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Media Arts, 1-11-2018

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Warm-Up: Use THIS FORM to critique YOUR OWN most recent Rough Cut. It's the rubric that will be used to grade your Final Cut.

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Today's Agenda

  1. Warm-Up (See above)
  2. ELO
    1. Every Thursday
    2. If you attend, make sure you have a ride AND be prepared to work on Media Arts assignments.
  3.  Assignments
    1. Film Festival, January 24th (Midterm)
    2. Your Final Cut for the festival is due 8 days from now, on Friday, 1/19.
      1. Next step is a critique of your FOURTH Rough Cut.
        1. You only have one more Rough Cut after this one. On the 19th, you will be handing in your FINAL CUT of what you expect to showcase in our Film Festival. 
        2. You have all made Google Forms to collect your own criticism.
          1. YOU will be grading the criticism that is submitted based on how helpful it is to you.
            1. 15 points for grading responses to your form.
              1. 1 point per graded response, regardless of the grade given.
              2. Give a single point if you think the criticism given was helpful to you. Give zero points if you think the criticism was NOT specific enough to be helpful.
              3. Do not submit your sheet until you are done grading.
            2. 15 points for submitting responses on other forms.
              1. 1 point per graded response. Your response has to pass (see above) for it to count.
        3. The point value has increased because the need for good, constructive feedback has increased.
    3. Homework
      1. Due 01-12-2018
      2.  LOOK AT YOUR ROUGH CUT CRITICISM! It can help you make this next video better.
        1. 5 pts: Pacing (Is it so slow the audience gets bored? Is it so fast the audience misses things?)
        2. 5 pts: Audio (Is the dialogue clearly spoken? Do other sounds drown the dialogue out? Do the sounds help reinforce the plot?
        3. 5 pts: Visuals (Title & credits? Can the audience see what's going on?  Do the shot choices direct the audience's focus in ways that help move the plot along? Are the transitions distracting?)
        4. 5 pts: Video is a NEW AND IMPROVED "Rough Cut" of your Film Festival entry. No points can be earned without improvements made.
      3. We will be continuing our revisions up until JANUARY 19th, the Friday before the Film Festival.
  4. Work Time
    1. Homework Criticism
        1. There are many videos to watch, allowing for several points of extra credit if you provide helpful critiques to everyone.
        2. This is the home stretch. Slacking off is not suggested.
        3. If (AND ONLY IF) you are done with everything you can do in class, I need title cards for each video. They need to include the following things:
          1. 1280x720 PNG image
          2. Movie Name
          3. Director's Name
          4. Director's Grade Level (6th, 7th, or 8th)
          5. Film Festival Category
          6. Text should NOT go all the way to the edge. I will be adding something to the border.