iMovie Project

Alright, my young Spielbergs! The time has come for you to take the Director's chair and create a fully-functioning cinematic masterpiece using iMovie!

Length: 6 weeks (18 hours of class time)

Objectives:

- create a 10-15 minute video using iMovie and Garageband
- create a properly formatted script and storyboard

Some possible ideas for your movies:

- a sitcom (maybe with commercials)
- a documentary
- a horror movie
- a summary of a movie/book/TV show/comic book/videogame
- news reports
- an infomercial (extended commercial for one product)
- an instructional video ("How to...")

Some requirements (all documents will go in your Project Folder on Google Drive):

- formatted script
- Storyboards (at least 12 scenes)
- promotional materials (posters, etc)
- a trailer for your movie
- original audio (dialogue, music, sound effects)
- titles and transitions
- subtitles (not necessarily for the whole movie)
- different camera angles/techniques
- Green Screens

Example script (from The Godfather):



 

iMovie Preproduction

Today, we begin a new unit where we'll be using iMovie to create films that we'll share with the rest of the school. You're all pretty familiar with using the software, but perhaps you haven't thought quite so much about what actually goes into making a movie.

1. What sort of planning needs to happen before filming (pre-production)?


2. What do we need to remember while we're filming (production)?


3. What happens afterwards (post-production)?

Form groups of 3-5 people:

• each gender must be represented


• 3-5 people


• different partners from your presentations


• signup on this sheet


• create a Google Doc and share it with me and the whole group and me (filename: IT 9.1 - Movie Ideas - Group Member Names)


• in today's class, you will begin to brainstorm possible ideas for movie genres, plots, and concepts


• by Thursday, you will 'pitch' your idea to me to see if I approve (think of it like Hollywood writers trying to get their movie or TV show produced)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFuLi8D-qGk&feature=related

iMovie Project

Alright, my young Spielbergs! The time has come for you to take the Director's chair and create a fully-functioning cinematic masterpiece using iMovie!

Length: 4 weeks (12 hours of class time)

Objectives:

- create a 10-15 minute video using iMovie and Garageband
- create a properly formatted script and storyboard

Some possible ideas for your movies:

- a sitcom (maybe with commercials)
- a documentary
- a horror movie
- a summary of a movie/book/TV show/comic book/videogame
- news reports
- an infomercial (extended commercial for one product)
- an instructional video ("How to...")

Some requirements:

- formatted script
- Storyboards (at least 12 scenes)
- original audio (dialogue, music, sound effects)
- titles and transitions
- subtitles (not necessarily for the whole movie)
- different camera angles/techniques
- Green Screens

Example script (from The Godfather):



 

iMovie Introduction

Today, we begin a new unit where we'll be using iMovie to create films that we'll share with the rest of the school. You're all pretty familiar with using the software, but perhaps you haven't thought quite so much about what actually goes into making a movie.

1. What sort of planning needs to happen before filming (pre-production)?


2. What do we need to remember while we're filming (production)?


3. What happens afterwards (post-production)?

Form groups of 2-4 people:

• each gender must be represented


• 2-4 people


• different partners from your presentations


• create a Google Doc and share it with me and the whole group (filename: IT 9.3 - Movie Ideas - Group Member Names)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFuLi8D-qGk&feature=related