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