Q3 Week 8 - First Draft Movie Opener

  Due 03/11 (No Exceptions!!!)

This week you will finish editing the first cut of your movie opener, upload it to youtube, and post a link to it in your blog by Friday, March 11, 11:59 pm.   This is a very large grade, 400 points or 36% of your grade for Quarter 3.   Each day it is late, I will reduce your score by 100 points.  If it is 5 days late, you will receive an unrecoverable zero! I must have these links on time so that peer review assignments can be made over spring break and posted on Monday, March 21.

Your movie opener should be between 2 and 3 minutes.

Q3 Weeks 6 & 7 - Editing

 Due Dates 02/25 and 03/04

This week and next you will begin editing your movie opening.  You will once again make two post to your blog, one this week and one next week, during this process.  Each of these post should contain:

• photos of the computer/phone screen during editing (at least 3 each week)
• photos of the students involved in editing (at least 1 each week)
• a discussion about titles and fonts you decided to put into your movie
• a discussion of the video effects used
• a discussion of the video transitions used
• a discussion of the audio effects used
• problems encountered during editing
• solutions to problems encountered during editing
• amount of time spent editing
• names of people involved in editing
• a discussion of additional filming you may have done because of discoveries during editing

Remember 2 Blogs (one this week and one next week) all about editing with photos.

Q3 Weeks 4 and 5 - Filming

Due Dates 02/11 & 02/18

It's finally time to film!!!  Over the next two weeks you will begin shooting the film footage for your movie opening.  During shooting, you or someone in your group should take photos of all the action.  During each week of filming, you should discuss in a post to your blog your progress, along with some snapshots.  Explain what is happening. Describe your experience. Talk about the issues you may have faced, some successes, and the changes you may have made.  GOOD LUCK!!!

Remember 2 Blog Posts (one this week and one next week) all about filming with photos.  Here are some example posts:

BLOG POST 1

BEGINNING TO FILM

Our group began filming this week. We knew the first step to ensure we got the best shots was to check out the location where we hoped to film. So my group and I headed down to Fifth Ave, Naples. The lighting was perfect at the time we went, around five, so we plan to do our official filming at the same time.

This is our group member, Mickey, taking a picture of the street where we plan to do our filming. We all agreed it was the perfect location.

We also looked at a nearby parking garage, and discussed filming some of our video in the stairwell, or the top of the parking garage. The garage would be great for more suspenseful moments, as there is a feeling of being alone and surrounded by darkness.

This is the stairwell where we might choose to film parts of our video. The ivy also provides a nice background, which we might try to incorporate. 

BLOG POST 2

FILMING 2

Our second filming day is when we got all of the shots we had planned to get on our first filming day. I played the role of the detective, Carmen, as she headed to the scene of the crime. The lighting was perfect as the sun was just beginning to set, so it gave us some really good shots. I also wore a coat and glasses to be easily characterized as a detective. By taking multiple, quick shots, we were able to piece together the beginning of a film that will leave viewers wanting more, but that doesn't give everything away. Overall, it was very productive.

Q3 Week 3 Preparing to Film

  Due 02/04

It is time to prepare for filming.  You need to think about everything that must be done to get ready.  

BLOG - Post in your blog what you did this week in preparation of starting to film.  You should discuss in detail the following elements: 

actors, 
costumes, 
props, 
locations, 
dates and times, 
scripts,
and film equipment. 

You will discuss actual filming in your next blog; so if you begin filming this week, take some notes and wait to discuss this next week.

Q3 Week 2 Storyboarding

  Due 01/28

This week you will create your initial storyboard for your film opening.  This storyboard could change in the future as you begin working on your project.  

BLOG - Post a copy of the storyboard in your blog along with an explanation of how you created it and how it flows.   Title this post, "Initial Storyboard".  Those of you working in a group will post the same storyboard with different explanations, and should also explain who did each part of this activity.

Each Storyboard Frame should include:
1. a sketch
2. a description
3. camera angles
4. audio notes
5. transitions


Here's a blank storyboard you can use or if you find another online you prefer, feel free to use it.  You may also need multiple pages.

Blank Storyboard

Q3 Week 1 - Brainstorming

 Due 01/22

This week you will watch several other film openings submitted by past AICE Media students.  After watching each of these film openings, you will brainstorm either alone or with your group members to discuss what you observe.  You should take notes during these brainstorming sessions and then: 

BLOG- post your brainstorming information into your blog for this week. Title the post "Movie Opener Brainstorming & Research."  Your blog should include the title from each of the 8 clips below and observations you made while watching each clip. After all your observations, summarize where these brainstorming sessions led you in making  decisions about your own film opening.

Here are the links to the film openings submitted by past Florida students which you must view and discuss.

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9AKdUT8nyg&feature=youtu.be
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_bKQDg6fiI&feature=youtu.be
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=nYpjHCwRO6Q
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-yrsmQS7bo&feature=youtu.be
5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvMH-1XdR9c
6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=dvAsmo32uo0
7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxIZJKdc-Sw&feature=youtu.be
8. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1p8azlLRHyqaShaOJC6SBJwzGx7s9Cjpk/view

Midterm Exam Review

 Midterm Exam, Monday, January 10

Next week you will take a practice exam as your midterm.  This exam will be similar to half of the real AICE Media Studies Exam, Section A: Media Texts.  For this practice exam you will be allowed to use your graphic organizer which you created earlier this term.  Please be aware that these materials will not be available for use during the real exam.  You should also be aware that the real exam will require a second essay on Media Contexts.  We will prepare for that part of the actual exam during the 4th quarter.

AICE Exam Document

This week's portion of the exam will consists of viewing a 5-minute film clip 4 times.   You will take notes after viewing the clip each of the 2nd-4th times.  After the 4th viewing you will write and essay on:

The Knick ("Method and Madness", 2014 dir. Soerbergh)

 In your essay you will discuss, the ways in which how the extract constructs meaning, including the specific representations of individuals/groups/events/places, through the following technical elements:

• camera shots, angles, movement and composition
• sound
• mise-en-scene
• editing

This essay should be at least 500 words.  After you finish writing, you will photograph and upload your handwritten essay by the end of the testing period on Monday, January 10.

BLOG -Post your essay to your blog and title it "Semester Exam - Film Analyses of The Knick