Happy Last School Day in 2013!

Lots of great work over the last couple of weeks!

Today is the last day to work on the Music Video/Promotional video.  If you earned an A or B on your progress check video and you need more time, email me by today.

In general,  the current video can be exported on January 2nd.

If you are finished, with the current video, start writing your script for the final video.

Exercise #2 should be completed and turned in by today.

The next script is due by January 3rd, so plan accordingly.

Cimemagraph Video

 Documentary Film

WR Pride is a great opportunity to create a short film about something here at school that you really enjoy.  It could be about a favorite sport or club.  It could be about a great class or project or program here at school.  There are many choices.

Wednesday

Three more days!

What do you need to be completing?  Music? Editing? Exercise #2?

On Friday of this week, you can work through to the end of the hour.  Export your final, if you are done.

If you need the class time to work, export when we return on January 2nd.  If you need more time, please email me by Friday during class.  This applies to people who received an A or a B on their progress check video, are working on stop motion or have had technical issues that I am aware of.  If you have concerns, please talk to me about them!

We will be working on writing new scripts when we return on January 2nd and 3rd.

New Video options:

Documentary
Continue Stop Motion
A Cinemagraph collection (3 or more images) put together as an interesting presentation video
Rapids Pride

Exercise #3 will be due by the end of the semester as well.

Friday

Progress Check!!

Please export what you have so far for you current film.  Save it directly into the N Drive Progress Check Turn-in folder.
Once your export is done, you can keep working.

Wednesday

Let the Editing begin!

Everyone should have some or all of their footage to work with today! 

Couple of people have some filming issues that they talked to me about this week.  Please send me a quick email recap of our conversation, so I can refer to it while grading the progress video due on Friday.  I would suggest creating your titles, adding music or other audio files (if appropriate) and your credits.  This is a good start until you get your footage to school and something to turn in for Friday.

Friday everyone will turn in an in-progress video.  This is to be imported like all of our other videos.  You import it directly to the N drive as you will not need a copy in your D drive.

I have added comments and grades to about half the scripts.  Please take the time to read your script comments.  The comments are meant to help you produce a better movie.  I will finish up the remaining scripts in the next couple of days.  So check back.

Monday

Filming success?  Hopefully!  You have this week and next week to work on editing your footage.  Everyone must have their footage to school by Wednesday this week.

Stop Motion filmers...remember that you have more work time if you bring in footage on a regular basis.  That means that I should be seeing you editing everyday this week and next week.

A progress check video will be due this Friday.  You will export a video of what you have completed by Friday at the beginning of class.  Once you turn in your progress video, then continue to work on editing.

Update!!!!  I saved all the ungraded Horror/Comedy/Action videos to my laptop.  Something happened and they would not play correctly.  I will try again, and get them graded this week.

Friday!

2 weeks until Music Video/Promotional/Stop Motion (stop motion may need extended time, see me as your working)

Filming for this video must be complete for class next Wednesday, December 11th.  

Stop Motion may need longer.  Bring in the shots you have taken so far, and begin assembling these shots in premiere.  Each image can be adjusted in length to fit your needs.

Music Videos, Stop Motion and Promotional

We have been looking at stop motion, music videos and commercials over the last couple of weeks.  They offer fun options separately, or as we have seen in class, combined together.

We we will working on scripts this week.  The rough draft is due this Wednesday.  It must be on the document I shared with you a couple of weeks ago.  If the script is not on this document, you will only receive up to half credit for it. You will be required to have 30 to 40 3 to 5 second shots planned out for this video. Points will be deducted for longer shots that can be broken down with multiple perspective shots of a scene. Stop motion is the exception.  It will require a minimum of 90 shots (that is a 1-1/2 minute video not including any titles or credits) to be considered complete. The tone of this video can be fun, serious, creative, entertaining, inspirational.  Take charge of this piece, and make something you really relate to.

Over the next 2 weeks you will receive a grades for your class time work.  This week will focus on your script and how you prepare for your filming.  Thursday and Friday can be used to film or test film ideas, work on sound and music, finding and creating an exercise that can be used in this film or to refine your script.  Footage must be shot by next Wednesday.  That will give you 7 days to edit and complete your film.

A second exercise is due before break.  Please don't forget to get it turned in.