2.25.10 - Shot-list to Storyboard

Warm-Up (15 min)
POTD
QOTD
VOTD:
beat: A segment of story built on shots and contributing to a scene’s objective.

Part 1 - Shot-list to a Storyboard (20 min)
Use the paper storyboards to illustrate the shot list we created.

Part 2 - Using Storyboards Effectively (10 min)
Cut your storyboard up into its panels (one sheet has 6 panels). Group these panels by similar shots and angles. For instance, if shot #2 and shot #9 are close-ups of the protagonist's hands, we can shoot those two shots one after another without setting up the camera at a new position.

Film in groups of 3 (20 min)
1. organizer/director/producer (in charge of determining the order of shots and what is necessary in each shot)
2. camera
3. actor

Uploading to your servers (20 min)
Every person in your group needs to have a copy of the clips for editing before next class.

Viewing (15 min)
The Cross

2.22.10 - Completing and Returning

Warm - Up (10min) - Lecture and response
Vocabulary Review
Satire: Horation and Juvenalian
Retrieve Papers and Review film questions and goals.


Hollywood Shuffle - Part 2 (60 min) - Film and questions
Satirizing Stereotypes
use a note pad and paper to record stereotypes (number and describe the stereotype being satirized)
the student to find the most stereotypes will receive a prize
we will take frequent pauses to discuss the stereotypes on screen.

Guiding Questions:

1. What Is Townsend satirizing?
2. What type of satire is he using?
3. Why do you think he chose these subjects to satirize?
4. Do you think his criticisms are fair? That is to say, do you agree with what he is trying to say?

Turn-in answers to questions at end of film. 


Review Class Shot List (10 min) - Class activity
Hierarchy of Film
Purpose of Beats 
Purpose of Shot list


Complete In-Class Shotlist (20 min) - Class activity

2.18.10 - Satire & Stereotype

Warm-Up (10 min)
P.O.T.D.
Print out Vocabulary words (Camera vocabulary)
V.O.T.D. -
Vocabulary test = canceled
build vocabulary wall for camera angles, distances and movements.
pair attack a word to find the following: synonym, an example (my sentence),
- Print and post to room after completion


Brief timeline according to wiki: (Prezi? 5 min)
Egypt - Papyrus Anastasi 1 (2000 BC)
Greco-Roman - Aristophanes (author of The Birds 441 BC), (Juvenal & Horace)
Arab - Avarice and Avariced (Al-Jahiz)
Early Euro - Johnathan Swift, Gulliver’s Travels
Early American - Mark Twain
Modern -? (Keenan Ivory Wayans, Zucker Bros., )


Part 1 - Satire & Social Commentary (15 min)
What is satire?
What are the different classifications of satire?
How do we use satire in our everyday?
Where do we see/hear satire?
What is the role of satire in film?
What do satirical movies attempt to do?
What are they criticizing?
Where are they effective where other genres (straight comedy, drama, etc) fail?


An Example - Hollywood Shuffle: Part 1 (70 min)
Satirizing Stereotypes
use a note pad and paper to record stereotypes (number and describe the stereotype being satirized)
the student to find the most stereotypes will receive a prize
we will take frequent pauses to discuss the stereotypes on screen.

Guiding Questions:
What Is Townsend satirizing?
What type of satire is he using?
Why do you think he chose these subjects to satirize?
Do you think his criticisms are fair? That is to say, do you agree with what he is trying to say?

2.16.10 - Creating shot lists

Warm Up (10 min)

P.O.T.D.
QOTD: In terms of making a film, what is a beat? Read the following link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beat_(filmmaking). Give your definition of a beat in your own words.

Part 1 - The hierarchy of film (5 min)
Download the following:
HierarchyofFilm.pages


Part 2 - Reading TttT (30 min)
TttT David Mamet On Directing pg. 1-7 and answer the following questions on your blog:

1. Mr. Mamet Describes two ways to make a movie. What are they?
2. Uninflected is defined as something NOT changed by tone or pitch? What does that mean in film?
3. Mamet says we, as storytellers, should “let the cut tell the story.” What does that mean? 4. What is a shot list most similar to?
5. Mamet gives this as an example of something you can not film without narration:”Nick, a young fellow in his thirties with a flair for the unusual.” Why would this be impossible to film without narration?
6. Why, according to Mamet, has steadycam hurt film?
7. How is a film like a dream?

Part 3 - Whole Class Shot List (20 min)
Together as a class, develop a shot list of uninflected images.

Part 4 - Create Your Own Shot List (35 min)
In your small groups, create beats and a shot list for the provided super-objectives. We will storyboard and film these shot lists next week.

2.11.10 - editing and adding sound

Warm - Up (10 min)
1. POTD
2. Vocabulary (same as last class, download here, and go here to read and begin to fill-in, continued on Monday)
3. Get all clips on your desktop ready to import to your imovie

Transferring files - (15 min)
If you do not have clips, or did not upload yet, use this time to do so. EVERY STUDENT needs to have their own set of clips to edit to complete this project. IF YOU DID NOT COMPLETE FILMING USE SOMEONE ELSE’S CLIPS.

Detaching and Deleting the Audio Track (5 min)
1. Drag a clip to the Timeline
2. Right-click on the clip
3. Select “Detach Audio”
4. Click on the audio portion of the clip (below the thumbnail, purple)
4. press delete or right-click and select “delete selection”
Here’s a video:

Editing in iMovie (40 min)
Use the shotlist (The Cross, click here to download) and your storyboard (found in a manila folder on the media cart) to edit together your clips.

As we talked about last class, everything you do should have intention. Including the angle, distance and movement of the shot as well as the length of the shot.

Adding Music and Sound Effects (10 min)
You have two main sources to download your sound effects
1.Go to findsounds.com - (right-click and “download linked file as”, then drag and drop to your timeline).
2. Or, use the music note on your iMovie to access iLife’s sound effects. Again, drag and drop to add sound effects.

I have also placed the "Ultimate Breaks and Beats" folder on the teacher Server. If you would like theme music, and you don't have your own, please use a song from there.


Credits (5 min)
Add credits to the end of your movie.
Include:
actor(s)
director
cameraperson
writer (me!)

Exporting and Saving (15 min)
BE SURE TO SAVE ENOUGH TIME AT THE END OF CLASS TO EXPORT YOUR MOVIE AND DROP IT IN MY DROP BOX FOR CREDIT. Name your file “YOUR NAME_ The Cross”. EXPORT USING QUICKTIME BROADBAND - MEDIUM. THIS ASSIGNMENT IS DUE TODAY.

2.10.10 - The Grammar of Editing

Warm Up (20 min)

POTD

Vocabulary:

Please download the following worksheet to complete the editing vocabulary (test next Wednesday!). We will look at each of these next class to fill in any gaps that remain after today. For now though, go to http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Documents/short/gramtv.html, to find definitions for each of these.

Editing%20Techniques%20Sheet.pages

here is the list of word sfor those of you playing at home:

Cut

Matched Cut

Jump Cut

Motivated Cut

Cutting Rate

Cutting Rhythm

Cross-Cut

Cutaway (CA)

Reaction Shot

Insert

Buffer Shot

Fade

Dissolve

Superimpositions

Wipe

Inset

Split Screen

Stock Shot

Invisible Editing

Part 1 - Getting your clips (20 min)

Get get your clips from your group members into your own server. Remember, each member of your group will edit their own version of the film short. You should be saving your clips into your own student server for safe keeping.

2.8.10 - compose with INTENTION

Warm-Up (10 min)

POTD

QOTD: What does it mean to have intention in something you do? When you are shooting video, how do the intentions of the people creating video show? What does it mean when things happen that aren’t intentional?

Part 1 - Mini-Presentations (45 min)
With a partner, use the below website to give a mini-presentation on your topic (provided by dear teacher).

http://digital-photography-school.com/digital-photography-composition-tips

Your presentation should be brief, include an example, and answer the following questions:

1. What is this topic?
2. How is it used in photography (and in video)?
3. How is it supposed to help or improve an image?
4. What happens if I don’t use it?

Part 2 - Typing Practice (45 min)
Use the online tools to get speedier!
http://www.powertyping.com/

select QWERTY!

2.4.10 - Storyboards & Shotlists

Warm-Up 10min
POTD
QOTD:
What is a storyboard?
What are arrows used for, or, how do they help?
What information should be written under the drawing?
If you need some help answering these questions, go to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storyboard

Part 1 - Shot lists and Storyboards (20 min)
With your group, use shot-lists to complete the storyboards to pre-produce your next video.

Shot-List: The%20Cross.pages

Storyboards: Storyboard%20Template.pages

Part 2 - Camera lottery (5 min)

Part 3 - Shooting (30 min)
Use storyboards and shot-lists to organize your shoot.

Part 4 - Uploading (15 min)
Import, export and save to all group member’s servers. You will be editing next class.

2.1.10 - Stereotypes & Cinema

Warm-Up - 10 min.
POTD
QOTD:
1. What are some stereotypes that you see in film? Have you seen these stereotypes in more than one film?
In horror films, why does the black guy get killed first?
What is a blaxploitation movie? Give an example. What makes this film “blaxploitation?”


Part 1 - Movie (part 1) - 50 min
How to Eat Your Watermelon In White Company and Enjoy It.