2012 Talent Show Project

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