Advanced Independent Project- Telecom- Video Production
Lake Forest High School
Assignment: Take an idea you and make it the best written, directed, shot, produced and edited story you have ever done.
Due: Take a story you have written in writing workshop or have seen personally or have always wanted to try and create a digital short between 2-10 minutes for the school community to enjoy at Best of Telecom.
Goal: To work the hardest you have worked on a project and take what you have learned about the production process and create something you can look back on with great respect. Bite off something challenging, but do-able, and push yourself in your storytelling ability by directing, sound designing, lighting and building characters that are compelling. Take the experience gained in Final Cut Pro and go to the next level in Soundtrack, Motion, or Color to make your production stand out at Best of Telecom.
Pre-Production
Thursday April 9- Introduce Project and brainstorm ideas- read Hunter's script on class site
Monday April 20- Topic/Pitch/Proposal development in class
Tuesday April 21- Topic/Pitch/Proposal delivered and discussed in class
Homework on long weekend- take critique and tighten up your idea for Monday
Monday April 27- 5 minute Re-Pitch of the idea after further development to Script
Tuesday April 28- Begin Scripting in Zhura
Wednesday April 29- Scripting
Thursday April 30- Peer Script review in class in Zhura, if you don't get to everyone- finish at home
Friday May 1- Peer Critique Studio Interviews and work on Script- schedule a time with your English teacher or Mr. Lubliner or Mr. DeRosa to go over your script
Monday May 4- Script revision other peers from other classes on Zhura
Tuesday May 5- make revisions for table read on Wednesday
Wednesday May 6- Read scripts aloud in class- each character reads their part- originator reads descriptions- GROUP CRITIQUE
Thursday May 7- finish up group critique and make changes
Friday May 8- Finalize script for Mr. Douglass to grade and give feedback on Zhura
Monday May 11- Create outlined Production Schedule on Google Calender- embedded in your site
Tuesday May 12- Create a shot list for each of your scenes
Wednesday May 13- Take your actors to your locations and block them out- shoot still pictures of each of your shots
Thursday May 14- Insert Photos in your Zhura script- as your storyboard- of EVERY location and as many different shots and angles
Friday May 15- fill out the rest of your Zhura script with pictures/actions, Finalize your Production Schedule with your actors and extras
Production
Monday May 18-22nd- Finalizing Shooting/capturing in class/ reviewing footage
Post- Production
Tuesday May 26- Editing
Wednesday May 27- Rough Cut Critique
Thursday May 28- Editing
Friday May 29- Rough Draft Peer Critique
Monday June 1- Editing
Tuesday June 2- Editing
Wednesday June 3- Final Due by 9pm on the V drive
Thursday June 4- Critique in class, provide feedback for final corrections and selections
Friday June 5- Best of Telecom in the DMT
Rubric:
Topic/Pitch/Proposal 25 points
5 minute Re-Pitch in class 25 points
Peer Critiques in Zhura 50 points
Final Script for Mr. Douglass 50 points
Production Schedule on Google Calender 25 points
Shot list on Google sites 25 points
Storyboard inside of Zhura script 50 points
Production week in class- capturing/editing 50 points
Rough Cut Critique with Mr. Douglass 25 points
Rough Draft Peer Critique 25 points
Final project 100 points
Total 450 points