Opening Trailer Project- Spring 2012
Assignment: Create a trailer for Moneyball or the Cross-Town Classic 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 to be embedded into your digital portfolio.
Goal: To learn how to edit in Final Cut Pro X. 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. To have fun understanding how trailers are created.
Pre- Production Process:
Thursday January 19- Watch and discuss Moneyball
Monday January 23- Watch and discuss Moneyball
Tuesday January 24- Finish Moneyball
Wednesday January 25- Watch and discuss Moneyball extra features on Story elements
Thursday January 26- Create Digital Portfolio and Moneyball critique questions in class
Monday January 30- Introduce the trailer project in class and show example of the original trailer and critique them:
Introducing story ideas and...
Final Cut Pro X infrastructure and initial steps of editing
GETTING STARTED IN THE TIMELINE
Post- Production Process:
Tuesday January 31- editing initial sections in FCP
Wednesday February 1- editing initial sections in FCP
Thursday February 2- talk through trailer concept and plan
Friday February 3- discuss use of music in a trailer
Monday February 6- Critique SuperBowl Commercials
Tuesday February 7- editing
Wednesday February 8- editing
Thursday February 9- Rough Cut Due with Mr. Douglass
Friday February 10- Rough Cut Due with Mr. Douglass
Monday February 13 - Editing
Tuesday February 14- Editing
Wednesday February 15- Rough Draft Due for peer critique
Thursday February 16- Editing
Tuesday February 21- editing
Wednesday February 22- Final Class Critique Due to the Server by the end of the day
Thursday February 23- Class critique
Friday February 24- Final version up to lfhstele.com
Rubric-
Rough Cut in FCP-- 50 points
Rough Draft peer critique in FCP-- 50 points
Final edit due on time-- 100 points
TOTAL PROJECT 200 Points