Personal Story Project

Assignment: Tell your story to a college admissions councilor by writing and delivering 5 short stories that tell of your unique skills and abilities in an authentic way.

Due: A 2-3 minute video that will be embedded in your digital portfolio and submitted as part of a current or future college application.

Goal: To reinvent the college application process by delving into the core question of “Who am I” and “How am I uniquely different than the thousands of other strong students applying to this selective school.” This is a uniquely visual opportunity to use your strengths to understand yourself better and to distinguish yourself.

Pre- Production Process:

Tuesday August 23- Introduce project and brainstorm ideas

Wednesday August 24- Talk through possibilities, create partners and watch relevant examples

Thursday August 25- Watch and discuss The Social Network

Friday August 26- update ideation, Social Network Commentary

Homework—write out 10 stories that helped define you

Monday August 29- Watch and discuss The Social Network

Tuesday August 30- Read out loud best 5 stories, Watch and discuss The Social Network extra features

Wednesday August 31- Finish The Social Network

Thursday September 1- The Social Network Commentary

Friday September 2- Re-Read top 5 in class for feedback Homework- Work on scripting ideas in the mirror

Production Process:

Tuesday September 6- Production Schedule-

Visual Example from a similar project for Chapman University done by Hunter Ries a few years ago:

Wednesday September 7-16 PRODUCTION SHOOTING

Post- Production Process:

Monday September 19- 22 editing and working on Homecoming

Friday September 23- Media Literacy day

Monday September 26- Editing

Tuesday September 27- Editing

Wednesday September 28- Editing

Thursday September 29- Rough Cut Due with Mr. Douglass

Friday September 30- Media Literacy day

Monday October 3- Editing

Tuesday October 4- Editing

Wednesday October 5- Final Class Critique in the DMT

Thursday October 6- Rough Draft Due for peer critique Editing

Friday October 7- Media Literacy day

Tuesday October 11- Editing

Wednesday October 12- Final Class Critique Due to the Server by the end of the day

Thursday October 13- Class critique in the DMT

Friday October 14- Media Literacy day

Monday October 17- Editing

Tuesday October 18- Editing

Wednesday October 19- Final version up to lfhstele.com

Rubric-

10 stories that tell your story— 50 points

5 Scripted 30 sec. stories-- 50 points

Production Schedule— 25 points

Partner shooting— 100 points

Rough Cut in FCP-- 25 points

Rough Draft peer critique in FCP-- 25 points

Final edit due on time-- 100 points

TOTAL PROJECT 375 Points