GPS Standards:
AAVTC-AVTFFIII-2
In an independent production setting, select and develop the direction of specialization for news, film, and graphics.
2.1 Apply learned skills to conference with teacher and pitch production video concept.
2.2 Prepare finished production for distribution via desired delivery format.
AAVTC-AVTFIII-4
Demonstrate collaborating effectively in group media production.
4.1 Demonstrate exercising leadership on behalf of the common good over a collaborative experience by utilizing the strengths of each individual in a group production.
4.2 Demonstrate working collaboratively to produce and direct location and/or studio segments.
4.3 Demonstrate collaborating to complete post-production tasks.
Project Guidelines:
1. Choose a genre of film
2. Write a treatment for your project. This treatment must be approved before filming can begin.
3. Write or download the script. Must have one page of script for every minute of film.
4. Draw storyboards. Must have a storyboard block for every scene on script
5. Develop a film proposal based on the requirements below
6. Create a shot list (see template),
7. Prepare a shooting schedule
8. Shoot film while adhering to shooting schedule
9. Edit and prepare final product.
Templates
How to write a film treatment (have to use the three act story structure)
loglinesandtreatments.pdf | |
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Treatment Example
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Three Act Story Structure
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Writing a film proposal
Your proposal must have the following items:
Film Synopsis: The introduction or synopsis is the most critical element of your film proposal. It tells how compelling the project is and reveals how passionate the filmmaker is. If your synopsis is dynamic and is strategically placed, it will remain active in the reader's mind.
Logline
If you speak to a producer, director or agent, that person will ask you: What is your script about? You will have 30 seconds to describe the plot in a captivating way and be able to state the main concept of your story in one concise sentence.
Screenplay Structure
This is a visual industry and the person reading your film proposal needs to visualize your story, here you will give a brief summary of each scene that includes pictures. Many screenplays are organized into a 3-act structure.
Characters / Actors
Describe the character or actors in detail and why their experience is important to your film.
Production Crew
Include brief biographies of your key crew (e.g Producer, Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Sound Editor, etc). Include information that shows their experience in your type of film and why they are beneficial to the project. The stronger your crew is, the more likely your project will get funded.
Target Audience
Identify the intended audience for the project. What are the demographic(s) and their interests? Who do you want to educate or entertain with your project? Be specific, show you have done your research.
Budget
Detailed budget to include:
Film Synopsis: The introduction or synopsis is the most critical element of your film proposal. It tells how compelling the project is and reveals how passionate the filmmaker is. If your synopsis is dynamic and is strategically placed, it will remain active in the reader's mind.
Logline
If you speak to a producer, director or agent, that person will ask you: What is your script about? You will have 30 seconds to describe the plot in a captivating way and be able to state the main concept of your story in one concise sentence.
Screenplay Structure
This is a visual industry and the person reading your film proposal needs to visualize your story, here you will give a brief summary of each scene that includes pictures. Many screenplays are organized into a 3-act structure.
- Act 1: The Set Up: classically 30 minutes long us where the situation and characters and conflict are introduced.
- Act 2: The Conflict: often an hour long, is where the conflict begins and expands until it reaches a crisis.
- Act 3: The Resolution: the conflict rises to one more crisis and is then resolved.
Characters / Actors
Describe the character or actors in detail and why their experience is important to your film.
Production Crew
Include brief biographies of your key crew (e.g Producer, Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Sound Editor, etc). Include information that shows their experience in your type of film and why they are beneficial to the project. The stronger your crew is, the more likely your project will get funded.
Target Audience
Identify the intended audience for the project. What are the demographic(s) and their interests? Who do you want to educate or entertain with your project? Be specific, show you have done your research.
Budget
Detailed budget to include:
- equipment fees (cameras, lighting, rigs, mics, etc)
- Labor Costs (gaffers, grips, talent, producers, ect
- Travel costs (use a fictional location for filming and calculate travel costs (food, transportation, lodging, etc)
- Extras
- Power costs
Project Timeline:
- Film Project Start Date: Wednesday, April 20
- Film Project End Dat: Thursday, April 28
Individual Assignments
- Treatment/Proposal Due Date: Wednesday, April 20
- Script Due Date: Friday, April 22
- Shot List with Scene Description: Friday, April 22
The treatment/proposal, script, and shot list will be presented to the class for a vote. The vote will take place using an anonymous online survey form. The winning project will be made into a short film as a class project. Each student will then receive the raw footage and will create their own version of the short film.
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