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LEARNING TARGET: I CAN USE THE SKILLS I HAVE LEARNED IN CLASS TO CREATE A SHORT FILM.

Short Film Choice

This assignment will be a culmination of your skills learned in class. Students will create a shot list and gather information to include in their video.

Filming Location

This time you will get to choose the project you would like to complete. You must choose one of the projects on the choice board below to complete. Your final video should be 4-5 minutes including an intro and ending.  The video will be edited as a group. This is your chance to show off the skills and concepts you remember.

Each square of the choice board is a story starter.  You will choose your story and write a short proposal.  After the proposal, you will either complete a shot list or a script with shots on it.  Make sure to use music and narration and titles in your editing for any video you choose.

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Pre-Production

LEARNING TARGET: I CAN COMPLETE PREPRODUCTION FOR MY PROJECT.

  • Step 1: Proposal - write a short description of your project.

" A video about characters walking their dog on a leisurely stroll.  The dog sees something and takes off, almost dragging the person behind then.  When the dog gets to the edge of the woods it stops and growls.  The dog owners look at each other and one decides to venture in to see.  The other waits for an hour calling for their friends every so often.  They head home to get help.  When they arrive home, their friend is there watching TV.  They never went on the walk in the first place."

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Use the outline below to help guide your story

1. Set Up & Intro to Characters-Where are we? Who? Establishing shot. And Character wants to do something. Medium

2. Conflict- Something happens to cause distress -  Close Up

3. Reaction- Character's reaction to conflict  Medium 

4. Climax- Conflict grows/problem gets worse and the character appears to have no way out, conflict is the tensest/ Extreme Close up

5. Resolution- How the conflict is resolved, the problem is overcome, and Order is restored (fade to black). Long shot

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  • Step 2 - complete a shot list as seen below or a script with shots as in the previous assignment. You will have one scene per person in your group. A scene is a specific location or time. If you change location and time, you change your scene. 

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LEARNING TARGET: I CAN COMPLETE THE PRODUCTION OF MY PROJECT

FILM

Start filming your project

Make sure you do the following:

  • Film HORIZONTAL ONLY

  • Use all 4 shots

  • Use multiple camera angles

  • Use camera movements

  • Film 2 green screenshots to use, must put a person in a 2 different locations - Think shrinking the person, making them tall, flying, in a different country, location etc.

  • Film 2 things to keyframe

  • Use a mic to get good audio

  • Film EC to cover up jump cuts

  • Use a tripod or gimbal for steady shots

  • Film the location sound for 10 seconds

  • Don't start acting right as you start filming

  • Don't stop filming as you stop acting

  • Use the rule of 3rds!

  • Use the 180 degree rule - all dialogue should be one person as a close or medium shot

Image by Jakob Owens

Post Production

LT: I can edit my video and have a final product to show to the class.

 

Break up the editing between members of the group.   Give each person a scene or 2 to edit.  Each person should have about 1 minute to edit. Make sure to assign the intro and the credits to someone in the group also. Members not doing the intro and credits must do a greenscreen or keyframe in their scene.

 

Import clips into the computer using the video below if you do not remember the trick.

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As you are editing remember:

  • Intro is done with a MixKit template with music

  • Fix Audio levels

  • Add in music and sounds to help sell the story

  • Add in transitions if needed, but not a lot

  • Include scrolling credits using a template

  • Make sure the video is long enough

  • Must have greenscreen and key framing.

  • Cut dialogue to flow well

  • Make sure video is well edited

  • Export as H.264 for the rough draft

Post Production in Process

Requirements

  • Title for the video in the beginning - must use MixKit Template

  • Film HORIZONTAL

  • Use a steady camera

  • Use a microphone

  • Must use the 180 degree rule

  • Must have most of the angles Angles 

  • Must have 3 camera movements

  • Dialogue is filmed as mostly close with some medium

  • Must use good rule of thirds

  • Must have 2 keyframes sections

  • Must have 2 greenscreen sections.

  • Must be 4-5 minutes.

  • Each person should have 1 scene that is around 1 minute long

  • Must have good audio for dialogue

  • All 4 shots used in the video

  • The video CLOSELY follows the shot list or script

  • Music that fits the video - 

  • Sound effects if needed.

  • Transitions if needed - not a lot

  • Credit Title Slide -Scrolling showing the following:

    • Filmed by 

    • edited by

    • music by

    • actors names listed.

  • Steady Camera shots

  • Good editing - cut out any distractions

  • Good audio levels if there is dialogue. Fading audio of music if needed

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