PROJECT 3: CONTINUITY STORYTELLING / MINI-DOCUMENTARY
You have the option of doing either a MINI-DOCUMENTARY or a CONTINUITY STORY for your final project. You will work in groups of two and create one project together. Your film may not be longer than 3 minutes.
This is an assignment that includes video and audio, so if you will have to sync sound (dialogue or interview) you will have to use double system sound (we will go over this in lecture and lab). You may also use ambience recorded at your location, music, sound effects or narration.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Preproduction documents are due in Lab 11!
Final Project due in Lab 14 (or when your lab instructors tell you)
You will shoot during class time, but you should expect to do some editing on this project OUTSIDE of class time.
NARRATIVE OPTION: Choose A or B
Option A involves one person with a clear task to accomplish. Your character needs to move through space to accomplish this task but obstacles get in the way and they try to overcome these complications. They either succeed or fail. The task, the environment, and the action should reveal character.
Option B involves creating a story, or a mystery, which involves one person chasing (or following) another. The dramatic/ narrative purpose of the chase needs to become clear at some point.
Whichever option you chose, your piece should be a complete dramatic unit with a simple but clear beginning (set up), middle (development) and end (resolution). You will be expected to maintain cinematic continuity. Emphasis is on moving character(s) through space, so you’ll need multiple locations. Take time to create interesting and appropriate frames for the action. You MUST utilize at least ONE looking/ POV/ reaction sequence.
*Pre-production deliverables for this option: brief description of your story, a list of locations, a list of characters/actors, and detailed storyboards.
DOCUMENTARY OPTION
Hunter College, with its tens of thousands of students and thousands of staff members, is as big as a small town, and there are myriad activities that go into making it what it is. Pick an individual, group, faculty member, student or staff person who you think has something of interest to offer and create a documentary “portrait” of them. Your piece must involve at least one interview as well as other visual material that helps tell the story.
You have the option of doing either a MINI-DOCUMENTARY or a CONTINUITY STORY for your final project. You will work in groups of two and create one project together. Your film may not be longer than 3 minutes.
This is an assignment that includes video and audio, so if you will have to sync sound (dialogue or interview) you will have to use double system sound (we will go over this in lecture and lab). You may also use ambience recorded at your location, music, sound effects or narration.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Preproduction documents are due in Lab 11!
Final Project due in Lab 14 (or when your lab instructors tell you)
You will shoot during class time, but you should expect to do some editing on this project OUTSIDE of class time.
NARRATIVE OPTION: Choose A or B
Option A involves one person with a clear task to accomplish. Your character needs to move through space to accomplish this task but obstacles get in the way and they try to overcome these complications. They either succeed or fail. The task, the environment, and the action should reveal character.
Option B involves creating a story, or a mystery, which involves one person chasing (or following) another. The dramatic/ narrative purpose of the chase needs to become clear at some point.
Whichever option you chose, your piece should be a complete dramatic unit with a simple but clear beginning (set up), middle (development) and end (resolution). You will be expected to maintain cinematic continuity. Emphasis is on moving character(s) through space, so you’ll need multiple locations. Take time to create interesting and appropriate frames for the action. You MUST utilize at least ONE looking/ POV/ reaction sequence.
*Pre-production deliverables for this option: brief description of your story, a list of locations, a list of characters/actors, and detailed storyboards.
DOCUMENTARY OPTION
Hunter College, with its tens of thousands of students and thousands of staff members, is as big as a small town, and there are myriad activities that go into making it what it is. Pick an individual, group, faculty member, student or staff person who you think has something of interest to offer and create a documentary “portrait” of them. Your piece must involve at least one interview as well as other visual material that helps tell the story.
You should pre-interview, as we did with our audio profiles, and restrict yourself to 5 to 10
minutes of raw interview material. You will be working with our zoom recorders, with limited
capabilities, so you will have to get close and pick a quiet location. Remember that visuals are
more than just “B-roll,” and they should help tell the story on their own.
While not required, you can add additional info through narration or text cards. (No on-camera hosts please!) You will also need to create a main title, as well as “lower thirds” identifying the people you interview.
*Preproduction deliverables for this option: a one-page treatment, a list of interview questions and a shot list of the visuals you hope to film.
While not required, you can add additional info through narration or text cards. (No on-camera hosts please!) You will also need to create a main title, as well as “lower thirds” identifying the people you interview.
*Preproduction deliverables for this option: a one-page treatment, a list of interview questions and a shot list of the visuals you hope to film.
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