​Video Production Resources
HW Due Wednesday, February 12th:
  • Finalized Draft of Semester 2 Film

In Class Monday, February 10th - Semester 2 Film Day 10:
  • View the first 2 rules of 6 Rules for Cinematic Editing video & discuss how how we follow these rules with examples from our films
  • Students fill out editing checklists
  • Show Final Drafts to teacher
  • Students and teacher fill out Final Draft to Finalized Draft checklist
  • Complete each item on checklist and finish Finalized Drafts for the rest of the period

HW Due Monday, February 10th:
  • Final Draft of Semester 2 Film
  • 3 Working Titles of Semester 2 Film

In Class Thursday, February 6th - Semester 2 Film Day 9:
  • Best 2020 Super Bowl commercials view and discuss
  • Each genre of film has a page on the class website. Use the class resource links on the site to learn mandatory requirements for genre choice. View more student and professional examples on the pages.
  • Consult with students on difficulties with editing. Move forward in the right direction.
  • Figure out how to fix plot holes in our films
  • Finish editing

HW Due Thursday, February 6th:
  • 2/3 of all editing done

In Class Tuesday, February 6th - Semester 2 Film Day 8:
  • High Noon cinematography shot demo and discussion. Show the High Noon shot, don't reveal name. Students write guess, pair up, share out. Discuss etymology of High Noon name and where it came from, view examples from Sergio Leone and High Noon film.
  • Discuss Chongna Dalton Film Festival
  • Each genre of film has a page on the class website. Use the class resource links on the site to learn mandatory requirements for genre choice. View more student and professional examples on the pages.
  • Consult with students on difficulties with editing. Move forward in the right direction.
  • Figure out how to fix plot holes in our films
  • Finish editing

HW Due Tuesday, February 4th:
  • 1/3 of all editing done

In Class Thursday, January 23rd - Semester 2 Film Day 7:
  • Opening Shots Tell Us Everything video. Take notes on how we are inspired and what are opening shots will be.
  • Each genre of film has a page on the class website. Use the class resource links on the site to learn mandatory requirements for genre choice. View more student and professional examples on the pages.
  • Consult with students on difficulties with writing, filming, and editing. Move forward in the right direction.
  • Continue filming
  • Store footage on laptops and continue editing

HW Due Thursday, January 23rd:
  • All filming completed
  • Film any footage that can not be filmed on campus

In Class Tuesday, January 21st - Semester 2 Film Day 6:
  • View scene from Reflexive (director is the star) documentary, Game Changers, (will help for documentary intros & B-roll) and some popular music videos that incorporate animation for creative inspiration.
  • Each genre of film has a page on the class website. Use the class resource links on the site to learn mandatory requirements for genre choice. View more student and professional examples on the pages.
  • Consult with students on difficulties with writing, filming, and editing. Move forward in the right direction.
  • Continue filming
  • Store footage on laptops and continue editing

HW Due Tuesday, January 21st:
  • Half of all filming

In Class Friday, January 17th - Semester 2 Film Day 5:
  • View some of our completed videos. Write down 1 thing the students did well, 1 area for improvement, and 1 technique they implemented that we want to borrow for our future work, discuss in teams
  • View scene from Observational (fly on the wall) documentary, Samsara, for creative writing inspiration (will help for documentary B-roll and music videos)
  • Each genre of film has a page on the class website. Use the class resource links on the site to learn mandatory requirements for genre choice. View more student and professional examples on the pages.
  • Consult with students on difficulties with writing, filming, and editing. Move forward in the right direction.
  • Continue filming
  • Store footage on laptops and begin editing

HW Due Friday, January 17th:
  • Must finish any filming that can not be done at school

In Class Wednesday, January 15th - Semester 2 Film Day 4:
  • View professional examples of music videos, animations, and documentaries for creative writing inspiration. View opening of Food Inc for documentary opening scene and style/structure inspiration
  • Each genre of film has a page on the class website. Use the class resource links on the site to learn mandatory requirements for genre choice. View more student and professional examples on the pages.
  • Share our storyboards, shotlists, and outlines with the teacher. Consult with the teacher and move in the right direction
  • Continue filming
  • Store footage on laptops and begin editing

HW Due Wednesday, January 15th:
  • Music Videos: completed storyboard & shotlist. Be ready to film or have footage ready to edit if you can't film in class.
  • Documentaries: completed research outline.  Be ready to film or have footage ready to edit if you can't film in class.

In Class Monday, January 13th - Semester 2 Film Day 3:
  • View professional examples of music videos and documentaries for creative writing inspiration. View opening of Food Inc for documentary opening scene and style/structure inspiration
  • Each genre of film has a page on the class website. Use the class resource links on the site to learn mandatory requirements for genre choice. View more student and professional examples on the pages.
  • Share our storyboards, shotlists, and outlines with the teacher. Consult with the teacher and move in the right direction.
  • Finish writing our films
  • Begin filming
  • Store footage on laptops and begin editing

HW Due Monday, January 13th:
  • Music Videos: song choice & half of storyboards/shot list
  • Documentaries: subject choice, style/structure choice, half of research outline

In Class Thursday, January 9th - Semester 2 Film Day 2:
  • View some of our completed How To or Promotional Videos. Write down 1 thing the students did well, 1 area for improvement, and 1 technique they implemented that we want to borrow for our future work, discuss in teams
  • Discuss genre choices for Semester 2 Films. 
    • ​Students chose only music videos and documentaries
  • ​View more examples of previous student and professional music videos and documentaries for creative writing inspiration
  • Go over mandatory requirements, directions, and tips and tutorials for each genre on class website. Students will use these pages as guides for their films.
    • Music videos have specific requirements and choices to make. Guide students on those choices.​
    • Documentaries have specific style/structure for their director and storytelling technique. Guide students on those choices.
  • Music video students will begin filling out storyboads and shot lists, and documentary students will begin filling out research outlines.

HW Due Thursday, January 9th:
  • Semester 2 Film genre choice

In Class Tuesday, January 7th - Semester 2 Film Day 1:
  • Teambuilding: What was the best movie you watched over break? Find trailer for these movies and share in teams.
  • Reflect on our guest speaker we watched yesterday with Digital Media students. Write a reflection using the rubric we went over.
  • Introduction to Semester 2 Film projects:
    • ​View examples of previous student and professional films from each of these genre categories:
      • ​music video
      • animation
      • documentary
  • Work alone or break into teams and brainstorm ideas. Take notes.
  • Bounce ideas off each other and teacher and move forward in the right direction

HW Due Tuesday, January 7th:
  • Watch movies over break!
  • Genre choice for our next projects, either documentary, music video, or animation

In Class Friday, December 13th - Final Day of Semester 1:
  • Turn in Finalized Drafts of final videos of semester
  • Begin to brainstorm ideas for our first video projects of second semester. Choose between documentary, music video, or animation. Examples and directions for each genre are on class website. Must have a genre choice by next class
  • Prepare for our guest speakers: One speaker is a film major, the other integrated marketing communications. Write a minimum of 2 questions for each speaker. Get questions approved by teacher.

HW Due Friday, December 13th:
  • Finalized Draft of How To or Promotional Videos

In Class Wednesday, December 11th - How To/Promotional Videos Day 12:
  • What movies will you watch over winter break? Find trailer for these movies and share in teams. (Teambuilding activity)
  • Show Final Drafts of videos to teacher
    • Students and teacher fill out Final Draft to Finalized Draft checklist
    • Complete each item on checklist and finish Finalized Drafts of videos for the rest of the period

HW Due Wednesday, December 11th:
  • Final Draft of How To or Promotional Videos

In Class Monday, December 9th - How To/Promotional Videos Day 11:
  • Creative Thinking Exercise in assigned groups: Impossible Products
  • Review requirements for How To Videos and Promotional Videos
  • Check titles, slogans, consult with students and move in the right direction
  • Finish editing videos
  • Consult with each group and determine the steps we'll take to meet the due date

HW Due Monday, December 9th:
  • All filming completed
  • How to Video Title
  • Promotional Video slogan

In Class Thursday, December 5th - How To/Promotional Videos Day 10:
  • View some of our completed How To or Promotional Videos. Write down 1 thing the students did well, 1 area for improvement, and 1 technique they implemented that we want to borrow for our future work, discuss in teams
  • Work on our final films of the semester, either How To or Promotional. If we did a How To video first now we do Promotional, and vice versa. 
  • Review requirements for How To and Promotional Videos, and refer to directions on course website
  • Consult with students on shot list, storyboard, and scripts and move in the right direction
  • Continue filming
  • Store footage on laptops and continue editing
  • Consult with each group and determine the steps we'll take to meet the due date

HW Due Thursday, December 5th:
  • Must have all props, costumes, materials, etc. for filming
  • If videos require shots in your home, off campus, or of things that can't be filmed during class time, you must have completed filming before class
  • 1/2 of filming completed

In Class Tuesday, December 3rd - How To/Promotional Videos Day 9:
  • View some of our completed How To or Promotional Videos. Write down 1 thing the students did well, 1 area for improvement, and 1 technique they implemented that we want to borrow for our future work, discuss in teams
  • Work on our final films of the semester, either How To or Promotional. If we did a How To video first now we do Promotional, and vice versa. 
  • Review requirements for How To and Promotional Videos, and refer to directions on course website
  • Consult with students on shot list, storyboard, and scripts and move in the right direction
  • Continue filming
  • Store footage on laptops and continue editing
  • Consult with each group and determine the steps we'll take to meet the due date

HW Due Tuesday, December 3rd:
  • Must have all props, costumes, materials, etc. for filming
  • If videos require shots in your home, off campus, or of things that can't be filmed during class time, you must have completed filming before class

In Class Wednesday, November 28th - How To/Promotional Videos Day 8:
  • View some of our completed How To or Promotional Videos. Write down 1 thing the students did well, 1 area for improvement, and 1 technique they implemented that we want to borrow for our future work, discuss in teams
  • Work on our final films of the semester, either How To or Promotional. If we did a How To video first now we do Promotional, and vice versa. 
  • Review requirements for How To and Promotional Videos, and refer to directions on course website
  • Consult with students on shot list, storyboard, and scripts and move in the right direction
  • Continue filming
  • Store footage on laptops and continue editing
  • Consult with each group and determine the steps we'll take to meet the due date

HW Due Wednesday, November 28th:
  • Must have all props, costumes, materials, etc. for filming
  • If videos require shots in your home, off campus, or of things that can't be filmed during class time, you must have completed filming before class

In Class Monday, November 26th - How To/Promotional Videos Day 7:
  • Turn in Finalized Drafts of Promotional Videos
  • View some of our completed How To or Promotional Videos. Write down 1 thing the students did well, 1 area for improvement, and 1 technique they implemented that we want to borrow for our future work, discuss in teams
  • Work on our final films of the semester, either How To or Promotional. If we did a How To video first now we do Promotional, and vice versa. 
  • Review requirements for How To and Promotional Videos, and refer to directions on course website
  • Consult with students on shot list, storyboard, and script for next videos and move in the right direction
  • Continue filming
  • Store footage on laptops and begin or continue editing
  • Consult with each group and determine the steps we'll take to meet the due date

HW Due Monday, November 26th:
  • Finalized Draft of Promotional Videos
  • Finished shot list, storyboard, and script for next videos

In Class Thursday, November 21st - How To/Promotional Videos Day 6:
  • Turn in Finalized Drafts of How To Videos
  • View former student's photos and videos of film school, discuss what we would like to experience ourselves
  • Students fill out editing checklists for Promotional Videos
  • Show Final Drafts of Promotional Videos to teacher
  • Students and teacher fill out Final Draft to Finalized Draft checklist for Promotional Videos
  • Complete each item on checklist and finish Finalized Drafts of Promotional Videos for the rest of the period
  • Show Finalized Drafts of How To Videos to teacher, place finalized drafts on class hard drive
  • Begin to brainstorm Promotional Videos on the class website with our partners (if we completed the How To video first)

HW Due Thursday, November 21st:
  • Finalized Draft of How To Videos
  • Final Draft of Promotional Videos

In Class Tuesday, November 19th - How To/Promotional Videos Day 5:
  • View first 10 minutes of film Up
    • Take notes on the protagonist, antagonist, conflict, climax, ending/closure/resolution/falling action, and discuss our ideas
  • Review requirements for How To and Promotional Videos
  • Discuss How To titles and Promotional video slogans, consult and move in the right direction
  • Finish editing
  • Students fill out editing checklists
  • Show Final Drafts of How To videos to teacher
    • Students and teacher fill out Final Draft to Finalized Draft checklist
    • Complete each item on checklist and finish Finalized Drafts of How To videos for the rest of the period
  • Show Final Drafts of Promotional videos to teacher if final drafts are completed early
    • Students and teacher fill out Final Draft to Finalized Draft checklist
    • Complete each item on checklist and finish Finalized Drafts of Promotional videos for the rest of the period

HW Due Tuesday, November 19th:
  • How to Video Final Draft
  • How to Video Title
  • Promotional Video slogan

In Class Friday, November 15th - How To Videos/Promotional Videos Day 4:
  • View a student how to video and a student promotional video for creative inspiration. Discuss what worked well and techniques we can borrow
  • Review requirements for How To Videos and Promotional Videos
  • Brainstorm ideas for our How To titles and Promotional slogans
  • Consult with students and move in the right direction
  • Finish filming promotional videos
  • Store footage on laptops and continue editing
  • Consult with each group and determine the steps we'll take to meet the due date

HW Due Friday, November 15th:
  • Must have all props, costumes, materials, etc. for filming
  • If videos require shots in your home, off campus, or of things that can't be filmed during class time, you must have completed filming before Friday
  • All filming completed for How To Videos
  • 2/3 of filming completed for Promotional Videos

In Class Wednesday, November 13th - How to Videos/Promotional Videos Day 3:
  • View a student how to video and a student promotional video for creative inspiration. Discuss what worked well and techniques we can borrow
  • Review requirements for How To and Promotional videos
  • Check completion of shot list, storyboard, and script, consult with students and move in the right direction
  • Continue filming
  • Store footage on laptops and continue editing

HW Due Wednesday, November 13th:
  • Finished shot list, storyboard, and script
  • Must have all props, costumes, materials, etc to begin filming
  • If videos require shots in your home, off campus, or of things that can't be filmed during classtime, you must have completed filming before Wednesday

In Class Monday, November 11th - How To Videos/Promotional Videos Day 2:
  • View examples of previous student and professional How To videos and Promotional videos for creative inspiration
  • Students can continue finding videos online to find creative writing inspiration
  • Review requirements for How To Videos & Promotional Videos
  • Discuss storyboarding, shot lists, and script writing - we will use a mix of all this time
  • Pitch our video concept ideas, consult with teams and move in the right direction
  • Continue to brainstorm and write stories
  • Begin our storyboards and scripts
  • If we have already filmed, begin editing

HW Due Monday, November 11th:
  • Video genre choice (how to or promotional video) and video concept
  • If your video must take place at home or over a weekend, borrow equipment and film before class

In Class Thursday, November 7th - How To Videos/Promotional Videos Day 1:
  • Time to finalize our writing for the Film Review Project and submit to turnitin.com
  • Introduction to How To Videos and Promotional Videos project directions
  • View examples of previous student how to videos and promotional videos for creative inspiration
  • Individually write down 3 ideas for each genre
  • Speak with classmates and see if there is potential to combine ideas and work in groups or just work alone
  • Students can continue viewing how to and promotional videos online for creative inspiration
  • Bounce ideas off of other students and teacher and move in the right direction
  • Finalize our video concepts
  • Begin writing shot lists, scripts, and storyboards for our videos
  • How to Videos will take 5-6 class periods to produce, and promotional videos will take 7 - so you will be sticking to either of those workflow timelines depending on your choice

HW Due Thursday, November 7th:
  • Film Review - first 15 minutes of class allowed for finishing touches on writing
  • Turned in to www.turnitin.com:
    • Class ID: 22884817
    • Enrollment Key: vp1&2

In Class Tuesday, November 5th - Film Review Day 2:
  • Continue viewing films, alone, on personal device
  • Take notes while viewing if you would like
  • Begin writing our film reviews
  • Break into teams and talk about our final opinions and reactions to our films with each other

HW Due Tuesday, November 5th:
  • Bring your movies - download them, get them loaded to stream - whatever it takes to have the movie on your device
  • Laptops, chargers, earbuds / headphones
  • Bring back the Film Review Rubric

In Class Friday, November 1st - Film Review Day 1:
  • Learn requirements for movie review project
  • Begin viewing films, alone, on personal device
  • Take notes while viewing if you would like
  • Break into teams and talk about our initial opinions and reactions to our films with each other

HW Due Friday, November 1st:
  • Post on Google Classroom Forum 2.1 - choose your movie for the movie review project
  • Bring your movies - download them, get them loaded to stream - whatever it takes to have the movie BEFORE Friday
  • Laptops, chargers, earbuds / headphones

In Class Thursday, October 25th - Thriller / Horror Day 12:
  • Students turn in thriller / horror movies after one final thorough check of the Final Draft to Finalized Draft checklist
  • Fill out Thriller / Horror Self-Assessment
  • Learn requirements for movie review project
  • Choose film for movie review project
  • Begin viewing films

HW Due Wednesday, October 30th:
  • If Finalized Drafts of Thrillers have not been saved and put on class hard drive, must be completed before class begins Wednesday

In Class Monday, October 28th - Thriller / Horror Day 11:
  • Students turn in thriller / horror movies after one final thorough check of the Final Draft to Finalized Draft checklist
  • Fill out Thriller / Horror Self-Assessment

HW Due Monday, October 28th:
  • Finalized Draft of Thrillers - files saved and put on class hard drive before class starts

In Class Thursday, October 24th - Thriller / Horror Day 10:
  • Students fill out editing checklists
  • Show Final Drafts of Thrillers to teacher
  • Students and teacher fill out Final Draft to Finalized Draft checklist
  • Complete each item on checklist and finish Finalized Drafts of Thrillers for the rest of the period

HW Due Thursday, October 24th:
  • Final draft of Thriller
  • ​Volleyball players check in with finished film Wednesday

In Class Tuesday, October 22nd - Thriller / Horror Day 9:
  • Review the Thriller / Horror project directions from the class website
  • View another previous student thriller for creative inspiration and to learn mistakes they made that we can avoid
  • Consult with students and choose best film titles
  • View editing progress thus far, consult with students on difficulties with editing. Move forward in the right direction.
  • Figure out how to fix plot holes in our films
  • Finish editing

HW Due Tuesday, October 22nd:
  • 2/3 of editing must be completed before class
  • Finish editing by the end of Tuesday's class
  • 3 Ideas for creative title
  • Any scenes not filmed well that you noticed, any last minute emergency filming, must be completed before this class

In Class Friday, October 18th - Thriller / Horror Day 8:
  • Review the Thriller / Horror project directions from the class website
  • Thriller Youtuber Ponysmasher - discuss his writing, editing, low budgets, short horror films like Attic Panic, and how he gets millions of views, view Attic Panic and discuss how we can incorporate excellent plot twists
  • View editing progress thus far, consult with students on difficulties with editing. Move forward in the right direction.
  • Figure out how to fix plot holes in our films
  • Finish editing

HW Due Friday, October 18th:
  • One-third of editing must be completed

In Class Wednesday, October 16th - Thriller / Horror Day 7:
  • Finish learning the Thriller / Horror project directions from the class website
  • View another previous student thriller for creative inspiration and to learn mistakes they made that we can avoid
  • Check for completion of filming.
  • Consult with students on difficulties with editing. Move forward in the right direction.
  • Figure out how to fix plot holes in our films
  • Continue editing

HW Due Wednesday, October 16th:
  • All filming must be completed before class starts​​

In Class Monday, October 14th - Thriller / Horror Day 6:
  • Parasite trailer video & discussion
  • Why props matter video & discussion
  • Consult with students on difficulties with writing, filming, editing. Move forward in the right direction.
  • Finish filming
  • Store footage on laptops and continue editing

HW Due Monday, October 14th:
  • Half of all filming completed
  • Bring props, costumes, clothing, make-up, and other supplies for filming
  • If filming off campus, then all filming must be completed so you use all class time efficiently by editing

In Class Thursday, October 10th - Thriller / Horror Day 5:
  • Thriller Youtuber Danny Donahue - discuss his writing, editing, low budgets, short horror films, and millions of views, view one of his films
  • Consult with students on difficulties with writing, filming, editing. Move forward in the right direction.
  • Continue filming
  • Store footage on laptops and continue editing

HW Due Thursday, October 10th:
  • Film any scenes that can't be filmed during class time
  • Bring props, costumes, clothing, make-up, and other supplies for filming​

In Class Tuesday, October 8th - Thriller / Horror Day 4:
  • View and discuss a pro filmmaker's tutorial on horror writing tips and techniques:
    • ​Story
    • Atmosphere
    • Sound
    • Props
    • Casting
  • Continue learning the Thriller / Horror project directions from the class website
  • Check completion of storyboards, consult with students on difficulties with writing, filming, editing. Move forward in the right direction.
  • Begin filming
  • Store footage on laptops and begin editing

HW Due Tuesday, October 8th:
  • Finished storyboards
  • Bring props, costumes, clothing, make-up, and other supplies for filming - prepared to begin filming
  • Be ready to film in class on this day
  • If filming off campus, then filming must have started so you use all class time efficiently by editing

In Class Friday, October 4th - Thriller / Horror Day 3:
  • View short films from thriller Youtubers - discuss their writing, editing, low budgets, short horror films, and millions of views
  • View another previous student thriller for creative inspiration and to learn mistakes they made that we can avoid
  • Continue learning the Thriller / Horror project directions from the class website
  • Break into our groups, continue storyboarding our ideas
  • Consult with teacher and move in the right direction

HW Due Friday, October 4th:
  • Start storyboards
  • Concept/plot of film
  • Setting of film
  • Start to gather props, costumes, clothing, make-up, and other supplies for filming

In Class Wednesday, October 2nd - Thriller / Horror Day 2:
  • Consult with students that still need to complete mandatory once per quarter outside of class volunteer work
  • View trailer for A Quiet Place and behind the scenes of the audio engineering of A Quiet Place. Discuss the power of a script with no dialogue and why we need to do that with our films. Discuss the power of sound.
  • View previous student thrillers for creative inspiration and to learn mistakes they made that we can avoid
  • Continue learning the Thriller / Horror project directions from the class website
  • Break into our groups, continue brainstorming, begin storyboarding our ideas
  • Review the Plot Diagram
  • Surrender to the Muse: If we get an idea, good or bad, write it down instantly
  • Consult with teacher and move in the right direction

HW Due Wednesday, October 2nd:
  • Watch a horror movie

In Class Monday, September 30th - Commercials Day 9  & Thriller / Horror Day 1:
  • Students will have turned in commercials before class.
  • Fill out Commercials Self-Assessment
  • Students will post the trailers for their favorite thrillers on the class forum along with some writing - directions in the class forum. No repeats. 
  • Introduction to Thriller / Horror project directions
  • View the thrillers we posted on the class forum. Discuss why we chose these thrillers and the major components of good thrillers
  • View and discuss the importance of the Psycho shower scene

HW Due Monday, September 30th:
  • Finalized Drafts of TV Commercials - files saved and put on class hard drive before class starts

In Class Thursday, September 26th - Commercials Day 8:
  • Students fill out editing checklists
  • Show Final Drafts of Commercials to teacher
  • Students and teacher fill out Final Draft to Finalized Draft checklist
  • Complete each item on checklist and finish Finalized Drafts of Commercials for the rest of the period

HW Due Thursday, September 26th:
  • Final Draft of Commercials

Tuesday, September 26th:
  • Volleyball tournament so most students out, remaining students learn to film sports footage and film highlights

In Class Friday, September 20th - Commercials Day 7:
HW Due Friday, September 20th: 
  • All filming completed before class begins
  • 1/3 of editing

In Class Wednesday, September 18th - Commercials Day 6:
  • Stress the importance of storyline and plot, professional cinematography, precision editing, and memorability.
  • View more exemplar student examples for creative inspiration.
  • Finish filming
  • Continue editing

HW Due Wednesday, September 18th: 
  • Wednesday will be our final day of filming so plan accordingly:
    • Film all footage that can't be filmed during class time (night time, off-campus scenes, etc)
  • Bring back products for our commercials and all props, costumes, clothing, make-up, etc

In Class Monday, September 16th - Commercials Day 5:
  • Stress the importance of storyline and plot, professional cinematography, precision editing, and memorability.
  • View more exemplar student examples for creative inspiration.
  • Continue filming.
  • Store footage on laptops and continue editing.

HW Due Monday, September 16th: 
  • Film all footage that can't be filmed during class time (night time, off-campus scenes, etc)
  • Products for our commercials
  • All props, costumes, clothing, make-up, etc

In Class Wednesday, September 4th - Commercials Day 4:
  • Stress the importance of storyline and plot, professional cinematography, precision editing, and memorability.
  • View more exemplar student examples for creative inspiration.
  • Consult with students on choice of slogan or jingle and move forward in right direction. 
  • Consult with students on memorability.
  • Begin filming.
  • Store footage on laptops and begin editing.

HW Due Wednesday, September 4th:
  • Commercial storyboards
  • ​Products for our commercials
  • All props, costumes, clothing, make-up, etc
  • Slogan/jingle

In Class Monday, September 3rd - Commercials Day 3:
  • Stress the importance of storyline and plot, professional cinematography, precision editing, and memorability 
  • Review storyboard format and storyboarding technique. View Psycho shower scene. Count the cuts -> each cut gets it's own frame/panel on our storyboards
  • View an exemplar professional example for creative inspiration and discuss the inclusion of the aforementioned important elements
  • Listen to famous commercial jingles and slogans to inspire our writing
  • Check completion of storyboards, consult with students on difficulties with writing, filming, editing. Move forward in the right direction.
  • Continue writing our slogans or jingles 

HW Due Monday, September 2nd:
  • Products for our commercials
  • All props, costumes, clothing, make-up, etc

In Class Thursday, August 29th - Commercials Day 2:
  • View our favorite commercials that we posted about for HW, write ​what we could potentially pull off even though we're not pros, what we can borrow for inspiration, then pair up, share out
  • View examples of previous DIS and BFS student commercials for creative inspiration
  • Stress the importance of memorability - the ability to get our audience to remember our storylines but most importantly our product. Show a cat herding commercial. Our commercials must not only have an amazing story, but the product must play a central role in the story, the product must be constantly repeated and visible, and make us think about the product non-stop.
  • Break into our teams and continue brainstorming ideas
  • Learn requirements for Commercial project
  • Begin our storyboards
  • Review storyboard format and storyboarding technique. View scene with quick cuts. Count the cuts -> each cut gets it's own frame/panel on our storyboards
  • Pitch our product ideas, consult with teams and move in the right direction

HW Due Thursday, August 29th:
  • Brainstorm and write 3 specific products for your commercials. Post on the forum on the Google Classroom.

In Class Tuesday, August 27th - Cinematography Boot Camp Day 7 & Commercials Day 1:
  • View some of our Cinematography Boot Camp videos. Discuss what we liked and areas with room for improvement
  • Fill out the Google Form Boot Camp Summative Assessment
  • Complete Google Classroom Forum 1.1 Favorite Commercials​
  • After students post, they can view examples of previous DIS and BFS commercials for creative inspiration
  • After all students post, we can view our favorite commercials that we posted about on the class forum, discuss what worked well in them, what didn't, what we could potentially pull off even though we're not pros, what we can borrow for inspiration, etc.
  • Individually write down top 3 ideas for products to advertise while viewing and discussing

HW Due Tuesday, August 27th:
  • Bring laptops & laptop chargers
 
In Class Friday, August 23rd - Cinematography Boot Camp Day 6:
  • Share "Screenplayed" YouTube channel with class, view scene from Interstellar. Discuss screenplay format and actors that alter the script in great ways
  • Show Final Draft of Cinematography Boot Camp to teacher
  • Fill out Final Draft to Finalized Draft checklist by using Boot Camp rubric as guide
  • Go through checklist and finish videos, turn in Finalized Draft to teacher

HW Due Friday, August 23rd:
  • Final Draft of Boot Camp videos

In Class Wednesday, August 21st - Cinematography Boot Camp Day 5:
  • 13 Creative Film & Video Editing Techniques video tutorial. Students write down at least one editing cut they can use in their Cinematography Boot Camp films and discuss how they will use that technique with their partners
  • Show YouTube Royalty Free Audio Library with music and sound effects and how to take advantage of the free resources
  • Continue editing

HW Due Wednesday, August 21st: 
  • Finish filming all footage

In Class Monday, August 19th - Cinematography Boot Camp Day 4:
  • View opening sequence of Baby Driver. Discuss camera angles and use of music in our films
  • Store footage from our last shoot on our laptops
  • View footage, label good footage
  • Finish filming
  • Store footage from today on laptops, view footage, label good footage
  • Continue editing

HW Due Monday, August 19th:
  • Bring back the Cinematography Boot Camp rubric and paperwork

In Class Thursday, August 15th - Cinematography Boot Camp Day 3:
  • Plot diagram / screen writing (Monster's Inc) video and discussion
  • Most Iconic Shots of All Time video and discussion for creative inspiration
  • Most Beautiful Shots in Movie History video and discussion for creative inspiration
  • Understanding the 180 Degree Rule video and discussion, which demonstrates problems with breaking 180 degree rule
  • Begin filming Cinematography Boot Camp videos

HW Due Thursday, August 15th:
  • Bring back the Cinematography Boot Camp rubric and paperwork

In Class Tuesday, August 13th - Cinematography Boot Camp Day 2:
  • Plot diagram / screen writing (Monster's Inc) video and discussion
  • Review the cinematography shots we must incorporate into our boot camp videos: Essential Camera Shots, Angles, Camera Movement (Cinematography) video and discussion
  • View Christopher Nolan's student film Doodlebug. Discuss how this inspires our filmmaking and screen writing for this class
  • Teacher will put a camera under the doc cam as students get out their cameras as the teacher discusses how to use the DSLR cameras, especially in regards to focus and automatic settings
  • Continue writing our Cinematography Boot Camp storyboards

HW Due Tuesday, August 13th:
  • Bring back the Cinematography Boot Camp rubric and paperwork

In Class Friday, August 9th - Cinematography Boot Camp Day 1:​
  • Intro to cinematography, shots, and angles: Go over the 13 most important shots and angles.
    • View examples of the long shot - the fight scene from Old Boy.
    • View examples of the 180 degree rule with YouTube film school tutorials
  • View more student examples of Cinematography Boot Camp
  • Learn requirements for our intro to filmmaking Cinematography Boot Camp project.
  • Discuss Plot Diagram and components of screen writing: protagonist, antagonist, intro, conflict, plot points, climax, resolution/falling action, breaking rules, etc.
  • Learn the storyboard writing format and procedures
  • Begin brainstorming ideas for plot and the angles we will use, begin writing our Cinematography Boot Camp storyboards
  • Exit Slip: Describe something new and interesting you learned today, your biggest takeaway from today's class.

HW Due Friday, August 9th:
  • Signed student-parent syllabus form (last page of the syllabus)

In Class Wednesday, August 7th - Course Intro:
  • Intro: "Count on Me" music video from previous students. Discuss their filmmaking techniques and how we can do that this year, too
  • Intro: Cinematography Boot Camp example from last year
  • Demo of student progress: student's high school stuco video, high school vlog, uni dance channel, discuss the progression, the number of followers and views, and how we can do that, too
  • Discuss mature content of top films and mature film analysis we will have throughout the year
  • Day 1 Questionnaire
  • Share Questionnaire responses with each other in small group discussion
  • Discuss class routines, storage locations, room tour, nurse pass, art supplies, where to find storyboards and storage trays
  • Syllabus
  • Distribute parent letters and explain parent form that must be filled out for HW