3.5 Unit Assignment

Using the editing skills you learned in Adobe Premiere Pro and the shot techniques we have discussed in class, create an original short film.

You will produce a 1 minute and 30 seconds to 2 minutes short film that tells an original story.

Please check the document below for guidelines and to complete the planner:

Click here to open the planner

1. Make a Book Trailer

You can design a movie-style trailer that excites your classmates about a must-read novel or nonfiction book.

2. Film a Thank You Note

If you need to thank someone, try filming rather than writing a thank you note.

3. Keep Parents Informed

You can record a brief summary of what you learned on a weekly or monthly basis and then film it, news report-style, to share.

4. Make a How-To Video

You can practice your informative writing skills by making short videos that explain how to bake a cake, ride a skateboard or shoot a soccer goal.

5. Take a Stand

If you are fired up about an issue at your school or community, you can make a video sharing your opinions and/or asking for change.

6. Recreate a Favorite Story

You can film your own version of your favourite story —it’s a great way to practice key reading skills like summarizing and comprehension.

7. Try Stop-Action

Stop-action movies are a fun way to document a science experiment, whether it’s cell meiosis or growing a bean sprout in a paper cup.

8. Tour Your School

A student-led tour of your school, from the cafeteria to the library to the front office, is a nice resource for sharing with new students and visitors.

9. Create a Lyric video

Lyric videos have become really popular and they’re perfect for established and beginner artists alike

Other options:

10. Create your own "cooking show" or create a guide to cook a dish

11. Create an inspirational video about one of your passions

12. Product Review

13. Video Game Review

14. Makeup Tutorial

15. "A Day in the Life" Video

• Must be 1:30 - 2:30 in length

• Must be original

• Opening, closing credits, and copyright information.

• Effective use of music/sound effects.

• Planner Must be completed

• You must have a good mix of different shot compositions that we covered earlier (Wide Shot, medium shot, Extreme Close Up, etc.)

• Be appropriate for the school audience.

• Must showcase at least one keyframing skill

• Audio level must be relatively balanced throughout the whole video

• .prproj file and .mp4 file must be uploaded to your Google Drive folder > Unit 3 > Unit 3 Assignment

• All your raw videos + music + images must be uploaded to your Google Drive folder > Unit 3 > Unit 3 Assignment > Raw Media

• Planner must be in your Google Drive as well

• To get your prproj: File > Save a Copy

• To get your mp4: File> Export> Media