Social Network Trailer Project

Assignment: Create a trailer for The Social Network that tells the story of the movie in your own way.

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 the new 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 August 25- Watch and discuss The Social Network

Friday August 26- Social Network Commentary

Monday August 29- Watch and discuss The Social Network

Tuesday August 30- 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- Introduce the trailer project in class and show examples of the original two trailers and critique them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB95KLmpLR4&NR=1

Another Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWoUgftTj3Y&feature=relmfu

TV spot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJCSRxzPfXI

Post- Production Process:

Tuesday September 6- Introducing Final Cut Pro X infrastructure and initial steps of editing

Wednesday September 7- editing initial sections in FCP

Thursday September 8- talk through trailer concept and plan

Friday September 9- discuss use of music in a trailer

Monday September 12-editing

Tuesday September 13- editing

Wednesday September 14- editing

Thursday September 15- Rough Cut Due with Mr. Douglass

Monday September 19- Editing

Tuesday September 20- Editing

Wednesday September 21- Rough Draft Due for peer critique

Thursday September 22- Editing

Monday September 26- editing

Tuesday September 27- editing

Wednesday September 28- Final Class Critique Due to the Server by the end of the day

Thursday September 29- Class critique

Friday September 30- 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