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(Optional) Developing Digital Short Films by Sherri Sheridan available at Amazon.

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Units of Study

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Unit #1 – Introduction to film

• History of film

• Roles in filmmaking (Careers)

• Storyboarding, pitch and conceptualizing film

• Basic camera operation and equipment safety

• Basic camera shots (Camera Angle)

• Basic film process & Editing

• Juxtaposition & Metaphor in Film

• Project: The Montage

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Unit #2 – The film Process

• Script Writing

• Acting In Film

• Story Structure of Narrative

• Sound Track

• Project: Dialogue film (One location)

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Unit #3 – Film Lighting, Style and Action

• Advanced camera moves

• Set etiquette

• Style and Lighting in film

• Film Action & Genres

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Unit #4 – Final Project​

• Final Project: 5 to 10 minute Narrative film

• Filmography

• Movie Poster

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Evaluation

• Quizzes, short assignments, Filmography Site & Participation are worth 40%.

• Projects are worth 60%

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CONTENT POLICY

All Media created on school property, and all footage used for school projects must be appropriate for school showing/use.

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Inappropriate material includes:

• promoting drugs or alcohol

• containing course language

• violent scenes

• racial slurs or attacks

• sexually suggestive scenes

• revealing illegal activities

 
Inappropriate media* will result in:

• immediate zero on project

• prohibition from equipment use

• possible administrative action

• Signed consent must be obtained before filming/recording any individual.

 
* Students must obey copyright laws.
**Content decisions are at the discretion of the Media teacher

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GETTING STARTED

Please complete the Getting To Know You Assignment (Schoenhals) at the beginning of the course. 

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Gradebook (NEW)

We will be using Teams for handing in and collating your grade this year.