The Shoe
Freedom to be different!
You get to make a video that has ALL of the following. Everything else you put is up to you!
Don't worry! Here's what I will cover in class during the project:
- A one-word title
- Opening scene is a close-up of a shoe being tied
- Closing scene (the last scene) is another close-up of a shoe being tied
- No character ever laughs/giggles not a single time, nope, try again
- A character says, "Eat it!" sometime, anytime, during the film
- A character says, "Use your shoe!" sometime, anytime, during the film
- A character says, "That shouldn't be green" sometime, anytime, during the film
- All character names are different than the actor's names
- Somewhere there are two consecutive shots of face closeups, of different characters, and no words are spoken
Don't worry! Here's what I will cover in class during the project:
- Reminders about how to act outside the classroom, how to hold iPad, etc
- What a script is; what a storyboard is
- A few thoughts on why you might want to use different camera angles
- A few thoughts on what "plot" is and how you could have a plot in your video. (To investigate what plot is by yourself, go to the "Resources" link at the bottom of this page, then scroll down to "Plot")
What you will do the FIRST day:
- You and your partners will discuss your ideas about your plan to make this. Make a list of ALL the ideas as they come to you. Later you will pick what you think is the BEST idea. (15 min)
- Ya'll will create a SCRIPT. A script is a fancy word for "plan".
The MOST important thing about your plan/script is that
EVERY SHOT IS PLANNED! Whoa! What about improvising? What about new ideas that come while we're shooting? No problem! But it is very important to first have a plan! This does NOT mean that you can't come up with a better plan as you go along. |
Your script will include:
Your script can include:
- A description of where the camera is, and how it is moving if it is. You can use words like: "far-away", "close-up", "from high up looking down down", "from low down looking up", "moving from left to right", "following the actor", etc.
- What the characters say. Put those sentences in quotation marks. Use words that yourself would normally use.
- A description of where the camera is, and how it is moving if it is. You can use words like: "far-away", "close-up", "from high up looking down"
Your script can include:
- Little pictures, like you would see in a comic strip or a graphic novel. This is called a "storyboard".
What you will do next:
- You will shoot scenes you have in your script.
- Import your clips into Final Cut EVERY DAY
- Edit your clips
- Add a title, and credits,
- Optional: a music "score".