Thursday, February 23, 2012

Project #7 VIDEO PRODUCTION

Five-person teams will use one pair of songs from Project Five and create TWO three-minute “extended” movie trailer. Each trailer must include
A) a small scene between two people, and
B) enough information for the audience to understand two of the characters’ main Objective, Intention and Urgency; and one of the character’s Motivation.

HERE’S THE CATCH:  The Second movie trailer is the sequel for the First movie trailer, and in the sequel, your protagonist’s MOTIVATION is completely opposite of what it was in the original film.  For example:  if your first trailer was for Escape from Gilligan’s Island (Gilligan WANTS to get off the island and is WILLING to befriend the Harlem Globetrotters to do so) then the second trailer might be for Entombed on Gilligan’s Island (Gilligan WANTS to keep everyone on the island and is WILLING to kill the Harlem Globetrotters to do so) Teams must present their work in lab, followed by a 7-minute Powerpoint explaining their creative process.

NOTE:  You must shoot ALL video footage on a cell phone  or camera that costs less than $200!  

First:  Choose one pair of songs from Project #5, then decide how your team could use these two similar but different songs to create TWO DIFFERENT movie trailers.

Second:  For each of the two videos, choose the following roles to each of your team members (nobody can do the same role twice!):
A) Director B) Camera Operator C) Producer D) Editor E) Set Design

Third:  Create two videos that meet the following criteria
A) Contains a variety of types of shots, including at least TWO establishing shots
B) Utilizes depth cues to manipulate the audience
C) Does not break the Rule of Thirds, 180 degree Rule or The 30 Rules.
D) Between the two videos, you must manipulate:  Line & Shape, Space, Movement, Rhythm.

Finally:  Prepare a 7-minute presentation (timed, in powerpoint) explaining:
A) How you utilized depth cues to manipulate the audience
B) How Video #1 manipulated visual elements (Line & Shape, Space, Movement, Rhythm)
C) How Video #2 manipulated other elements (Line & Shape, Space, Movement, Rhythm)
D) A subjective examination of which story/trailer worked better and why

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