Unit overview:

Results:

Students will learn a different method of editing

• Day 1 - Definition of what is montage editing discussion

• Day 1 - Show professional montage examples

• Day 3 - Show student montage examples

• Day 4 - Demo on to shoot stills

• Day 5 - Learn how to import and animate stills (Ken Burns effect)

• Day 10 - Fill out questionaire

Students will feel more personally invested in their work

• Day 2 - Concept development - what is a self-portrait?

• Day 3 - Personal Inventory Activity

Students will gain experience working in a group situation

• Day 2 - Choose partner

• Day 2 - Music visual representation activity

• Day 3 - Choose film crew

• Day 4 - Create production schedule

• Day 5-9 - Film and edit movie

Students will draw on their knowledge of film techniques (movement, angles, framing)

• Day 3 - Storyboard development

• Day 5-7 - Filming - set up good shots

• Day 8-9 - Editing

• Day 9 - Individual rough edit discussion

Students will use music to facilitate awareness of the importance of pace and continuity

• Day 2 - Choose music, Music visual representation activity

• Day 4 - Import music into iMovie

• Day 10 - Final Critique in Lecture hall, assess pacing