Daily Pre-Production Grades

Beginning today (Tue. 12/9), you will attempt to earn 5 points per day for participation in Pre-Production Planning and Training.  Check the Blendspace Departmental Pre-Production lesson for your Department to ensure that you are on task.

See the BLUE Grading Rubric Posters around the room for details on how you'll be graded.  To summarize, you must be motivated, focused and on-task.  Finished early?  Visit another department and learn some of their duties and responsibilities.

Departmental Pre-Production: It just got real.

You will work with your Department on this phase of Pre-Production.  This is where some of the most important work happens, so take it seriously!  Preparation and planning are 85% of a Film's success!

Go to the Blendspace Lesson:  Departmental Pre-Production  and follow the directions.

Pre-Production: The Script Breakdown

Now that we have a Shooting Script (yay!), it's time to learn how to Break Down A Script.  This actually separates all of the elements needed by each department in order to successfully plan for a shoot.
We'll revisit our "Pre-Production" Lesson on Blendspace and start with Item 4 (pd. 2) or Item 5 (pd. 3).  Watch the one-minute Breakdown Overview Video (Link on Item 6). Then, working with a partner, complete the Script Breakdown & Breakdown Sheet (Items 7 & 8).  These will be turned in for 10 points.

Go to the lesson now: Pre-Production on Blendspace

Watch your JOB!

Because I luuuuuuuv you, I found you the bestest YouTube Channel:  The Crew!

Click on the link, find your department, watch as REAL PROFESSIONALS from Film & TV show and explain what you'll be doing on set!!

The Crew YouTube Channel

Pre-Production: Learning your Role(s) and Responsibilities

Screenwriting Team:  Choose a workspace in the fourth row of the room to start writing your script.  Copy the original script file to an external drive and download to all four computers.  Work collaboratively, but quietly.  You have until Tuesday to complete the 3-page script.  Here's a little something to get you started:  12 essential screenwriting tips

All other DFP2:  Use the Blendspace link to go to the Pre-Production lesson: Click Here
Download the Power Point and Word files to complete Part 1 of your assignment.  Use the research links in Item 3 to complete Part 2 of your assignment.

Due at end of class, worth 20 points.

DFP3: Continue working on Client-Based Commercial; due Tuesday 11/25 as a Quick Time file.

Completing Character Development and the 1-page Script

At the end of class today, you must submit the following:

• A printed copy of your completed Character Development page (Item #3 on the blendspace lesson).  (You don't need to answer the questions on the second page; just Page 1 about your Characters)
• A printed copy of your 1-page script.  Write your names, Class pd. and Date at the top.

Remember, the blendspace page has directions, resources, the Celtx video tutorial, and the file you need for Character Development.

Work with your partner (groups of two only) to complete the assignments.

DFP3:  Please complete this survey from the State Public Education Department about your experience in Career and Technical Education classes (like Film):
CTE Survey 
The State has mandated this, and only gave us 3 days' notice.  Help me stay out of trouble!

Scripting the Story

Today we'll choose our story and take a look at how scripts are created.  After voting, we'll look at Sample Scripts, and open up Celtx, our scriptwriting software.  You'll work in teams of two to create a 1-page script that starts our story.

1.  Go to my Socrative page at http://socrative.com/ and join my Room: 
   

   38a82488  (copy and paste room code)

    Vote for your favorite Pitch; the winner is the film we'll make!
2. Pick up a sample script (blue) and a decoded script (white) from the front of the room.
3. Watch the "Beautiful Rose" sample and decode the blue script. 
4. Choose a partner for this week's activity (writing 1 page of script for our story).
5. Use Spotlight to find "Celtx" and open it.
6. Together, we'll create a new script page, and you'll start creating your script!
7.  You'll find all the resources you need on our page at blendspace