Assignment 1 - Making a Shot List
Princess Bride Sword Fighting Scene
It is extremely important to create a shot
list. Without one, no one would know what you have to film next and if you were
sick on the job, filming would come to a grinding halt. Luckily for us, we will
never have this problem because we have these wonderful inventions – Shot
lists.
A shot list is a detailed list of all of the
shots, in sequence, that you plan on using in your film. It is also filled with
important things such as location and the duration of the shot making it
extremely easy for anyone to come and help (and this is what we are striving
for). To ensure that everyone understands a shot list we will be making one
today. Please go to this link and watch this clip. Please use this document to complete your work.
After you have watched the clip, you will be
required to go back now and, from the beginning, list all of the shots used in
this scene.
Please post your completed work, via Google Drive to your blog. Please post this assignment in your AV Preproduction page and title it "Making a Shot List."
Assignment 2 - Looking at Genre
What are the key shots that are stylistic to that Genre?
Research & Define Genre... google the word to get ideas.
Find a YouTube clip and define its genre... be able to
rationalize your stance. Talk about life style shots. What are
they? What is the difference between horror shots & action
shots? What kind of lighting is used? What is the timing of
the shots in seconds or minutes or hours?
Lifestyle shot - A lifestyle shot is a shot that essentially
shows the lifestyle of the individual(s) being filmed. They are not shot on a
set but take place in a natural setting.
Lighting - I understand that you do not know the types of
lighting used in film. That being said I do know that you are able to tell the
difference between a brightly lit set and a low key light.
Please choose two genres and type up a definition and provide
an example.
What I am looking
for:
Genre: Action Sport/Independent
Online Videos that provide either insight or showcase talent
regarding a certain action sport (skiing, skateboarding, surfing, mountain
biking, etc) These are usually formatted as promotional videos for an
individual athlete or group of athletes, showing back to back clips synced to
music. In order to break up the monotony of the constant stream of
“tricks,” these short films often include “lifestyle” shots. These clips are
designed to give the viewer some insight into either the life or personality of
a certain athlete. Often under 10 minutes, these videos usually consist of mainly
tracking shots and fast pans.
Film Making Techniques
We have touched on
a few of these but it is important to review and learn new ones. Please watch
this video to gain a better understanding of the film making techniques that
are common in the industry.
Assignment 3 - Making the Boring Interesting
We all do things
in life that are not exciting, it’s just a part of who we are. Yet, what if we
took the time to make them exciting?
You will be with a
partner that you have not worked with yet this term. Please pick one of the
genres that you have researched amongst the two of you and make a boring task
interesting.
Some boring tasks
may include:
-
Walking
to the bus
-
Brushing
your teeth
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Homework.
Before you begin
working on this, it is extremely important to do the legwork. Everyone is
required to have a shot list. This is to ensure that everyone is spending as
little time disrupting classes as possible. Without your shot list, you will
not be given the opportunity to go out and film this assignment. Which will
ultimately result in a zero.
Assignment 4 - Writing a Script
Writing a script for a movie is extremely important. It tells us the location, the shots and who says what. Your assignment is to take the movie you have just made and turn it into a script. Please make sure to talk to Ms. Nakamura about proper script writing format if you were not here for the original lesson.
You can find the template of your script here (Taken from Wikipedia)
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