Period 2 Project Options

Good morning!  As we continue to make our merry way through the PARCC testing schedule, we'll have to remain flexible with our work, so any information may be subject to change.

Here's the good news:  We no longer have to leave the lab during 3rd period for the remainder of the first PARCC session!   YAY!

Our upcoming meeting schedule:
Today, March 12th (2 hours)
Tuesday, March 17th (45 minutes--Assembly Day)
Thursday, March 19th Regular B Day (2/4/5/6)
Week of March 23rd:  Regular Schedule (A/B/A/B/C)
Week of March 30th:  Spring Break
Week of April 6th: Regular Schedule  (A/B/A/B/C)

April 13 through 24th:  PARCC Schedule

SO....We have time for a short project between now and Spring Break!  Here are your options, both of which will be graded:

1.  "Munch Box":  A short commercial for Culinary Arts, to be shot and edited before Spring Break, posted on our YouTube Channel, and aired on our Video Announcements.  We need about 6 people for this project.
2. "Water":  A free-form project to be submitted for publishing on our YouTube Channel and, possibly, into film competitions.  While your project must incorporate water in some form (literally, symbolically, thematically, etc.), you do not need to follow conventional narrative rules.  Teams of 1 to 3 people (no more than 3) will work together and submit a project before Spring Break.  You must:
•  use a conventional VideoCamera AND CellPhone footage,  
• have a soundtrack (copyright free--no copyrighted music)
• apply at least 1 special effect using Adobe AfterEffects
• not exceed 3 minutes
• shoot, edit, and/or learn AfterEffects during class time.  No sitting around.
• review examples:  Water Sculpture , Water , Oil and Water , Lights and Water

 Students who are already spoken for (see below) may not participate in either project:
Senior Video:  Chris Garcia
Editing:  David Cox, Andrew Aragon

Today you will sign up, brainstorm as a team, orally present your idea(s) to the class at 10:45, then create a Treatment & Outline, due at the end of class for 10 points.

Reflection

Congratulations!  You're DONE!  We survived two months of shooting.  Now, it's time to reflect on your learning experience.

Answer the following in an email to me at thomas_d@aps.edu .  Make sure to NUMBER your answers.  Subject:  Reflection.  Total Value:  10 points

1.  Looking back over the last two months of production, what do you think were the biggest challenges that YOU faced (independent of anyone else), and HOW did you meet those challenges?  (At least 3 sentences, 3 points)
2. What were the biggest challenges we faced as a Production Crew, and HOW WELL did we meet those challenges on a scale of 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) ?  (At least 2 sentences, 2 points)
3. Knowing what you know now, what would you have done differently during Production?
4. How can we improve this experience for future classes?  (At least 2 sentences, 2 points)
5. What advice would you give next year's class when they are preparing for production? (At least 2 sentences, 2 points)