to the Share menu and export for iPod
  

Composite and Masking Practice

Your doing a great job, and many of you are really getting the idea of creating new compositions from stock photos.
Today we created a few more Photoshop composites. Nice work!