OMM Artist Statement

One Minute Movie Artist’s Statement

Please write a five-to-six-paragraph artist’s statement based on your One Minute Movie. You are writing to clarify the meaning, choices, intentions and ideas expressed in your slideshow. Below are the questions that come from the ES GRADUATION PORTFOLIO. This is a GRAD PORTFOLIO TASK, and this can be submitted for your GRAD PORTFOLIO.

Use the following questions as a guide, but make sure the statement flows together as one, continuous piece of writing. Please write in full sentences. You DO NOT have to label each paragraph with the category name. You will get an “A” on this if you go beyond simply answering each question and write your thoughts in depth.

1st Paragraph – Point of View
What was the title of your short? Who’s point of view is the story told from? Briefly describe the story you told.
What is the protagonist’s goal or quest? Why is that goal important to the protagonist?
What are you trying to say in the story (in other words, what is the point)? Do you feel you were successful in communicating this message to your audience? Why or why not?

2nd/3rd Paragraph - Technique
Describe your story telling style. What technique did you primarily use to tell your story (camera angles, narration, dialogue, action, editing)? Give at least two examples of how you used this style of telling your story.
Describe the types of shots you used in your short. How did you choose the types of shots you used? Give at least one example of how a specific shot contributed to telling your story.
Describe any transitions, titles, or special effects that you used to enhance your story. What effect did you intend these to have on your story and the audience?
How did the audio (music, sound effects, dialogue, ambient sound) contribute to telling the story? Give at least one example of a sound that helped you tell your story and explain what purpose it served.
In making your short, what experimentation did you use?
With outlines, shot lists, storyboards, multiple drafts, peer review and deadlines, how did your short change over time?
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3rd Paragraph - Context and Connections
What or who inspired you to tell this story (this could be: movies, books, family stories, friend’s stories, myths, legends, T.V., anywhere else. Be specific)? What in these inspiring works did you use? List three examples and describe what or how they influenced you or your group.
What genre is your film? What kind of genre conventions did you use in your film?


4th Paragraph – Process
Describe your process. What steps, benchmarks, and/or goals did you go through to create your final draft of your short (see group stamp-list)?
Identify at least one piece of peer feedback you received and describe how it changed your short.
What were some of the things you learned through making this short (this could be: composition, audio recording, story boarding, angles, editing, etc.)?
What were your strengths in producing this project? Be specific about how it helped you.
What challenges did you face during your process? What strategies did you use to overcome them?

5th Paragraph – Evaluation and Reflection
How do you think you did at producing your project (use language from the rubric to evaluate your performance)?
What do you think is strongest about your project and what do you feel could be improved?