Documentary Requirement Checklist

Documentary Checklist:

·                  10-20 second intro to documentary with creative title

·                  Interviews with subjects with excellent audio.

·                  8-15 second interview sound bytes

·                  B-Roll that matches audio and/or enhances story

·                  Appropriate Music

·                  A conclusion: what is final or what is next?

·                  Credits: interview subjects, music, camera operator, and names of anyone who gave you photos or footage.

SCNN Commercial Treatment

SCNN Commercial Assignment

SCNN COMMERCIAL ASSIGNMENT 

PROFESSIONAL EXAMPLE 1

PROFESSIONAL EXAMPLE 2

PROFESSIONAL EXAMPLE 3

You will make a thirty second professional style commercial for a school related group, sport, club, or after-school function etc. Your commercial should be shot and edited in a high-energy style that encourages the other students in the school to either participate in and/or support your chosen group. You will have time during class to shoot the video, or you can shoot before or after school. Each student must do their own commercial.

Raw footage for the commercial is due at the end of the period on Thursday, January 14.

You can use class time on the 12th and 14th to shoot commercials.

You can also shoot during lunch, after school, and during Highlander Home.

Commercial Assignment Requirements:

• Fade In and Fade Out.
• Commercial must be exactly thirty seconds
• 12 shot minimum-like music videos, most commercials use shots only two to five seconds in length.
• Use music appropriate for the commercial and school group.
• Use text in your commercial to emphasize in writing what you are trying to sell.
• Create a nifty slogan or catch phrase. VERY IMPORTANT!
• Use a variety of shots.
• Shoot at least two complicated shots. For example, a ‘zoom in and pan’ or a ‘zoom out and truck’ etc.

Steps for assignment:

1. Answer Treatment questions below.

2. Email Treatment questions to adviser asking permission to shoot a commercial for the club, sport, or event. Introduce yourself. 

Please ask if they would like to meet in person to discuss the commercial. 

Please CC me in the email.

Commercial Treatment

You will write a detailed commercial treatment and send it to the coach or advisor of your club/activity/sport etc. You will ask for their permission to make a commercial and also for suggestions. You will also send me a copy (CC) of this email.

List of advisors:
http://schools.shorelineschools.org/shorecrest/asb/index.php#list
School event Calendar 
http://learn.shorelineschools.org/shorecrest/sasb/clubs-and-student-groups



Answer treatment questions in COMPLETE sentences. 

My email address is trent.mitchell@shorelineschools.org.

1. What group have you selected as your subject?
2. Why did you select this group and why do you think you can make an interesting commercial for this group?
3. What is your original concept? How are you going to SELL your subject?
4. What will your tag line be? It needs to be something catchy and memorable.
5. What kind of music will you use in the background?
6. When would you like to record this commercial? Do you need class time?

Documentary Peer Edit Questions

Documentary Peer Editing

Please answer the following questions in complete sentences on a piece of paper. Discuss your answers with the creator/editor and then turn in this sheet to me.

1.  Is there an introduction to the documentary subject? Is it effective, why or why not?
2.  Are the interview sound bytes kept between eight and fifteen seconds in length?  Do the interviews move the story along?  Are the interviews free of background noise?
3. Is there narration in the video?  If there is no narration, are there titles that further the story?  Are either of these an effective way to help tell the story?
4.  Is the enough B-roll in the video?  Does the B-Roll enhance the story or is it just filler? What other B-Roll footage is needed?
5. Is the story as a whole both interesting and engaging? Why or why not?
6. What music is used?  Is there enough variety?  Could more music be helpful?
7. Please list three suggestions to make this documentary more engaging.

Premiere: Export Video Settings

Video 1: Process Video

My Video/Process Video                                 

For this assignment you have two options:
1. You will show or explain to how to do, make, or create something interesting. This should be a process you are familiar with or an activity that engages you or for which you have a large amount of passion.
2. You will make a more abstract or arty video that emulates the passion derived from participating in an activity.

You can add narration or you can edit the shots to music (or both). Feel free to use the Haircut video and Auto Videos as  templates for this assignment.

Challenge: how can you make the process or activity interesting for an audience?

Requirements:

• Video should be 1-2 minutes in length.
• 15-25 shots total
• All shots are focused, white balanced, and steady.
• Camera angles are diverse and unique.
• Video edits are made on movement and there is proper pacing.
• B-Roll is both interesting and used effectively with audio.
• Rule of thirds, proper headroom, and leading the subject used throughout video.
• Audience can hear all music and any narration throughout video.
• Narration is easy to hear.
• Narration is effective and well written.
• Video fades in and out.
• Overall, the video is entertaining to watch.

Raw Footage is due at the beginning of the period on Tuesday December 8th. Tuesday the 1st and Thursday the 3rd are shooting shooting days if necessary. 

You may work with multiple classmates on this project, but everyone shoots and edits their own Process Video.
You can leave campus  on the first or third to record footage if your parents send me an email telling me it is OK.

You can use a cell phone or iPad to shoot this project.

Process Video Treatment

Please copy and past the text below and email the answers to me today. Please send email to trent.mitchell@shorelineschools.org.

Please list your subject:  ___________________________
1. Why are you choosing this subject? Please answer this question in two-three detailed sentences.
2. Is this something you can shoot in class? If not, you need to shoot outside of class and turn it in next Thursday at the end of the period.
3. Who will help you with your video? Or will you do it all yourself?

4. What kind of music would compliment this activity?

5. Will you add narration listing instructions or explanations?
6. Finally, the video will be at least 15 shots. Please break your video down into separate shots and describe the first 15.

Export From Premiere

http://mrmitchellvideo.blogspot.com/2015/09/export-video-settings.html

Video 2: Documentary

Documentary Assignment

Video 2 Reading: Please take notes

http://cybercollege.com/tvp063.htm

http://cybercollege.com/tvp063-2.htm

http://cybercollege.com/tvp064.htm

Your documentary project will consist of five separate parts.

1. Treatment

2. Intro/Body/Closing Summary

3. List of interview questions for each type of subject (do not create "yes" or "no" questions)

4. Recording B-Roll footage and interviews

5. Editing and Post Production

Documentary Treatment

Please answer the following questions in complete sentences. Email your responses to me.

1. What is your documentary subject?

2. Why did you choose this subject?  (two-three sentences)

3. What do you think your audience can learn from your documentary? Why would this be interesting for us to watch? Why will it be entertaining (two-three sentences)

4. What type of B-Roll will your video need (four to six examples)?

5. How will you make sure you can cover all sides of this subject? Who will you interview and where will you interview them? (two-three sentences)

6. What kind of music or sound will you use?

Intro/Body/Closing Summary

Intro

Write three to four sentences describing topic in great detail . Give crucial information and history as needed. Feel free to use documented statistics.

For example, if you are doing a piece on gas prices then find out how expensive gas has been over the last twenty years. Why the change? What are the factors etc? Do cars get more or less miles per gallon?

Next, list at least five specific examples of of B-Roll you will use. Provide dates, locations, and shot type of the footage.

Will you use any footage from sources other than your own camera? If so, what will they be?

Again, if you are doing Gas prices you might want to show people filling up at the gas station, a shot or two of gas price signs, people driving cars, and money exchanging hands etc.

Body

Narrate or use text to move from one interview to the next. If you do your interviews well, the interviews will tell the story and your narration will be minimal.

For today’s assignment, pretend you have three different examples and interviews for your topic.

What will you cover in this section? What will the audience learn? Please list the people who have interviewed or will interview and also list the B-Roll that will play underneath those interviews.

Closing

What did you conclude from your documentary (using both sides of course)? You aren't trying to prove a point here as this is more of a recap of what we saw in the body of your documentary.

What should the audience know that ties all the information together? What is next for your subject or subjects?

Your closing narration should be at least three to four sentences.

First, read this section on interview techniques here. 

Finally, create a list of 20 questions you will ask five different people in your documentary.

Video 2: Suspense Movie Due Date

The Suspense movie is due at the beginning of the period on Thursday, November 5.

Video 1: Music Video Due Dates

Raw footage is due November 5th.
The edited video is due end of the period on Monday, November 16.

Music Video Assignment

Requirements:
Students will shoot a music video that is no shorter than 2:30 or longer than five minutes.
Music videos must have a concept, theme, or story (not 100% lip-syncing).
Students may work with two other people, but everyone must edit their own version of the video.


Students must turn in a one-page typed treatment. Most videos have an interesting concept such as a fake TV show, a backwards video, a dance video, a live performance video, or simply an interesting story. Your treatment should explain in detail your concept and how you plan to make this concept come to life.

Please email me the answers to the treatment questions below:
1. What is your story or concept in great detail? Don't forget big ideas, editing and shooting style etc. Your answer should be 4-5 sentences.
2. Who are you working with on this project (inside or outside of class)?
3. When will you shoot?
4. Do you need class time to shoot?
5. What song are you using? How long is the song?
6. What props or costumes will you use?


Videos must have one at least one eight-shot sequence.
Storyboards of the video are required.

Videos shots must use proper technique discussed in class: good headroom, proper white-balance, leading the subject, focus, and steadiness. Grading of these shots will be more difficult than the last project.

Students will have class time to shoot on October 29th and November 3rd. You will need permission from parents if you want to shoot off campus.

Bogui's New Video at USC

Video 1 Sequence Assignment Peer Editing

Peer Editing Observations:

1.  Did the editor avoid jump cuts and continuity errors?

2.  Do you think the pacing is too slow, just right, or too fast?  If you thought it was slow, what specifically needs cutting down?

3.  How is the camera composition?  Is it too shaky at times?  Is the frame filled?

4.  Are titles and credits in the video?

5. Does the video fade in and fade out?

6. Is this story interesting and entertaining?

7. Is there music? Are there sound effects for everything that should have sound?

8. Is the video at least three minutes long?

Exported sequence is due end of period October 15.

Video 2: Suspense/Horror Movie

Suspense/Horror Movie 

You are going to create a short suspense/horror movie.

You can work in groups of three or four.

You will have two full class periods to shoot the project. You will most likely need to shoot on a weekend too. 
Movies can be as short as three minutes or as long as eight.

Please answer the questions below and email me the responses. (trent.mitchell@shorelineschools.org)

1. What project will you shoot? 
2. Describe at least three characters in great detail. Examples: age, hair color, personality traits, occupation, and disposition. What motivates your characters?

a.

b.

c.

3. What students (or other actors) will play these characters?

4. Describe the plot of your movie from beginning to end. Use three to four sentences to describe each section. Please describe shot locations within each section.

a. Intro

b. Conflict: All stories have some form of conflict. What are the characters trying to do or achieve?

c. Conflict Resolution 

5. Will you work with anyone in class? Who?

6. Where does the story occur? What are the specific locations where you will shoot? Will you need to shoot after school or on weekends?

7. What sound effects will you use? You will need to add sound effects throughout your video. Try to list 10-15 sound effects if possible. How will these sound effects enhance your project?

8. What music or musical score will you use? Why are you choosing this type of music?

Next steps: 

• Write the script or create a shot list. 
• Storyboarding.

http://cybercollege.com/tvp006.htm
Example: http://cybercollege.com/dram_flm.htm

Suspense and Horror Movie Trailers

Top Ten Horror Trailers

14 Best Horror Trailers

Jaws

Alien

Friday the 13th

Night of the Living Dead

Halloween

Sixth Sense

Silence of the Lambs 

Video 1: Sequence Assigment

Group 10-shot Sequence: A sequence is a series of shots connected together as part of a whole scene.

Edited sequence is due at the beginning of the period on October 15.

Example 1:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ClkYjyTh98

Example 2:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kdy8KYUdEdA

Example 3:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXwR1J9WD50

Example 4:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M57jV001rYo

· 10 different shots

· Insert Shot

· Reaction Shot (cutaway)

Shoot a master shot of the whole sequence beginning to end

· Shoot every shot three different times from three different angles

· Raw Footage will be graded

· Edited video should include fade in/out, title, music, sound effects, and credits over black

No jump cuts

No continuity errors

Export Video Settings

Exporting From Adobe Premiere Pro

These are the settings to export HD Quality Video

File>Export>Media

Format=Quicktime
Preset=HD 1080i 29.97

Video Codec H.264

Name your file in the Output Name. 

Make sure you look where you are saving the file. 

Click Export
Find your project in the area you saved it on the computer.

Next, drop your video in the Vidstore Server. Don't forget to use the Naming Convention: 2-mitchellt-Sequence.

Click on background
Select Go up top

Select Connect to server

Type Vidstore.shorelineschools.org    

Name: scvideo

Password: Outback23

Select SC Video classes

Place video in Period 2 or 4