Talent Show Project Fall 2018
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... or at least smile.
Due: 4- thirty second pieces that can each stand alone, but also 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 to your specific audience of the school community.
Goal: To understand the complexity, detail and timing needed to produce excellent humor. To take the conventions we see professionally, and in past successful productions, to produce a unique idea that is appropriate and acceptable.
Pre- Production Process:
Block Day November 14/15- Introduce project and discuss what makes comedy work
Tuesday, November 20- Pitch/Proposal session
Thanksgiving Break
Monday, November 26- Refine Pitch-Proposal, build Production Schedule
Tuesday, November 27- begin scripting using Writer Duet
Production Process:
Wednesday/Thursday November 28/29- Begin shooting for the project
Friday, November 30- Media Literacy Day
Post- Production Process:
Monday December 3- shooting for the Rough Cut
Tuesday December 4- shooting for the Rough Cut
Wednesday/Thursday December 5/6- Rough Cut Due for peer critique
Friday December 7- Media Literacy Day
Monday December 10- editing
Tuesday December 11- editing
Wednesday/Thursday December 12/13- Editing
Friday December 14- Media Litearcy Day
December 17th- Finals Week- Rough Draft Peer Critique during class
Winter Break
Monday January 7- editing
Tuesday January 8- editing
Wednesday/Thursday January 9/10- editing/re-shooting
Friday January 11- Media Literacy Day
Monday January 14- final editing
Tuesday January 15- FINAL PROJECT DUE to the server by 9pm
Wednesday/Thursday January 16/17- Final class critique and upload to lfhsnewmedia.com begin working on Portfolios
Rubric-
Topic/Pitch/Proposal— 25 points
Scripting/Shot Sheet-- 50 points
Production Schedule— 25 points
Rough Draft peer critique in FCP- 50 points
Draft for the Talent Show Committee 50 points
Final edit due on time-- 100 points
Final Reflection-- 50 points
TOTAL PROJECT 300 Points