The Film Short Project:
This will be the first film you will create for Advanced Multimedia. You will work in groups from the class, with students outside the class or by yourself. You are required to be involved with the production of a film short.
You can make a film about any subject or idea. You may not make any R or X rated films. This means there should be no violence, sex, profanity, drug use or references, illegal acts, nudity, dangerous behavior, drinking, smoking, even if you are “acting.” All group members who create footage, used in the film or not, which involves any of these acts will not receive any credit for the project.
This project is designed to teach the process of film making.
PreProduction (before filming beigns)
- Determine your group
- brain storm ideas
- determine who is the director (the person who will make all major decisions)
- Write a one to two page treatment of the film (due on Friday November 6th or earlier)
- Develop story, write script or screen play
- Create storyboards, small drawings of each of your shots, including sound and dialogue (Complete by Wednesday Nov. 11th)
- Develop a shot sheet from your storyboards, a list of shots you will need to film, locations, actors, props etc. (Complete by Friday Nov. 13th)
Production (when filming begins)
- Film all of your shots, be sure to maintain continuity by filming everything in one film session (Complete by Wed. Nov. 18th)
- Film all of your shots with the same aspect ratio
Post Production (begins when filming is wraped up)
- Import all footage
- Assemble shots in desired order in project timeline (rough cut)
- Trim all clips to desired lengths
- Add transitions and video effects
- Add sound track
- Add foley effects
- Add titles and credits
- Export to iDVD, create menu screen with chapters, burn DVDs (Complete this by December 11th)
