Assignment: Project #7 VIDEO PRODUCTION

Due: In lab Week 10.  Late assignments will not be accepted. 


Five-person teams will use a pre-recorded audio scene from Project Four to create two
different video projects.  Both projects must use the same audio soundscape.  individual
scripts based upon a joke.  The final pieces will be edited and include titles.  Teams will
screen their videos in lab.  Following the screenings, each team will present a 5 minute
Powerpoint explaining their creative process in directing the videos.

1)  You must shoot ALL video footage on a cell phone or “still camera” (with video
capabilities) that costs less than $200 dollars.
2)  The video may not contain any zooms
3)  The video may not contain any camera moves
4)  The completed video must not contain any synchronous sound

Videos that do not adhere to all four limitations will not be graded (and will receive a zero).

First:  Choose one soundscape from Project #4, then decide how your team could portray the
same audio in TWO DIFFERENT visual ways (genre, visuals, tone, etc.)

Second:  For each of the two videos, choose the following roles to each of your team members
(nobody can do the same role twice!):

A) Director B) Camera Operator C) Producer D) Editor E) Set Design

Third:  Create two videos that meet the following criteria
A) Contains a variety of types of shots, including at least TWO establishing shots
B) Utilizes depth cues to manipulate the audience
C) Does not break the Rule of Thirds, 180 degree Rule or The 30 Rules.
D) One video must manipulate two of the following visual elements, while the other
video must manipulate the other two:  Line & Shape, Space, Movement, Rhythm.

Finally:  Prepare a 5-minute presentation (timed, in powerpoint) explaining:
A) How you utilized depth cues to manipulate the audience
B) How Video #1 manipulated two visual elements (Line & Shape, Space, Movement, Rhythm)
C) How Video #2 manipulated two other elements (Line & Shape, Space, Movement, Rhythm)
D) A subjective examination of which joke worked better and why

Criteria                          
Neither video was longer than 3 minutes 5
Consistently used the Rule of Thirds and Lead Room for framing 5
Scene cuts together without distraction 5
Audio is well mixed at set at appropriate levels 5
Subjects are shot at an angle (rather than at a 90 degree angle to the camera) 5
Video One utilized depth cues to manipulate the audience 5
Video Two utilized depth cues to manipulate the audience 5
Line and Shape were used to create additional meaning in at least one piece 5
Space (Deep, Flat, Ambiguous +/or Limited) created additional meaning in at least one piece 5
Movement were used to create additional meaning in at least one piece 5
Visual Rhythm were used to create additional meaning in at least one piece 5
Costumes and locations have been chosen/created for maximum impact 5
A particular aspect of the piece "sticks out as excellent" (e.g.: costumes, location, acting, etc.). 5
Powerpoint was easy to understand.  The students obviously practiced their
presentation and understood the concepts they were discussing.10
Did not use a soundscape from Project #4 as background audio -50
TOTAL  65