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