Digital Film Production

1. EACH STUDENT  (Not as a group) looks over past videos they made, choose one video to fix up and perfect. Priority goes to the West Mesa High School Resource Videos . Describe what you are going to fix in the video. Fill out this Google Form:  https://goo.gl/forms/CB0JLLcpSm09qWd13 2. Perfecting the video of your choice will be your final project in this class and will be counted towards the final exam grade, along with the written final that you will take on the day of the Final. Depending on the video, you may need to re-film some parts, or add some professional effects. Tutorials you may find useful 3. Written Final (worth 130 Points) will be given out on Monday, May 21. Your final project and any late work will be due at the end of the period. 4. Both Written Final and Final Project will add up to 250 points total. Final Project Turn In Link:   https://www.dropbox.com/request/fqpf7tZibfkakD35Sm8v Final Project Grading Rubric Out of 120 Points Great (20)

1. Development  [Due Monday, April 9] Turn in the following information: Song Information -Song Name -Artist Name -Song Length -Song Genre (i.e. Rap, Hip Hop, Pop, Metal, Rock, Indie, Classical, R&B, etc.) -Lyric (if any) Identifying the Vision for the Video -What is your interpretation of the song -Theme of the Music Video (not the song) -Story of the Music Video (not the song): Will it be the song's intended story? A different story? Or a stimulating visual experience? -Mood and Imagery of the Music Video (i.e. "Tropical, beach and pineapples", "slow-mo", "hood", "Light Chill", "Night Fun", "Uneasy darkness", "paint drip", "Colorful and chaotic fun",  "Money, gold, chains, car", "being chased/running", "red symmetry", etc.) -Setting of the Music Video -Purpose of the Music Video (i.e. to create interpretive art, to make a social commentary, to rais

1. Please fill out the following Google Form:  https://goo.gl/forms/m0pHObItb9HvlIRz2 2. Plan your trailer: Group, Basic Description, Script, Storyboard [Due: March 9 Friday] Research trailers of the film genre you want to make (You may use this as a resource to start out:  https://www.videodetective.com/movies/genres/#1 Research different approach the trailers took on same movie Identify what is effective and what isn't Incorporate the effective aspects into your trailer Title your film and describe in 1 or 2 sentence your trailer idea (i.e. The film is titled "Super Kid" Its trailer shows an ordinary high schooler discovering his superpower and deciding to stand up against a school shooter, leaving the audience to wonder what will happen.) Make a script and Storyboard for your trailer. 3. Film your trailer (March 12-16) 4. Record voice over (March 12-21) 5. Edit your trailer (March 16-23) Turn in work link:  https://www.dropbox.com/request/fqpf7tZibf

If you are looking for more opportunities in film/media, below is the link to the new Media Events Community Calendar! www.nmmediaevents.com

Objective: Help your fellow students know about the different resources that are available for them here at West Mesa High School. Resources: Activities Office Tutoring [Library] Saturday School [Mustang Academy] Mobile Food Pantry [Family Resource Center] Backup Food Box [Family Resource Center] School Supplies [Family Resource Center] Mustang Clothing Bank [Family Resource Center] Onsite Washer & Dryer [Family Resource Center] StudentVue/ParentVue [Family Resource Center] Dual Credit Courses [Family Resource Center] Schedule: Wednesday 1/31 - Discussion: Available resources, which ones should be made into a video, thoughts on the existing videos. Friday 2/2 - Choose Resource (and Group), Research. Monday 2/5 - Submit Project Info (Resources being covered, what order, who is in charge of what) Wednesday 2/7 - Plan Project (what style approach, script, storyboard, days to film) Friday 2/9 - Turn in plan 2/10-18 Production 2/1

Plan and Produce Your "A Day in the Life of ..." Project. If you want to turn in work digitally, turn it into this dropbox:  https://www.dropbox.com/request/fqpf7tZibfkakD35Sm8v 1. Development:    Selecting the Story/Topic  [Due Friday Jan 5] Title: A Day in the Life of              [Subject/Who]            . Locations: What makes this Subject so interesting that your audience will want to watch A Day in Their Life? What is their day like?Style you are aiming for:  (i.e. informative/awareness, sad, funny, scary, ironic, commercial, documentary, etc.) Medium: (i.e. Live-Action, Stop-Motion, Animation, Mix, Other) ***If you are working with one or more other student(s), your story should be complex/long enough to require all teammates. 1. Development:    Identify a theme/underlying message  [Due end of Friday Jan 5] Who is your audience? (i.e. my classmates, my teacher, my school, my family, my state, , etc. What is the theme/underlying message?