dayinthelife

=Day in the Life of X=

Activity 2: A Day in the Life of “X”
Students will plan, shoot, and edit a one-minute movie about any object, such as a water bottle, a rock, or a late pass, but not a person. The goal of this activity is for the audience to empathize with the main character, “x,” and to think visually. This is a chance to be creative with your shots and the situations you put the object into. For example "X" could be a pencil, that goes through life at school. You could show a hand holding pencil, pencil drops on floor, and rolls under the desk. Develop story from there...

The assignment parameters are as follows: Final video = 1 minute, approximately 25 shots used, cannot show people (extreme close-ups are OK), no audio (they can add music later), with varying angles and points of view.

Plan your shots using a storyboard. This will save time and not waste tape as you prepare. Always remember how important the planning stage or pre-production phase is as you get ready to shoot.

Use iMovie to edit your project. You will have appx 20 -25 shots to edit. We will go over the basics of iMovie before importing the footage and start editing, including how to crop and split clips. Next, students should add any music and other audio, titles, and so on to complete their movies.

We will share the videos in class after we have burned to a dvd, using iDVD. = =