Commercial

Your commercial must be advertising your own product OR something that you are allowed to advertise. It must be 60 seconds in length AND you must be able to prove that you used at least 6 of the 13 advertising design elements that you used in the last assignment.

If you need help editing please see Mr. Theriault. If you are using/making a logo or graphic please make sure that you save it as a .png file in photoshop.

Rubric: 10/Messaging (is your message clear), 10/Elements (were your design elements clearly present), 10/Content (who, what, where, why), 10/Peer Review (all partners will provide a peer review submitted and seen by only the teacher at the end of the project. Total Value: 40

Project due: May 15th

There are NO Groups for this assignment.

You are going to create a PowerPoint explaining PROPER FRAMING, BASIC SHOT TYPES, and ADVANCED SHOT TYPES. You are to create your own example to show proper framing, as well as all basic shot types. You will have to FIND examples of advanced shot types because we do not have the proper equipment. If you do one example of each per slide you should have approximately 15-16 slides in your presentation.

You can use the links on the note below to help you.

DUE Monday, May 7th. 

This assignment will not be accepted late.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/video/tips-and-solutions/filmmaking-101-camera-shot-types

World Issues 120

United Nations - Branches

        In groups of no more than 2 or 3 you are to TEACH the class about a one specific branch of the United Nations.

          To go with your presentation you are to also prepare something extra, whether that is a short movie, pamphlet, or poster. You do not have to do a PowerPoint. Please feel free use another means of presenting your information.

        I will leave the length of your presentation up to you as it is YOU teaching it to your classmates.

            As a guideline you should answer:

-          Where?

-          Who?

-          Background?

-          Numbers? Stats?

Your “TEACH” is worth 50 marks and your “add-on” to your project is worth 10 for a total of 60 marks. Now make sure that if your “add-on” is worth 10 marks that you make something worth 10 marks, not 5! *** If you were to make a movie I would obviously take that into consideration for the project as a whole… outside of the 10 marks…***

Rubric: Mechanics: 10
            Relevance: 10
            Delivery: 10
            Content: 10
            Pictures/Media: 10
               Extra: 10

Select two of the following genres and trace carefully, how these shows have changed over the decades along with the society; use questions below as reference.

Sports, Movies, Police Series, Talk Shows, Quiz and Game Shows, Soap Operas, Sitcoms, Dramas

A few websites you can use for reference:

http://www.tvland.com/shows
http://www.fiftiesweb.com
http://www.classic-tv.com/shows/dickvandyke.asp
http://www.tvguide.com

Questions for reference:

1) How has the subject matter of popular shows in this genre changed over the years?
2) How have the types of characters depicted in this genre changed over the years (consider gender, race, occupation and other attributes of identity)?
3) What major historical events or social changes might have affected the type of show that was popular in this genre at a certain time?
4) Are there any examples of groundbreaking or controversial televised events (or episodes) in your genre that had historical impact?
5) Based on the changes you observe what type of show (premise and characters) in this genre might likely be popular in five years?

Fairy Tale Project

For this assignment you are to choose a fairy tale that is public domain and record an audio story using it. You can work in groups of 2 or 3 or you can choose to do it on your own.

Requirements:

-          You are to record your own reading. 
-          Use at least 10 sounds in your story. 
-          Record at least 3 of these sounds yourself.

(If not recorded yourself sounds must be copyright free.)

Organization: 10           Mic’ing: 10           Quality: 10              Value: 30

For each of your "scripts" that you are working on groups, as you script I want you to consider what codes and conventions you should consider. What are CODES and CONVENTIONS? When we discussed in class topics like "What does a typical drama show include?" we were actually already discussing these, just not by name.

What are codes?

Codes are systems of signs, which create meaning. Codes can be divided into two categories – technical and symbolic.

Technical codes are all the ways in which equipment is used to tell the story in a media text, for example the camera work in a film.

Symbolic codes show what is beneath the surface of what we see. For example, a character's actions show you how the character is feeling.

Some codes fit both categories – music for example, is both technical and symbolic.

What are conventions?

Conventions are the generally accepted ways of doing something. There are general conventions in any medium, such as the use of interviewee quotes in a print article, but conventions are also genre specific.

Codes and conventions are used together in any study of a genre – it is not enough to discuss a technical code used such as camera work, without saying how it is conventionally used in a genre.

For example, the technical code of lighting is used in some way in all film genres. It is a convention of the horror genre that side and back lighting is used to create mystery and suspense – an integral part of any horror movie.

*** You will need to consider this in your scripts. On Wednesday, March 21^st, we will “round-table” all of your scripts. Groups will have the opportunity to ask questions of other groups. In the end we will be “producing” one of your shows in class and as a class.

Confused? Look at this: https://www.slideshare.net/JasonsA2Media/codes-and-conventions-of-the-thriller-genre

Source link: http://media-studies.tki.org.nz/Teaching-media-studies/Media-concepts/Codes-and-conventions

Michael Moore’s   SICKO

 
As a class we will view Michael Moore’s “SICKO”. During the movie you are to write down 20 points that are made that may seem questionable to you. You will hand these in attached to the back of your essay.

For your essay you are to pick three (3) of these points and critique them to the best of your ability. Are they true? Partially true?

 Whether you are agreeing or refuting one of Michael Moore’s points you are to back it up with quality sources. Please make sure that the sources are accurate to the time period of the filming of the movie as well. (Example: Do not use a 2017 fact point to prove or disprove a point made in 2004)

 Please source on the page and provide a “Works Cited” page attached to the back  as well.

 Value: 30

 (Each answer, whether proving or refuting, is worth 10 marks. You will lose 5 marks for not providing a “Works Cited”, 2 for not having a proper title page, and 3 for not sourcing on the page. This rule will now apply for all assignments!)