Movie Projects
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These projects can be group projects or solo ventures (although solo movies have some challenges). If more than one person is seeking credit for it, each one must have earned enough points to begin the project BEFORE starting. (See the Tier System Chart for info on points required to start projects.) Remember that people who are not seeking points for the project can assist (e.g., be gaffers, grips, actors, etc.) without earning points. You can also use people not in the class. Please make sure your credits clearly show what everyone contributed, though.
When finished the project, each member of a group project who seeks to earn points for it must write a brief "Self and Group Evaluation" where s/he describes the contributions of each person in the group to the movie. This should be in paragraph form. Be thorough and honest.
Movie Project 1 - Maximum of 8 points
This is a 30-second "spec spot" (that is, a fake TV commercial). You should imagine a new product and then create a short TV ad for it. The length should be exactly 30 seconds. It should not have an intro title or credits. Instead, it should be a "ready for air" commercial. To earn 8 points, the ad should be creative, well-planned, interesting, technically strong, and effective at promoting the product or service.
You are not required to write a formal script or do storyboards, but it might help. Some sort of clear, organized planning is needed. You could edit this in camera, or you can edit in Final Cut or iMovie. Your final product does not need to be put onto a DVD.
Movie Project 2 - Maximum of 10 points
This is a short movie, between 2:00 minutes and 3:30 minutes long (no more). The style should be either narrative (tell a short story) or "slice-of-life" (show an interesting bit of someone's life, usually without a "beginning, middle, end" structure). Run your ideas past Tripp before starting. You must create some sort of script and some sort of pre-vis (e.g., storyboards, photo storyboards, rough draft video).
You should edit this in Final Cut. You should include titles and credits; titles count as part of your time length but final credits don't. To earn full points, the movie should be creative, well-planned, interesting, and technically strong. Things like lighting, costumes, props, acting, sound, frame composition and editing are all important.
Movie Project 3 - Maximum of 15 points
This is a very open-ended project. The requirements are that you keep the length between 4 and 6 minutes, including titles (but not credits). You can make it a documentary, a narrative, a slice-of-life, a moc-u-mentary, something experimental, etc. Talk to Tripp about your ideas before starting.
You must create some sort of script and some sort of pre-vis (e.g., storyboards, photo storyboards, rough draft video). You should edit this in Final Cut. You should include titles and credits; titles count as part of your time length but final credits don't. To earn full points, the movie should be creative, well-planned, interesting, and technically strong. Things like lighting, costumes, props, acting, sound, frame composition and editing are all important.
Movie Project 4 - Maximum of 20 points
This is another open-ended project. The requirements are that you keep the length between 5 and 10 minutes, including titles (but not credits). You can make it a documentary, a narrative, a slice-of-life, a moc-u-mentary, something experimental, etc. Talk to Tripp about your ideas before starting.
As in Movie Project 3, you must create some sort of script and some sort of pre-vis (e.g., storyboards, photo storyboards, rough draft video). You should edit this in Final Cut. You should include titles and credits; titles count as part of your time length but final credits don't. To earn full points, the movie should be creative, well-planned, interesting, and technically strong. Things like lighting, costumes, props, acting, sound, frame composition and editing are all important.