Assignment: Create a compelling comedy short that is relevant to the Talent Show audience. These shorts need to make your audience, of 8-88 year olds, from our community laugh.
Due: 4- 30 second pieces that can stand alone and collectively tell a 2 minute story that is relevant and funny. The creative writing and production values need to be extremely strong to effectively communicate your humor in a short amount of time.
Goal: To understand the complexity, detail and timing needed to produce excellent humor. To take the conventions we see in past successful productions and produce a unique idea that is appropriate and acceptable for the Talent Show moms.
Pre- Production Process:
Wednesday January 18- Introduce project and brainstorm ideas
Thursday January 19- Watch through the first 40 minutes of Moneyball
Friday January 20- Watch and discuss comedies that made the show last year
Monday January 23- Watch and discuss Moneyball in the DMT
Tuesday January 24- Watch and finish up Moneyball in the DMT
Wednesday January 25- Watch through behind the scenes features and work on comedy TPP for Friday
Thursday January 26- Work on ideas in class
Friday January 27- Topic/Pitch/Proposal Due at the beginning of class-
Monday January 30- Go out and do a practice shoot with a partner for a digital storyboard
Tuesday January 31- Finish up shooting with your partner for a digital storyboard
Wednesday February 1- Production Schedule
Thursday February 2: Shot Sheet/Script
Friday February 3: Shot Sheet/Script
Production Process:
Monday February 6- Critique Super Bowl commercials
Tuesday February 7- Shooting/Editing
Wednesday February 8- Shooting/Editing
Thursday February 9- Rough Cut Due with Mr. Douglass
Friday February 10- Media Literacy critique in class
Post- Production Process:
Tuesday February 14- - Editing
Wednesday February 15- Editing
Thursday February 16 Rough Draft Due for peer critique
Friday February 17- Media Literacy critique in class
Monday February 20- Editing
Tuesday February 21- Final Project Due to the Server
Wednesday February 22- Final Critique in the DMT
Rubric-
Topic/Pitch/Proposal— 25 points
Digital Storyboard 50 points
Shot Sheet 25 points
Production Schedule— 25 points
Rough Cut in FCP- 25 points
Rough Draft peer critique in FCP- 25 points
Final edit -- 100 points
TOTAL PROJECT 275 Points