Video+Montage

=Planet Earth-Milwaukee!=

media type="file" key="PlanetEarthMilwaukee.mov"

Take 10-20 shots of scenes that go along with the theme of your choosing (possible themes are listed below). Use a tripod to keep the camera still when filming. Edit the shots so each clip is somewhere between 5-10 seconds in duration (when you are filming you'll want to shoot each scene for 10 seconds or so). You may want to add cross dissolve transitions, fade transitions, or some other appropriate transition between you clips. Create a sound track in Garageband that works well with your theme. Add a title slide and a credit slide to your project as well. This project may be completed individually or with a partner...the goal is for you to gain some experience doing an artistic video collage. If you are working with a partner, then you and your partner must be actively involved in all three phases of the project (pre-production, production, and post-production). Each partner must still complete a pre-production planning section on your wiki page for this project. You are welcome to use school equipment for this project (see Mr. M for scheduling a check-out).

Above you will see the Planet Earth movie that I created about the Milwaukee River. I am still working on a soundtrack to accompany the project, but I wanted to post this video so you had the opportunity to see it in preparation for your project.

Projects will shared in a digital gallery display at Middle School Fine Arts Night this spring! They will also be posted to your wiki.


 * Due Date:** The project must be finished by the time we go on winter break. You will create a wiki page for this project as well. Please use your Wiki to write down your theme and brainstorm a list of shot possibilities (copy>paste the text from this page to your wiki page-be sure to make a link in your table of contents page). The wiki page must be setup and created by Monday, October 1st.

>Wiki page must be created by Friday, October 5th (2 pts) >Pre-production work must be created by Friday, October 12th (2 pts) Each of these tasks will be graded as a separate assignment!

Grade: /10 Comments:
 * Project Evaluation:**
 * 10-20 shots in your montage-project is no more than 3-4 minutes MAX! (2 pts) If you work with a partner, then your project must include more scenes and should be 4-5 minutes MAX and that each person is involved in all three phases of the project (pre-production, production, and post-production)
 * sound track is appropriate and fits the mood (1 pt)
 * Pre-production completed and has evidence of thoughtful planning (see below) (2 pt)
 * Zoom with care, no panning and tripod used (2 pts)
 * Project shared as a QuickTime movie, exported to wiki page, and a thoughtful reflection is completed (2 pts)
 * Title/credits (1 pt)

__**Pre-Production**:__
 * My Theme Idea**:


 * Shot possibilities**:

In the City Structures Water USM Fall Colors The Woods Snow and Ice Outdoor Art Bridges
 * Theme possibilities:**

1. Avoid any panning 2. If you use the zoom, be sure to use the tripod (you'll want to use the tripod for most of your shots if possible). Be sure to select a slow zooming speed in the camcorder menu. 3. When I created my Planet Earth movie, most of the clips that I recorded were around 10 seconds in length. Some of my clips were much longer, especially the ones of the water birds and the butterfly. 4. Be careful not to record too much...too much video will make your post production very long! 5. Make sure you are prepared. The camera should be charged and your tape should be ready to go prior to filming. 6. Shoot in widescreen-this adjustment is set on the camcorder. 7. Recording your video will take time so plan accordingly! Depending on how many different shots your film, it could take 4-6 hours of your time. You won't be recording this entire time of course, but this will still take a fair amount of time. You're probably best off using time on a weekend or after school to do this. If you do this after school, you should plan this in the first 2-3 weeks of October before it starts getting too dark. 8. I had pretty good luck with editing my clips down to somewhere between 8-10 seconds...I then used transitions that were 1-2 seconds in length (I used cross dissolves mostly). 9. My project got pretty long very quickly. I had to cut quite a bit of footage out of the final project in order to keep it below 4 minutes.
 * More Tips:**

__**Montage examples on the web:**__

Montage from the Pacific Northwest: http://www.northweststockfootage.com/1080i_trailer.mov "Nature Flix" - http://www.natureflixs.com/video1s.htm

My Theme Idea:

Shot possibilities: