• The students (Multimedia II and III may work together, as well as other classmates or friends) will select a 30 second to 5 minute scene (must have at least 10 shots) from their favorite movie and recreate all the shots, scenes, camera angles, dialogue, acting, props, sound effects, etc. using their classmates as the actors. Students can use parts of the real movie to enhance their recreation (Happy Gilmore), which might otherwise not be able to be recreated. Each Multimedia student, II or III, must edit their own Recreation Movie. The students can use the original music track from the movie to enhance the project. Grade sheet.

• Ex.Mean Girls, Step Brothers, I Love You Man, Wedding Crashers, Not Another Teen Movie, Brady Bunch, and Happy Gilmore.
Design brief by Mike Matz.

• The student will have to complete various advanced tutorials throughout the year in Final Cut Pro (FCP), After Effects (AE), Motion (M), Photoshop (PSD), QuickTime (QT), SoundTrack Pro (STPro), Color (C), DVD Studio Pro (DVDSP), and more. Refer to the assignments listed in eschool book for more info and due dates. Some tutorials will be in the "How to" Video Tutorials web page, the Hand Out Folder in the Dock, or the MM3 Design Briefs page. Refer to eSchoolbook before doing the tutorials.

• AE Overview Tutorial (AE) - Watch and do the AE tutorial (Hand Out Folder) to create some simple effects. Show Mr. Farrara your AE project for grading. You should have 2 compositions for grading.

• Green Screen Tutorial (AE) - Students will watch a "How To" Adobe After Effects Keylight tutorial (by Jackie K. or Sam V. S.) on farrara.com (key out the green. Use a sample clip or your own shot in front of the green wall/screen and replace it with a video clip of your own (960 x 540). Show your AE project to Mr. Farrara for grading.

• Annoying Orange Tutorial (AE) - I'd like you to create an annoying orange (or any other fruit) AE project similar to the one found on You Tube. Use your face and creative words and make your own annoying fruit. You'll have to search the web for tutorials on how they create the annoying orange. Only your eyes and mouth should be in the finished video by using separate layers for each eye and mouth.Wyo samples - Thanksgiving intro - more...aj...beau...chelsea...josh...sierra.

• "Rocky" Title Effect (FCP) - Students will create a title effect in FCP using the Rocky effect tutorial, by Kevin McAuliffe, from creativecow.net. You can also watch the tutorial, located in the Hand Out folder.

• Travel Matte Tutorial (FCP) - Copy the Travel Matte folder from the Dock Hand Out Folder and make your own Travel Matte with your footage, using 4 layers (text and a shadow). Submit your creative 4-6 second QT video for grading.

• CSI Tutorial (FCP) - Using one of your clips, recreate the CSI look just like the tutorial sample or be creative and create your own style, similar to the sample TV show intros. Submit your QT video for grading. This style is used occasionally on ESPN's Sports Center. CSI TV intros: Season-1, Season-8.

• Spotlight Effect Tutorial (FCP) - Watch the Spotlight Effect tutorial and create your own spotlight effect, using someone in one of your sports clips. Submit your 5-10 second QT video for grading.

• Limit Effect Tutorial (Color) - Also called the Pleasantville effect. Keep one color and desaturate the others (others will become black & white). Copy the Color-SaturationUsingColor(HD) folder to your computer and follow the tutorial and make a limit effect on one of your clips. Submit your 4-6 second QT video with and without the effect for grading (2 clips total, side by side - size 40-50% each in a Woodstock style edit). You will use the application, Color. Sample Pleasantville Effect by Mike Izzo.

• Kinetic Typography (Motion) - The students will watch the tutorial by Steven Smith and create the Motion Kinetic Typography using Mr. Smith's same set up and text. Submit a QT video for grading. Watch the tutorial and email Mr. Farrara your answers to the following questions.

• This is a new feature in iMovie 11 which I think is really awesome and I think you will too. Using video clips you (senior student) shot in classrooms and around the school and/or footage from spirit week, and the movie trailer project, the student will create their own movie trailer. These will be shown on Wyo5Live. Watch the iMovie11 video tutorial from the Hand Out folder

• Create a movie trailer using your sports footage from your fall and/or winter sport. These will be shown on Wyo5Live.

• This team project is based on the real 48 Hour Film Project which happens throughout the world at over 30+ cities. In the 4500 Digital Video Competition, the teams (Berks County High school students) would meet at the Miller Center (RACC, Reading, PA) on Thursday, TBA, 2012 for the Kick off day and workshops.
• At 2pm students will learn the rules and guidelines. They will randomly pick a film genre along with getting a character, prop, and line of dialogue which must be in all finished videos. The film genres could be a drama, super hero, comedy, romance, mystery, etc.
• The teams have 4500 minutes, 75 hours, or 3 days to write, shoot, and edit the 2-5 minute video and export it to MiniDV tape and deliver it back to the Miller Center by 6 pm Sunday.
• A presentation of all the videos will take place on Saturday, TBA, 2012 at the Miller center, followed by an awards presentation. Check out 4500dvc.org for more info and student videos.

• The student will record a falll, winter, and spring (MM1 2nd semester) sport. Shoot various wide, medium, and close up shots of players, crowd reaction shots, fans watching the game, score board, (this helps tell where you are in the game-beginning, halftime, last minutes) coaches, trainers, officials, the ball, etc. Watch last years best of Fall, Winter, and Spring sports, all shot by Multimedia students. It should take about 2-3 weeks to edit the video. You might need to attend after school open labs. If you record the sport at the end of the quarter, you'll need to edit two sports the next quarter. Seniors might wish to make sure all seniors are recorded.

•Each student will work with Mr. Stoltzfus (Wyo AD) and Mrs. O'Regan to schedule a sport to shoot. The student will edit a fast paced one minute or more highlight video with student created GarageBand/Soundtrack/Digital Juice or real music. All music must be in the AIFF format. Watch this tutorial to convert to AIFF. Remember the 180º rule to prevent crossing the line. Shoot from the same 180º side of the field/court, except for crowd shots. These videos will be shown on Wyo5Live and may also be included in the annual senior video package. Rubric. Your best video footage will be used to make the sports banquet highlight videos. These will be edited by MM2 or 3 students.

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• Using ScreenFlow and QuickTime 10, the Apple 15" laptop, the student will create a dynamic step by step video tutorial screencast, similar to Mr. Farrara and lynda.com tutorials. Examples: How to create a movie trailer, instant replay, or highlight a clip in iMovie 11: How to import video from an iPhone (David); How to create music in GarageBand and export it; How to use keylight (Jackie) in Adobe After Effects; How to eidt a multi cam edit in Final Cut Pro, How to use Motion, etc.

• The MM3 honors students will record fellow classmates and teaches with questions related to the selected holiday - Halloween, Thanksgiving, Winter Break (Hannukkah, Christmas, & Kwanzaa), Valentine's Day, & Memorial Day.

• Questions can be about food, traditions, travels, or even movies based on these holidays. Students could also ask students or teachers to sing certain words of selected songs and edit the songs together, using many different voices.

• Remember, we have a diverse student population and interview as many students with different backgrounds, that make up our great Wyomissing Area School District.

• Depth of Field - by Barry Casson. Is it in focus or not, how much in focus? • Depth of Field Tutorial.
• Zooming vs. the Dolly Shot - by Barry Casson.
• Cutting on the Action/Clean Frame - by Barry Casson..
• How to Cut Video Transitions for Action Scenes - by Videomaker
• Preparing to Shoot- by Barry Casson.
• Outdoor Lighting - by Barry Casson.
• Advanced Green Screen tips - by Videomaker -
• Simple Special FX - by Videomaker - Rain, Sped up Background. DFN Day for Night
• Basic Movie Effects - by Videomaker - Crossfaeds, Layering, and Cropping
• Green Screen - by Videomaker -
• Advanced Green Screen - by Videomaker -

• The students will produce a 30 second creative commercial for the new Apple iPod Nano, iPod, iPod Video, or iPod Shuffle. Students can use the music track that Apple uses for its commercial. If an iPod doesn't excite you, select a must have toy or product and create a commercial for that toy or product. The students should try creative editing, especially trying to use green screen technology with this design brief. Ex. iPod-Ryan, iPod-Jim.
Design brief by Mike Matz.

• The students will create a special effects video clip using After Effects, Motion, Soundtrack, Final Cut Pro, clip art, green screen, and other necessary items to create this humorous special effects video. One minute or less. Watch a sample video.

• 4th Qtr Requirements • Due date: 2 days before the end of the 4th quarter
• The students will use DVD Studio Pro/iDVD to author a DVD with all their video projects and any other student video projects, with permission by the other students. The student will also use Photoshop to design, create, and print the burned DVD on the Primera Bravo se color printer with a creative design along with a DVD case cover. The student will be charged $1 for the DVD-R and the slim case.

• The students will select a favorite commercial from their senior year and recreate all the shots, camera angles, dialogue, acting, props, music, etc. except use Wyo students or teachers as the actors.
Ex. Verizon • Hello, I'm a Mac...and I'm a PC • Geico • Doritos •

• The students, working with Mrs. Mangold and Mr. Uliasz, will create a 30 or 60 second video on "The Power of Your Voice". Students will follow the guidelines sent by the PA Coalition for Representative Democracy, if they have it again in 2009. Watch the 3 student vote videos from 2008 • 1 • 2 • 3 •

Music Requirements
• All music used in student videos for contests will be required to create the music using GarageBand, SoundTrack, Digital Juice, Movie Maestro or other copyright free software. All other music requirements are based on the individual assignment.