Lake Forest High School
New Media
Assignment: Craft video shorts that individually and collectively tell our school's story to our community audience.
Due: One 2-3 minute web based video that could on a specific page on the new lfhs.org website.
Goal: Creating short, quick narratives that connect with the audience immediately and motivate them to want more by watching the next segment. Using music and natural sound together is essential to telling a compelling story. These videos need to look professional and provide context for people checking out the school for the first time.
Pre- Production Process:
Tuesday August 27- Introduce project and brainstorm ideas
Wednesday August 28- Talk through possibilities, create partners and watch relevant examples
Thursday August 29- Watch and discuss Promised Land
Friday August 30- Select TAs, update ideation by watching examples
Tuesday September 3- Watch and discuss Promised Land
Wednesday August 4- Finish Promised Land
Thursday September 5- Promised Land Commentary
Friday September 6- Pitch-Proposal in class
Production Process:
Monday September 9- Production Schedule-
Tuesday-Thursday September 10-19 PRODUCTION SHOOTING
Friday September 20- Rough Cut Due with Mr. Douglass
Post- Production Process:
Monday September 23-editing
Tuesday September 24- editing
Wednesday September 25- editing
Thursday September 26- editing
Friday September 27- Rough Draft Due for peer critique Editing
Monday September 30- Editing
Tuesday October 1- Editing
Wednesday October 2- Final Class Critique Due to the Server by the end of the day
Thursday October 3- Class critique
Friday October 4- Final version up to lfhstele.com
Rubric-
Pre-Interview with your subject— 50 points
Pitch Proposal-- 25 points
Production Schedule— 25 points
Rough Cut in FCP-- 25 points
Rough Draft peer critique in FCP-- 25 points
Final edit due on time-- 100 points
TOTAL PROJECT 250 Points