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Media Production (9-12) 1/2 english Credit.
Course Description
Students in this course produce several video taped productions and broadcasts using the Digital Video Format. Class activities include planning each broadcast, gathering information for productions, interviewing, writing scripts, video taping, producing effective character generation, designing layouts and shots for television and producing the final product by broadcast deadlines. The skills learned in Film Study and Literature to Film will help students achieve success in this class.
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Course cover letter. Requires parental signature. |
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Colorado Model Content Standards for Theatre
- Students develop interpersonal skills and problem solving capabilities through group interaction and artistic collaboration.
- Students understand and apply the creative process to fundamental skills of acting, play writing, and directing.
- Students understand and apply the creative process to skills of design and technical production.
- Students understand and relate the role of theatre arts to culture and history.
- Students analyze and assess the characteristics, merits, and meanings of traditional and modern forms of dramatic expression.
- Students know and apply connections between theatre and other disciplines.
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Students progress through this course completing numerous assignments, the assignments can be completed in any order, but students will be responsible to finish a set number of points each quarter.
Permission forms: Talent form, Entrant form, and Location form.
Activity List - Week One and two
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01 Film History - Students will investigate film history and write a paper on an element of film history. (Required 09/04/08)
Helpful sites on Film History:
Earlycinema.com
National Media Museum |
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02 Film History and Terms - Students will create a Power Point on film history and terms.
For Example: The following are some samples made by students in the Media Production class of 2008/2009. Directions for viewing the Power Point presentations. Select the presentation that matches the Power point application on your computer. Click 'save' when prompted. Open the Power point presentation from your computer applications, and click on the presentation that you have selected to view.
Film History Sample 01
Film History Sample 02 |
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03 Careers in the Film Industry - Students will create a Power point revealing numerous careers in the film industry. (Required 09/04/08)
For Example: The following are some samples made by students in the Media Production class of 2008/2009. Directions for viewing the Power point presentations. Select the presentation that matches the Power point application on your computer. Click 'save' when prompted. Open the Power point presentation from your computer applications, and click on the presentation that you have selected to view.
Careers in the Film Industry Sample 01
Careers in the Film Industry Sample 02 |
Activity List - Week Three and four
Activity List - Week five and six
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06 PSA - Public Service Announcements serve to share information that is considered a benefit, warning or information to society. You will create your own PSA. (Required 10/08/08)
Examples of PSAs:
American Red Cross
Alcoholics Anonymous
American Heart Association |
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07 Camera Technique - A list of camera techniques are given and students will make a video displaying each technique. (Required 10/13/08) |
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08 Director's Bio - Students will create an illustrated video biography of a film director.
Examples of Director's Bios:
George Lucas
Stephen Speilberg
Kimberley Pierce |
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09 Sound Effects -
The students will film a short narrative and add as many sound effects as possible to enhance the narrative. (Required) |
Activity List - Week seven and eight
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10 Historical Event -
Students will research a given historical event or topic, and create a video explaining that event. |
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11 Lip Syncing - Students will create a lip syncing video, and master the editing technique. |
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12 Great Story - What makes a great movie story? Students will research screen writing process and write a paper on the components of a great story. |
Activity List - Week nine and ten
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13 Web Posting - Share your project or talents with the world, students will post to YouTube and beyond. |
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14 Film Terminology -
Students will demonstrate film terminology by making a sample video of shots, a video dictionary. (Required) |
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15 Writing a Movie Review - Students will learn how to write a movie review. |
Activity List - Week eleven and twelve
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16 Nature Video -
Students will demonstrate camera technique and creativity by making a video of elements of nature. (Required) |
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17 Biography Video -
Students will demonstrate camera technique, creativity, and biographical information by making a video on one famous or not so famous individual. (Required) |
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18 Documentary - Advanced students interested in tackling a documentary are given the how to instructions here. |
Activity List - week Thirteen and Fourteen
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19 Autobiography Video -
Students will demonstrate camera technique, creativity, and autobiographical information by making a video on themselves. |
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20 Point of View Video -
Students will demonstrate camera technique, creativity, by utilizing the technique called point of view (POV) and create a video. (Required) |
Activity List - week fifteen and sixteen
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21School Spirit Video - Students will take advantage of numerous events in the building and record them and transfer to DVD. Items might include, school play, club activities, homecoming, games or pep assemblies. |
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22 Writing a Pitch - Pitches are used to sell your idea of a movie to the studio. Your job will be to develop a pitch for a movie of your own making. |
Activity List -week seventeen and eighteen
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