March 2 - Anthropomorphic Animation

March 2 - Anthropomorphic Animation - 200 pts - Due March 8th (Periods 2-4) and March 9th (per. 5-7)

Objective: Students will use Keynote and iMovie to create a short anthropomorphized animated character movie.

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Instructions: Using Anthro Character Outline, Screenplay, and any prior animation (if you wish), create an animated character in Keynote.

Requirements: Animation project must:

1) Be 30 seconds or longer in length, not counting title page.
2) Have an animated title page with byline done in Keynote
3) Have an anthropomorphized animated character that is not a copy of anybody else's character.
4) Have at least 5 lines of dialogue that are punctuated by action. Dialogue may be voiceover or text-in-dialogue ballon.
5) Have an "End" screen with credits.
6) Have no more than 3 seconds "dead" time, that is, time on screen where there is no movement.
7) Must have PUBLIC DOMAIN/COPYRIGHT CLEARED music as background. NO EXCEPTIONS! This means choosing music from iMovie, Garageband, or from Sound Effects Library (ask Ms Hawks).
8) Must be appropriate for an 8 year old child to watch (no swear words, gorey/bloody violence, drug or sexual references).

NOTE:  It may be possible for 2 or more students to work on the same animation, but project will need to be longer. Speak to Ms. Hawks about details.

Feb 28 - Screenplay

Feb 28

1 Page Screenplay Assignment - 50 pts

Objective: Students will write a 1 page (or more, if they wish) screenplay in professional format using the character they are developing for their Anthropomorphic Animations.

Instructions: Use the TECH TIP below to open a screenplay page template. Click into the template and rewrite using your own words and ideas. Be sure to SAVE OFTEN and save your drafts to your DESKTOP. When you are done, notify Ms Hawks and she will review and grade your screenplay. No need to print unless you really want to.

Remember, if you have already been animating in Keynote, you can simply write the character, dialogue and action of that animation as a screenplay.

Requirements:

Screenplay must have AT LEAST:
1) A title page with title, your name and date
2) 1 Scene Heading/Slugline
3) 3 separate action descriptions.
4) 5 Character Headings with lines of dialogue underneath.

TECH TIP: To start a professional screenplay, first review How to Format a Screenplay at the scriptologist.com site. Here's the link to the professional screenplay for Raising Arizona by the Coen Brothers.

To open a screenplay template; 1) open your Pages software (icon looks like an ink bottle and pen). 2) Choose Miscellaneous from under Word Processing. Choose the Screenplay template from here. A professionally formatted screenplay will appear, written mostly in latin text. We will be going over how to use this template in class.