AP Pick a Contest... and win it

Lake Forest High School New Media

Assignment: Find a high school contest that you would like to submit a video to, study how to win it and create an excellent video that fits the rules so you have a great chance at delivering.

Due: An extremely specified 2-3 minute video that will compete really well in a contest.

Goal: To work with a partner, or by yourself, to learn how to create a professional level video for judges that will give you feedback based off their stated objectives. I also want you to research to figure out what wins and do your best to make your own unique work to submit and do well in the contest/festival.

Pre- Production Process:

Tuesday October 8- Introduce project, talk through ideas check out contests

Wednesday October 9- work with 1st Semester students through their questions

Thursday October 10- finish up with 1st Semester students and refine ideas

Friday October 11- Advanced Ideation + Pitch Day

Production Process:

Monday October 14- Columbus Day Holiday

Tuesday October 15- Helping out with shooting studio interviews

Wednesday October 16- Late Start- Shooting studio interviews

Thursday October 17- Outline details of your idea

Friday October 18- Finalize idea and develop Production Schedule

Monday October 21- Begin shooting for Production - Thursday October 24

Friday October 25- Rough Cut critique with Mr. Douglass

Monday October 28- Thursday October 31st- editing

Tuesday November 5- Rough Draft Peer Critique

Thursday November 13- Final Draft due to server in DMT format

Rubric--

Pre-Production idea development 100 points

Production shooting and editing 100 points

Post- Production story creation 100 points

Total 300 points