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Media Concepts

Media Concepts (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.

Course cover letter. Requires parental signature.

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

	How Hollywood films are made? This lesson gives students the details on how Hollywood films are made, including: screenwriting, directing, producing, acting, and editing. Two brief written assignments are included in the lesson. One is rewriting a short script; and the second assignment is on producing.
	Film History - Students will investigate film history and write a paper on an element of film history. Helpful sites on Film History: Earlycinema.com National Media Museum
	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
	Careers in the Film Industry - Students will create a Power point revealing numerous careers in the film industry. 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

Story boards - Students will create a story board from a provided script, using Comic Life. Make sure you add to or change the script enclosed.

For Example: You can search story boards in Google to find numerous examples, or check these sites.

How to Story board

Multi-media Story boarding

How to write a Story board

The Pre-production Story board

Jay Walking / Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader - In the style of Jay Leno's Tonight Show Jay walking segment or similar to the hit TV show Are you Smarter than a 5th Grader, you will create a similar video.

Sample Questions:

Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader

Activity List - Week five and six

PSA - Public Service Announcements serve to share information that is considered a benefit, warning or information to society. You will create your own PSA.

Examples of PSAs:

American Red Cross

Alcoholics Anonymous

American Heart Association

Camera Technique - A list of camera techniques are given and students will make a video displaying each technique.

Director's Bio - Students will create an illustrated video biography of a film director.

Examples of Director's Bios:

George Lucas

Stephen Spielberg

Kimberley Pierce

Activity List - Quarter Two Week one and two

Second Quarter videos. All videos at this point of the course, should contain multiple shots, multiple locations, and multiple transitions. Each video should also contain a proper credits section.

	Sound Effects - The students will film a short narrative and add as many sound effects as possible to enhance the narrative.
	Historical Event - Students investigate an historical event and make a one minute video documenting that event visually.
	Lip Syncing - Students will create a lip syncing video, and master the editing technique. YouTube Sample 01
	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 (50 points).

Activity List - Quarter Two Week Three

	Web Posting - Share your project or talents with the world, students will post to YouTube and beyond. (Extra Credit)
	Project A: Writing a Movie Review - Students will learn how to write a movie review (50 points).
	Project A: 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 (50 Points).

Activity List - Quarter Two Week four and five

	Project B: Biography Video - Students will demonstrate camera technique, creativity, and biographical information by making a video on one famous or not so famous individual.
	Project B: Autobiography Video - Students will demonstrate camera technique, creativity, and autobiographical information by making a video on themselves.
	Project B: Nature Video - Students will demonstrate camera technique and creativity by making a video of elements of nature. Check out the free stock footage on the web for this video.
	Project B: Film Terminology - Students will demonstrate film terminology by making a sample video of shots, a video dictionary.

Activity List - Quarter Two Week six and seven

	Project C: Point of View Video - Students will demonstrate camera technique, creativity, by utilizing the technique called point of view (POV) and create a video.
	Project C: Stop Motion Animation - Students will learn how to create a short stop motion animation video, by bringing to life an inanimate object. YouTube Example, Horizon 2009
	Project C: Commercial Parody Students will create a commercial parody of a popular commercial.
	Project C: Filming Human Emotions Students will experience how to tell an emotional story by filming human emotions.

Activity List - Quarter Two Week eight and nine

	Project D: Documentary - Advanced students interested in tackling a documentary are given the how to instructions here.
	Project D: School 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. YouTube Pumpkin Launch Although this is an example of a school event, it does not meet the criteria for this assignment.
	Project D: Interviewing Mom and Dad - Interview your parents, either your mom or your dad, attempt to discover something interesting about their life. Odd jobs they held, unusual events that they witnessed.
	Project D: Filming Dialogue and conflict scenes. Students will learn how to film dialogue scenes and conflict scenes.

Activity List -Quarter Two Week Eight and nine

	Project E: Topic Video - How will technology change your life? Make a video that describes how your life will be different because of technology in 5, 10 or 15 years.
	Project E: Silent Movie - Create a silent movie, tinting your image to fit the period of silent movies, using visually accurate title cards.
	Project E: Filming Fight and Chase Scenes. Students will learn how to film fight and chase scenes.