Talent Show Comedy Shorts- Spring 2011

Assignment: Create a compelling comedy short that is relevant to the Talent Show audience. These shorts need to make your audience, of 8-88 year olds, from our community laugh.

Due: 4- 30 second pieces that can stand alone and collectively tell a 2 minute story that is relevant and funny. The creative writing and production values need to be extremely strong to effectively communicate your humor in a short amount of time.

Goal: To understand the complexity, detail and timing needed to produce excellent humor. To take the conventions we see in past successful productions and produce a unique idea that is appropriate and acceptable for the Talent Show moms.

Pre- Production Process:

Wednesday January 19- Introduce project and brainstorm ideas

Thursday January 20- Talk through possibilities

Friday January 21-, Watch and discuss Inception

Monday January 24- Watch and discuss Inception

Tuesday January 25- Watch and discuss Inception

Wednesday January 26- Finish Inception

Thursday January 27- Work on ideas in class

Friday January 28- Topic/Pitch/Proposal Due at the beginning of class-

Monday January 31- Work on scripting ideas in class

Tuesday February 1- Scripting/Shot Sheet

Wednesday February 2- Production Schedule

Production Process:

Thursday-Friday February 3-4: Production time in class for shooting based on Production Schedule

Post- Production Process:

Monday February 7- Critique Super Bowl commercials

Tuesday February 8- Editing

Wednesday February 9- Editing

Thursday February 10- Rough Cut Due with Mr. Douglass

Tuesday February 15- - Editing

Wednesday February 16- Editing

Thursday February 17 Rough Draft Due for peer critique

Friday February 18- Editing

Monday February 21- Editing

Tuesday February 22- Final Project Due to the Server

Wednesday February 23- Final Critique in the DMT

Rubric-

Topic/Pitch/Proposal— 25 points

Scripting/Shot Sheet-- 50 points

Production Schedule— 25 points

Rough Cut in Google Site-- 25 points

Rough Draft peer critique in Google Site- 25 points

Final edit due on time-- 100 points

TOTAL PROJECT 250 Points