Lesson Plan 6 - 10.16.18

Lesson Plan 6

10.16.18

Attendence

Goals:

·       Watch everyone's amazing Define a Place films (50 min)

·       Go over assignment 2 (5 min)

·       Pre-Interview your partner for Assignment 2 (50 min)

PART ONE: REVIEW PROJECT #1  

Structure:

Will call on about 2 people to respond after each screening

Talk about 1 thing that works and one thing that you didn’t understand, needs improvement…

Then the filmmaker can respond (you can’t defend or say anything until the very end). 

We’ll only have 5 min for each piece and I’ll put it on a timer. 

CONSTRUCTIVE CRITIQUE SESSION

Things to keep in mind when critiquing:

·       Think about the film objectively

o   Don’t just say, “I didn’t like it” That helps no one.

o   This becomes personal, so you don’t want to hurt someone’s feelings.

o   How they can make it better

·       What was the filmmaker’s point of view?  What were they trying to say? 

·       What elements/tools were they using (color, composition, camera movements, structure, editing choices)

·       Were they successful in using these elements to accomplish what they were trying to say?

·       Were shots framed with intent?

·       How did this piece make you feel? Mood?

·       Safe environment

·       Being critiqued can be challenging but rewarding and that it’s a really good way to see how your work is being perceived by an audience. 

PART TWO: PRE-INTERVIEW FOR ASSIGNMENT #2. 

·       Approximately 20 min for each partner to conduct pre-interview (Make sure to remind them half way through to switch so that both people have a chance to conduct the pre-interview).

·       If they’re at a loss, refer them to Storycorps list of great questions. 

10:15 am Sec 9

·       12:15pm Sec 10

REVIEW THE ASSIGNMENT: AUDIO PORTRAIT OF A PERSON

You'll interview one of your classmates, then cut the audio and add SFX and music in Premiere. The goal is to create a 3-4 minute "audio portrait" of this person, focusing on an aspect of their life that has a larger universally relatable theme. In this assignment, you'll learn the following things:

o   Use a pre-interview to focus on ONE aspect of a person's life (that YOU find interesting) that helps us understand a) who they are and b) how it relates to all of us as humans. DON’T DO A LIFE STORY. Don’t delve too deeply into the interview questions at this point. Save a little for the actual interview next week.

o   Come up with questions that guide the interview so that

a) you can create a story with a narrative arc and

b) make it relateable/universal

o   Record quality audio (15 MINUTES MAX OF INTERVIEW RECORD TIME), making sure you secure a QUIET PLACE around campus

o   Make a transcript of the interview, and then use that transcript to cut the audio in a way that drives the story

o   Cut audio in Premiere and how to add in sound effects (SFX)

o   Overall, how to create a story that doesn't need visuals to be compelling

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT ASSIGNMENT

1. Once you've decided what to interview your partner about, ask them if they're ok talking about it. (we're doing consensual storytelling in this class, not gotcha journalism)

2. However, the person being interviewed should not prepare what they will say in advance. It is not up to the interviewee to come up with something "interesting" to say. It's up to you whether or not you show your questions to your interviewee before the interview.