Screenwriting & Video Production
About this Screenwriting & Video Production
This is an English elective course offered to students in 10th-12th grade. Because we live in a digital world, we all have the capabilities of being the next Scorsese. This class is designed to give students the basic understanding of the film industry, writing / formatting a script, gathering the most effective shots and editing the video. Students will learn and practice the roles and responsibilities of people on a production team some of which include directing, casting, filming, budgeting, organizing, and editing.
Class code - rqsaps3
Covered in This Course
camera angles / shots/ head room
directing
filming
floor managing and floor signals
editing video with Adobe
3 act movie structure
script writing and formatting
casting
evaluating a script
TV programming
careers / jobs in the film industry (responsibilities)
lighting techniques
importance of music
creating sounds like a folio artists
recording audio
gathering b-roll
Grading
When possible, students will be given the option of a video or an essay
Reasonable deadlines will be given for videos and other major assignments, however if deadlines are not met, points will be deducted.
Minor assessments will not be accepted late
All assignments will be submitted in the Google classroom.
ALL videos, pictures, music, scripts, characters and ideas are expected to be that of the student. Copyright infringement will nit be tolerated and will result in a zero on the assignment. All music and pictures must be labeled for reuse.
All phases of the video making process will be evaluated and graded. Shot sheets, story board and call sheets will be graded as minor assessments. Completed videos and/or essays will be graded as major assessments. Active participation in Google Meets meetings will also be evaluated.