Narrative Storytelling (Episodic Series)

Narrative Story Telling: Learning Quests:

Quest 1: Screenplay Writing

• Screenplay Format. Read this document to understand the organization and basic terminology of a screenplay. https://drive.google.com/a/mtlsd.net/file/d/0Byh-ZnqP2jyjdFhBSjJySlloZjg/edit?usp=sharing Be sure you can identify the following terms:
  1. Scene Heading
  2. Action Line
  3. Character
  4. Dialogue
  5. Parenthetical
• Determine a specific focus for your studies. Choose from the list below or select your own. You will do some research and some reading about the subject you select, then you will share your insights and growth in a blog post. (At the end of your post, please cite your sources, posting authors, titles, and links to the sources you find.)
  • Don't forget to consult the shelves in the TV Studio's editing lab. There are lots of texts there that might help you discover new topics or get a deeper understanding of a topic.
• Your reading/research should take 3-5 class periods. This includes both the time to find the material(s) and to read/watch/practice with them.
• Consider looking for articles in magazines or journals, online tutorials or samples, chapters in books from the editing lab's shelves, or other resources. Your research should yield some new understanding of technique, or style.

Quest 2: Learning through Production

• Apply your new understanding to the planning of your production. Your production should demonstrate the incorporation of the new knowledge developed through your research.
  • Some project ideas include:
    • Creating an episode of a monthly news broadcast, including several news items, one-two features, etc.
• Create / Plan
• Produce
• Self-Assess / Track Alignment to AVP Standards

Quest 3: Screening and Reflection

• Reflection
  • Post video by doing BOTH of the following:
    • Uploading exported video to Multimedia Server (multimedia.mtlsd.net)
    • Uploading exported video to the "Gertie" Server (click on galaxy, then type Command-K, connect to the smb://multimediafiles/HSTVStudio server, and upload)
  • Reflect on the final product
    • Respond to the work
      • Complete the blue reflection form (available in links on left side of this page); make your own copy of the document; complete in your Google Drive, then share completed reflection with Ms. Kramer.
      • Create a blog post (http://blog.mtlsd.org/MediaArts/) that demonstrates your reflection. As appropriate, please consider discussing the following:
        • How the production ended up being the way it is.
        • Strengths you see in the final work.
        • Weaknesses you hope to address in a revision or in future work.
        • Connect your work to other artists and other works
• Screening
  • Screen the work for the class, sharing your insights and what you've learned through the process of producing the work. Moderate a discussion of your peers' positive comments and constructive criticism.

Quest 4: (Optional) Revise and re-release

• Using your reflections and your peers' reviews and comments, create and plan a revision of the work. Your revision must represent a major rethinking and/or reshooting of the project.
  • Minor changes are welcomed and encouraged on your submitted works; however, they will not qualify as a full revision.
• Produce the revised work.
• Screen the revised work in class (please note: you will not screen the revision on a regular screening day).
• Connect: work with peers to discuss the improvements and recognize new strengths and possible weaknesses.