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Music Video Treatment and Requirements

Music Video Treatment

Requirements:
Students will get into groups of three-four.
Students will shoot a music video that is no longer than five minutes.
Music videos must have a concept,theme, or story (not 100% lip-syncing).
You can have class time on May 5 and May 7. You can of course can shoot outside of class, but you MUST shoot your videos on those days during class.
Video should have at least one eight-shot sequence.
Raw Footage is due at the end of the period on May 7.
Three full sheets of storyboards are required. You will have class time on May 30th to work on these.

Groups must turn in a one-page typed treatment to the classes period 4 folder. Please use the naming convention.

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.
Answer the following in 5-7 detailed sentences:

• What is your story or concept in great detail?
• What happens in the beginning, middle, and end?
  
• Please list costumes, editing and shooting style etc.
• What song are you using? How long is the song?
• Why will this be entertaining for our class?Be specific.

Videos must have one at least one eight-shot sequence.
Storyboards of the sequence will be 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.
Please use multiple insert shots and cutaway shots.

Editing Time

I watched quite a few of your videos over the weekend. Most of them are too long and are also lacking music.
(Don't just use pop music. "Soundtrack music is OK" too.
Use the entire period to edit your videos.

Bad Day Treatment

1. What genre or type of video are you going to make? Why?
2. Please describe your project in four to five sentences. What is the storyline from beginning to end? What is the source of conflict? How will you resolve the conflict? Who are the main characters etc?
3. What is your shooting schedule? Do you need to shoot off campus Thursday?
4. What costumes or props do you need?
5. What music would fit your video?

Group Video Assignment: Bad Day

Your assignment is to create a 3-4 minute sequence of a continuous event with at least 100 shots. The shots all must relate to one another but your scene does not necessarily have to be an "action" scene.
Your scene should be FILLED with insert shots and cutaways, but you will also need to have a long shot every four or five shots to make sure the audience can follow the action.
Raiders of the Lost Ark did a great job of showcasing this technique.

You will plan your scene beginning with a one-page outline that is due today.

You may start this project as soon as you wish. You will have class time to shoot and/or edit Tues,Wed, Friday, and Monday (Yes, that means some of the shooting and editing will be homework. Sorry). You may import/edit after school on Wednesday or Friday if you need to.

You will all shoot master shots which are shots that last the length of the shoot. You will then shoot insert shots and cutaways from multiple angles. I want this to be the most professional looking video you have ever made.

• Plan ahead.
• Storyboard.
• Get creative. Move the camera and edit on action.
• Never let the audience lose track of the main objective or goal in the scene.

Requirements:
100 shots: Vary the Angles
Two Separate ten-shot sequences
3-minute minimum, 5-minute maximum
Creative Title in Live Type
Fade In/Fade Out
Music
Sound effects are included effects as needed
Dialogue
One Dolly In/Zoom Out Shot
Each Person Will edit their own video


Group 1: Tyler A, Zoe, Devon, Mike R, Mike U,

Group 2: Alex L., Cody, Chris G, Zach R., Richard W,

Group 3: Natalie P, Alyson, Joe. G, Derek R., Joe V

Group 4: Jordan M, Matt C, Mason, Haley,

Group 5: Scott P, Ryan D, James H, Brandon,Maddy

Group 6: Austin B.,Venice, Kollin, Josh S.

Three Minute Movie Instructions and Info

Due Dates For 3 Min Movie

March 2nd:Treatment
March 3rd: Script
March 9th: Raw Footage
March 16th: Edited Video

3 min Movie

* You will make a three-minute movie that has a full story from beginning, middle, and end. You will also create music for your project in Garageband or Soundtrack Pro.
* Your video can be a comedy, drama, romance, or action film (or a combination of those).
* All videos will be entered in the Seattle Times Three-Minute Movie competition in the Spring.
* I will give two periods of class time for you to shoot your video. You will need to return off-campus permission forms if you would like to shoot away from school.
* You can work with one other person in the class on your project, but you must edit separate videos.


Please answer the following questions using abi word, text edit, or Word on your laptop. Send the answers to me and put them in my classes period 4 folder on the STAFF server (do NOT email me your treatments). Please use complete sentences.


1. What genre or type of video are you going to make? Why?
2. Will you need class time to shoot or are you working outside of class?
3. Please describe your project in four to five sentences. What is the storyline from beginning to end? What is the source of conflict? How will you resolve the conflict? Who are the main characters etc?
4. Who will act in your project? Do they have time to shoot on weekends and after school?
5. What type of music will you create in Garageband?
6. How will you make sure that this project is better than anything else you have done in Video Production? What two or three things are you going to focus on to make sure you improve?

YOU CAN SHOOT OVER BREAK IF YOU WANT!

SCNN

SCNN Today

Talk to the faculty advisor about the SCNN assignment. Email is OK.

Brainstorm your idea. Include advisor suggestions as needed.

Write a three to four sentence explanation of your commercial concept. Then create at least 10 interview questions and/or include details on exciting sequences or montages you will have in your commercial. Drop this in my STAFF server period 4.

Start shooting if you can shoot today. If not, shoot over break.
Raw footage is due the end of the period on March 24.

Exporting and dropping to Vidstore

Export and Drop

Exporting From Final Cut to Quicktime

File>Export>Quicktime Movie>
Save the video using the naming convention and save it in the movies folder.

Next, control-click on the file in your movies folder and select get info'. Please make sure that everything under details and ownerships and permissions is set to 'read-write'.

Next, log onto to Vidstore.shorelineschools.org and drop it in the period four folder.

name:scvideo
password:outback

Due on Thursday

Academic Plan
Classroom Expectations
$15 lab fee

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Welcome to the 2nd semester!

Documentary Treatments are Due Today

Documentary Treatments are Due Today.
Please put them in the classes folder (period 4) on the STAFF server.

Today you will create a list of 30-40 documentary questions that you will ask at lest four to five people involved with your subject.

Mr. Mitchell’s 4 Hints to create better documentaries
1. Keep the camera rolling, capture as much footage as possible.
2. Research your topic…become an expert.
3. Come prepared at interviews with a list of questions. Ask how and why questions.
4. Avoid bias in your story. Tell the facts and avoid taking sides.

Documentary Narration/Text/Organization

First, read this section on interview techniques here.

When you are done, please turn this assignment into the classes folder on the staff server using the naming convention_narration assignment.

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.

Again, drop this assignment in the classes folder. Hopefully this helps you organize your documentary.

Documentary Questions

Documentary Questions

1. What is your documentary subject?
2. Why did you choose this subject? Why would this be interesting for us to watch(two-three sentences)? How will it differ from other documentaries that have been shown before?
3. What do you think your audience can learn from your documentary? (one-two sentences)
4. What type of B-Roll will your video need (three-four specific 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)?

Thursday

Hey guys,
I am gone today as I am about to hop on a flight home from China.

Due today:
Scripts

What you should be working on:
Editing and importing your video.
Soundtrack Pro or Garageband (Nathan is the guy to talk to about Soundtrack Pro. It's awesome. Remember you MUST create your own music for your three-minute movie).

You can shoot today if you need the time. Footage is due Monday unless you need MORE class time Tuesday.

Goofing around in Beijing!

Film Script Link

Use this format for your script.

Do not worry about the CAPITALIZATION.