Video Production Finals: When and What to Study

Make sure you have completed the written assignments, especially terms of the day parts one and part two (lighting) so you can refer to your notes during the final (final is open folder).


The total amount of points possible for this semester, before the final, is 1,465. If you are not close to this amount, you may need to do some extra credit work. All work MUST be submitted by June 3rd. 


There will be 47 multiple choice questions and 33 matching questions for a total of 80 questions. Each question will be worth 3 pts each, for a total of 240 pts.


Finals Schedule:

Period 2: June 2nd
Period 3: June 3rd
Period 4: June 3rd
Period 5: May 31st
Period 6: May 31st
Period 7: May 26th (NOTE: Cinema arts will be taking the technical final only)


What to Study:


A) Production Process and Film Occupations: 
Be prepared to answer questions about what happens during preproduction, production, post production, who an editor, screenwriter, director, producer, cinematographer, assistant director does. 


B) Questions related to the following:


1. synopsis
2. take
3. aspect ratio
4. white balance
5. protagonist
6. antagonist
7. calling a shot
8. montage
9. foley
10. match cut
11. voice over
12. conflict
13. back to one
14. slug line/scene heading (screenplay format)
15. character heading (screenplay format)
16. dialogue (screenplay format)
17. clear the lens
18. working title
19. video releases
20. firewire
21. rough cut/final cut
22. freeze frame
23. superimpose
24. high and low production value
25. anthropomorphize
26. good, fast and cheap rule
27. incidental music
28. pitch
29. greenlight
30. 3 - pt lighting
31. gel
32. c-stand
33. stinger
34. sandbag
35. practicals
36. artificial light
37. ambient light
38. key light
39. spot light
40. flood light
41. lamp
42. back light
43. fill light

Video Production: List of Written Assignments-Finals

You want to have completed your written assignments because most of the final will be based on them.
Finals Schedule:

Period 2: June 2nd
Period 3: June 3rd
Period 4: June 4th
Period 5: May 31st
Period 6: May 31st
Period 7: May 26th

Check through your folder and this list to see if all these written assignments are done and graded (not graded unless there are points marked at top of page).  If you need to complete the assignment, look under the month in the Spartan Studio blog archive (list at right side), find the assignment.

Remember, these are only the written assignments that can be made up. Video project assignments are not included here, but are listed below these for your information.

January:
Synopsis - 20 pts
Terms of the day #1-8- 40 pts
Terms of the day #9-16 - 40 pts
Terms of the day #17-22 - 30 pts
Storyboard - 50 pts

February:
Team Evaluation - 20 pts
Movie Trailer Project Evaluations - 100 pts
Character Development Sheet - 30 pts

April:
Lighting Maintenance: 35 pts
3-pt Lighting diagram; - 35pts
Final Project Requirement - 25 pts
Terms of the Day; lighting - 15 pts

Cine Arts 4th Qtr Assignments & Final

In order to graduate with an "A+" Cinema Arts students will need to have earned 1700 points for the semester.

As of May 3rd, the total amount of points earned possible is 950 (including Harold and Maude questions).  Between now and the end of the term, you will have to complete the following assignments for full points.

As you are all seniors, your last day in Cinema Arts will be Tuesday May 31.

Please follow the links below to see the assignments and final you will be required to complete.


1.  Video Requirements and Restrictions contract. 25 pts Copy and sign before beginning Video Project.

2. Video Project - 350 pts. Please follow the Production Report requirements.

3.  Research Paper - 175 pts.

4. Technical Final: 200 pts - Will be given Thurs. May 26 and Tues. May 31

Technical Final - Practice Test for Cinema Arts

Tech Final Eval Sheet

This is the Technical Final practice test. Your technical final will be worth 200 points


This final is a test of your knowledge of Mac media programs, as well as your ability to follow written directions.  It is up to you to practice this test prior to the final, and to learn any procedures you have not mastered.

Your technical final must include: 

5 movie clips and 1 photo taken on Photobooth; 30 seconds altogether

Music made using Garageband instruments (no copyrighted music or songs)

Animated Title created on Keynote

Editing done in iMovie

Do your best, and good luck!

Technical Final

1) Open Photobooth and record five 5 second movie clips and one photo. Use effects on 3 of the clips.

It doesn’t matter what the movie clips are of, as long as there is constant movement (no dead time) in the clips. Obviously the photo will have no movement (static).

2) Import the six clips into iMovie as a New Event. Put them into a New Project with a standard aspect ratio.

a) Add transitions between each clip.

b) Clip #1 - turn red, blue or green.

c) Clip #2 - Slow the speed down to 25%.

d) Clip #3 - Add an aged film effect.

e) Clip #4 - Add a Picture in Picture

f) Clip #5 - Flip this clip sideways, put a Cutaway of the same clip and turn opacity to 50% so that each clip is visible (superimposed ghost effect).

g) Photo - Add a Ken Burns effect - have the screen start at either the top or bottom and  end at the opposite side. 

h) Add titles on each clip naming them Clip One, Clip Two, Photo, etc
I) Create an The End screen for your project. 

3) Open Keynote and create an animated title screen with credits. 

4) Put your Keynote title screen into your iMovie project.

5) Open Garageband and create a beat 30 seconds long using 3 different synthesized electronic instruments. 

6) Put your Garageband project into your iMovie project and add it as a linear track. Put a manual fade on the end of it. 

Research Paper and Topics

Research Paper Evaluation

Your Research Paper must either be a topic below, or a topic agreed upon by you and the instructor. If you choose your own topic, you must begin by listing 8 pertinent questions about your topic under the topics title. NOTE: QUESTIONS DO NOT HAVE TO BE ANSWERED IN ANY PARTICULAR ORDER.

-Papers must be typed double-spaced in either Word, Pages, or Text Edit (I recommend Pages if working from the classroom Macs).  Can be turned in in electronic form.

-Must be at least 800 words in length, clearly organized, paraphrased (not copied).

-Must have citations and bibliograpy. 

-Papers are due NO LATER THAN MAY 31st to give adequate time for grading. Since this may affect your final grade (and possibly your graduation status) it is imperative that you keep to this deadline. I will NOT be able to change your grade after this date. 

1) Invention of Movies (late 1800’s)

1) What motion picture-like devices predate film as we know it? Date them.

2) Who invented the film camera? When?

3) Who invented the film projector? When?

4) How were films viewed before the modern projector? (image projected onto screen)

5) Where was the first public film projected?

6) Who invented celluloid film? What did they use before it was celluloid?

7) What devices did people view motion pictures on before modern projection? How did these device work?

8) What forms of visual entertainment did Americans have prior to modern films? What happened to these entertainment forms after cinema became popular?

2) Censorship–The Hays Code, the MPAA and the Films Ratings System

1) Who was the Hays code named for?

2) What is the other name it’s known as?

3) What does MPAA stand for?

4) Why did Hollywood begin censorship of films?

5) What were some of the censorship rules and guidelines? In other words, What sort of things could not be shown?

6) How did films change after censorship began?

7) What was the film ratings system?

8) When did the rating system start and how has it changed since its inception? 

3) Hollywood Studio System

1) What were some of the earliest Hollywood Studios (1900-1920's)? Who ran them?

2)Why did early filmmakers go to Hollywood in the first place?

3) What was the structure of the Hollywood studio system?

4) How were “stars” cultivated and groomed during the 30’s and 40’s?

5) What freedoms or restrictions did talent and crew have while working under contract to the studio?

6) How were actors whose ethnicity was not caucasion treated during the 30’s, 40’s and 50’s?

7) What were five of the biggest studios in Hollywood and who ran them? 

8) When did the era of the big Hollywood Studio System end, and why?

Some other possible topics:
-History of 3-D
-History of animation
-Career of any famous director
-History of silent movies
-History of television
-Foreign cinema
-The Hollywood Blacklist and McCarthy Era

Preproduction/Production/Postproduction Jobs

Here is a list with links to just a few occupations in filmmaking.

Preproduction


-Screenwriter - writes the script
-Storyboard Artist - draws storyboard
-Director - Oversees all creative aspects of the film - makes and finalizes creative decisions.
-Assistant Director - helps director, makes shooting schedule, keeps order on the set, etc.
-Costumes - designs and fits costumes for actors, keeps costumes in good order.
-Location Scout - finds appropriate locations for scenes, negotiates permissions

May 3-6 - Final Project: Preproduction

Objective: In teams, students will create production team folders, production team names, fill out production reports, complete synopsis and crew/cast list for their project, and work on storyboard or script.

NOTE: NO PRODUCTION (FILMING) WILL BE ALLOWED BY YOUR TEAM UNTIL THE FOLLOWING PREPRODUCTION ITEMS ARE COMPLETED AND OKAY'D BY MS. H. 

May 3 through 6 is Preproduction Week. By the end of this week, your team should have the following things done to stay on schedule.

1) Final Project Requirements and Restrictions turned in by all team members.

2) Team Production Folder with Production Name and all team members full names and Period clearly written on front.

3) Production Report (see image below) clearly made out with production and team member names. The Production Report, and all production documents are to stay in the Team Folder so that they are accesible to all members present. NOTE: As production documents and assignments are completed, they will be marked off with stars on a copy of your team's PR pinned on the Video Production board.

4) All items under Preproduction on the PR will be completed (synopses, storyboard/script, crew/cast list, locations scouted-permissions signed, cast releases signed, costumes and props brought in).

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Harold & Maude - Cinema Arts Part Two

Assignment: Watch the film and answer these question fully in your own words. 10 points each

6. The marketing campaign for Harold and Maude was basically “He’s 20 - She’s 79 - They’re in love...”  The movie flopped when it was first released, but later became a cult classic hit. What do you think happened to make audiences want to see this film?

7. Comedies often use sets of 3’s (the theory being that the first two are a set up, the third is the punch line). How does Harold and Maude follow this pattern?

8. Comedy also uses scenes that cause emotional discomfort to create comic effect (the  idea being that if you make someone tense, they will need to laugh in order to release that tension). Describe three scenes in H and M that do this?

9. How does Harold change from the beginning of the film to the end, in other words, what is his character arc?

10. Do you think Maude needs to die at the end for the film to feel complete or for Harold’s character to change - why or why not?