Kings of Summer Trailer project

Assignment: Create a trailer for Kings of Summer that tells the story in your own way with music and narration.

Due: A 2-3 minute video that will include a soundtrack and series of shots that represent the story of the movie.

Goal: To learn how to edit in Final Cut Pro X. To have fun understanding how trailers are created. To understand the importance of sound and how crucial it is in telling the story. To learn key elements of editing such as timing, pacing and narrative flow to help communicate to your audience.

Production Process:

Wednesday January 29- Watch and discuss Kings of Summer

Thursday January 30- Finish Kings of Summer

Post- Production Process:

Monday February 3- Critique SuperBowl Commercials

Tuesday February 4- Introducing editing by How to video:

Wednesday February 5- editing

Thursday February 6- editing + watch through original trailer and discuss methods used to tell the story

Friday February 7- editing

Monday February 10 - Editing

Tuesday February 11- Editing- how to add transitions, titles and music

Wednesday February 12- Editing

Thursday February 13- Rough Draft Due for peer critique

Tuesday February 18- editing

Wednesday February 19- editing

Thursday February 20- editing

Friday February 21- editing

Monday February 24- editing

Tuesday February 25- Final Class Critique Due to the Server by the end of the day

Wednesday February 26- Class critique in the DMT

Thursday February 27- Final version up to lfhstele.com

Rubric-

Final edit due on time-- 100 points