Week 5 - Film Projects as Presentations

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Scribble-effect GIF GIPHY: SOURCE

Please complete Mr. Webb's Daily Check-In >>>HERE

OBJECTIVE

    - Finish installation of the Creative Cloud apps for use on class film projects

    -  Dissect and adapt animation techniques for use in your own projects

    - Plan, record, edit, and produce clips for collective animated projects

    - Receive feedback on portfolio artifacts in preliminary classroom screenings. 

WARM-UP 

- Collect OBS Studio; demonstrate video capture for re-edit.

- Collect Handbrake video format exchange.>>HERE


TASK - Watch and analyze, How Avatar Made The Most Realistic Water Ever, (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0HFazH29nk) 

then discuss responses to the questions on this document.

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The image above demonstrates composing images on the rule of thirds.  When operating the video cameras, be sure to leave some space above, and space to the side of the speaker, similar to the newscaster's framing in the sample illustration.  SOURCE

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TASK - PERIOD 1 - SHORT FILM (12 PRINCIPLES OF ANIMATION)

Follow the link provided on Schoology to the text document.

- Each student will be assigned a narration role, and animate relevant material using available software.

- Student products will be presented to the class.

[Re-recording student narrator performances in Week 6]


TASK - PERIOD 3 - JOSEPH CAMPBELL'S STORY CIRCLE/HERO'S JOURNEY

Link to the text document

- Each student will be assigned a narration role, and animate relevant material using available software.

- Student products will be presented to the class.

The Shotcut video editing suite user interface


TASK - Video Editing - Composing the Short Film

Using Adobe Premiere Pro (or alternatively, the ShotCut app--downloadable portable version here), access clips recorded in the tasks earlier this week.

-- Composite a video that with a different narrator for each part, until the full script is shown. (Get clips from Schoology, for your class period)

-- Add and mix royalty free music soundtrack (See Artlist.io, Mixkit.co, and Epidemic Sound).

-- Render your video as an MP4 file and submit via Schoology for Credit (Note: this may require the use of HandBrake software to convert the format to MP4, or H.264)


ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

-ShotCut Video Editor - Getting Started in 10 minutes!

- Learn EVERYTHING about ShotCut Video Editing|Master Class

- 5 Tips to get a Cinematic Film Look in ShotCut

Shotcut Tez and Line Effects>> PART 1 and PART 2

-Bruno Mars' That's What I Like (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMivT7MJ41M) 

Technique breakdown>>HERE


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