Solo Film # 2 Production Project (STORY)

“John Steinbeck on Story telling…” by Jill Clardy is marked with CC BY-SA 2.0.

OLDER PANDEMIC SAMPLE WORK

Jacob R’s: 60 Second Flim: LogLine 60 Sec Video
Malachi’s: 60 Second Film: Gettin’ Breakfast
Isaac’s: Short film: The dog
Jacob K’s: 60 Second Film: Jacob’s Morning Wake Up Saga
Meredith’s: 60 Second Film: Thoughts of a Cynical Dog
Robbie’s: 60 Second Film: Godzilla Attack (Can you upload it to Google Drive?)
Francis’: 60 Second Film: An Intense Chess Match
Naomi’s: 60 Second Film: The Struggles Of Being A Bad Cook (Can you upload it to Google Drive?)
Josie’s: 60 Second Film: Goodbye (Can you upload it to Google Drive?)
Jaden’s: 60 Second Film: Upstart Chess Player

WHAT

Research and document some ingredients of a powerful, memorable film story
30-60-second film publish to your Google Drive
- Use any equipment you have; cell phone, Chromebook, etc.
- Edit with WeVideo.com online video editor
Create a blog post with the material listed in the steps in the HOW section below
- Copy and paste the Solo Film #2 Production Project (Story) TEMPLATE

WHY

Learning film language elements is like learning any spoken or written language, there are ‘verbs’, ‘nouns’, and rules like ‘sentence structure’.
The best way to learn film language is by ‘speaking’ it and getting feedback.

WHERE

Your phone or Chromebook camera
WeVideo.com
Your Edublogs.org blog

HOW

Copy and paste the Solo Film #2 Production Project (Story) TEMPLATE into yourEdublogs.org blog
Inspiration
- Research a 60-second film scene you can access on YouTube
Intention
- Write your Intention or SMART (Goal) for your film under the Intention (SMART Goal) heading
  - Be specific: what do you hope the audience feels, learns, experiences, etc. by watching your film?
  - Write a one-sentence SMART Goal with help from the example material below
  - Use the SMART Goal Format Worksheet (PDF) for guidance in writing your actual one-sentence SMART Goal section of the Stretch Goal
    - Mitchell’s modified example:
      - “By April 30, as part of my film team, I will explore the film director’s skill pathway by following the Studio Binder Eye Tracing tutorial and will have created scenes that direct the audience’s eye from affinity to contrast, this will increase intensity over the six scenes of our April project.”
  - Mitchell’s SMART Goal broken down by element
    - Remember we build our SMART goals backward: T R A M S – S M A R T
    - T– Time (DATE): “By April 30
    - R-Relevance (CLASS/TEAM X): as part of my film team, I will explore the film director’s skill pathway
    - A-Attainable (TUTORIAL X) by following the Studio Binder Eye Tracing tutorial
    - M-Measurable (MAKE/CREATE # of X): and will have created scenes that direct the audience’s eye from affinity to contrast, this will increase intensity over the six scenes
    - S-Specific (PROJECT X): of our Session 5 project.”
PRE-PRODUCTION
- Select a scene in a film to copy from YouTube
- Embed the 30 to 60-second scene into your Solo Film #1 Production Project blog post
- Research the film and the scene you chose
  - Who created the scene?
    - Director?
    - Film Company?
    - Network TV or Streaming Service?
  - What is important about the scene, the film, the TV show?
  - Why is this scene important to the film or TV show episode?
  - What is happening in the scene to further the bigger story?
- Create a reverse storyboard of the scene on paper
  - Fold a piece of paper in half 4 times to create a template for storyboarding like the sample below
  - Review the sample scene from the show Mad Men
  - Click the full version of the reverse storyboard of the Mad Men scene
  - Take a picture of your storyboard
  - Upload and embed your picture under the Reverse Storyboard of Film Clip heading
PRODUCTION
- Create your version of the 30 to 60-second scene into your Solo Film #1 Production Project blog post
  - Use any equipment you have; phone, Chromebook, etc.
  - Edit with any free video editor you have access to; iMovie, YouTube, phone, or our classWeVideo.com account
- Export your film from your film editor
- Save the exported file to your Google Drive
- Make sure your share the file publically
- Place a link under the Student Copy of Film Clip heading
POST-PRODUCTION
- Share your work with the class and receive feedback
- Under the Reactions to the Final Version heading…
  - Write a few questions for the audience to consider
    - What feedback do you want from the audience to help you improve your skills?
  - After you receive this feedback, add it to your post
  - Cite the sources with their first name only
- Finish the rest of the post
- Have someone edit your post with the Solo Film #1 Production Project Feedback Form (PDF)
- Make any necessary changes
- Make sure your post is publically published
- Turn in your Solo Film #1 Production Project Feedback Form (PDF) to Mr. Le Duc