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DVA 1 - Kennedy HS - Blocks 1 & 2

DVA 2 - Kennedy HS - Blocks 1 & 2

DVA 1 - All other schools - 12:45pm

DVA 2 - All other schools - 12:45pm

DVA 3 - Kennedy HS - Blocks 1 & 2

October - 2011

DVA 1 - Beginning - Kennedy HS

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
3 October
Video #2 assign.
AFI - interviews (2:55)
Video #2 pre-prod
sample Documentary
Grade Peers / Self
4  

Quiz - Editing

Microphones

Short Cable (2:34)
Room Tone (:30)
AFI - Sound Tips (2:06)
5  
Watch silent movies
Silent Movie Critiques
 
docu interview Q's
 
6  

Crew Talking (1:06)

AFI - Lighting (1:53)

Lighting practice
Footage Log
Budgets - above/below
7  

 

 
Shoot Video #2
 
 
10  
Log & Transfer FCP
Review FCP audio/volume
 
Shoot video #2
 
11  
Gaffers Tape
Shoot Video #2
 
 
 
12  
Livetype Demo
capture footage
Assign Hwk #3
(new story)
Review text editing
13  
Top TV Markets
Shoot Video #2
Hwk #2 Due
 
 
14  
 
Shoot/Edit Video #2
 
review Hwk #3
 
17  
review for quiz
Jobs in a TV station
 
Quiz - mic/light
Edit Video #2
18  
AFI-Making a Great Movie (6:16)
Edit Video #2
 
 
 
19  
Timecode
Edit Video #2
 
Affiliate vs. O&O
(story of KRON)
20  
Edit Video #2
Review for Midterm
 
 
 
21  
Quiz - markets, jobs,
timecode, affiliates
 
Edit video #2
 
24  
Job Applications
Edit Video #2
Final video assigned
Vincent Goes Vegan
 
25  
Review for Midterm
Video #2 DUE
clip: "Notting Hill"
(continuity errors)
 
26  
Midterm Exam
"Tomb Raider" (2:31)
"Tomb... Stunts" (3:53)

Docu paperwork due

Assign Hwk # 4 (proposals)
27  
"The Truman Show"
Discuss: reality TV
 
(as much as there is
time for)
28 assembly
"The Truman Show"
Discuss: reality TV
 
AFI- Treatments (3:04) ???
practice treatments
31  
Watch DVA2
presentation
Watch documentaries
Grade Peers
clip: "Mr. Deeds"
1 CAHSEE
AFI- Treatments (3:04)
practice treatments
interviews conducted
Research Art Reviews
Job Relationships (2:02)
2 CAHSEE
Live TV Jobs
Job interviews
conducted
write Art Reviews
 
3  
Homework #3 DUE
(media coverage)
News Studio Intro
Deadlines (3:57)
News Formats
4  
Crew Hired
(review treatments
for CAHSEE testers)
Rogue Talent (2:23)
all scripts DONE!

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October - 2011

DVA 2 - Advanced - Kennedy

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
3  
watch Livetype videos
review worksheets
Logistics Worksheet
Edit PSA
 
4 (CAHSEE)
Video - Music
Edit PSA
Video #2 - Genre
sample genre video
 
5 (CAHSEE)
Edit PSA
 
sample genre video
 
 
6  
Review Chroma Key
Video #1 PSA DUE
sample genre video
 
 
7 x
Watch PSA / Lit trans
Review FCP Tools
Genre Pre Production
Grade Peers
Assign Midterm
10  
DGA Worksheet
Shoot Genre
 
 
 
11 x
Assign Companies
Shoot Genre
 
 
 
12  
CA Reality Check.com
watch documentary
** Successfull
Fimmaking Finance
(70 min)
13  
watch documentary
 
?? or shoot genre
 
 
14 x
Company Info Due
Shoot Genre
Mission Statements
 
 
17  
ASC Worksheet
Shoot Genre
 
 
 
18 x
Assign Companies
Shoot Genre
review for quiz
 
 
19  
Quiz - Professional Org
Shoot Genre
 
 
 
20 x
Video - Photography
Shoot Genre
Pitching Worksheet
Mission Statements Due
 
21 x
Capture / Edit Genres
review missions
 
 
 
24  
Review Pitching
Edit Genre
 
 
 
25  
Pitching Worksheet Due
FCC worksheet
Edit Genre
 
 
26  
"Purchase"
Equipment
Edit Genre
Review Pitching
"Answers"
27 x
Create bumpers
Prepare presentations
or
edit genre video
 
28 assembly
Prepare presentations
or
edit genre video
 
 
31  
Midterm Due
Midterm
Presentations
Edit Genre
 
1 November
Treatments
Watch sample videos
edit genre
 
 
2 CAHSEE
Prepare presentations
or
edit genre video
 
 
3  
Prepare presentations
or
edit genre video
 
 
4 End Qtr
Company Presentations
- equipment
- bumpers
- mission statement
- company info

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October 2011

DVA 1 - Beginning - All Other Schools

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
3

 

watch videos
recommend changes
Grade videos in
class (checklists)
Grade peers
4  

A/B Rolling

Mics - demo/practice
CG Storytelling
Crew Talking (1:06)
Short Cable (2:34)
5  
FCP Book - lesson
sample documentary
silent video
or
interview practice
6  
FCP Freeze Frame
Reverse, Speed
FCP Chroma Key
silent video, or
watch interviews
7  
"Greatest Movie Ever Sold" docu
 
(documentary is
next video after
live news... plan now)
10  
CA Reality Check
AFI - Sound Tips (2:06)

silent video

or
ROP shoot
11  
silent video, or
watch interviews
Room Tone (:30)
Assign Hwk #2
 
12  
FCP Book - lesson
sample documentary

silent video

or
ROP shoot
13  

AFI - Lighting (1:53)

Lighting practice

silent video

or
ROP shoot
14  
Lighting practice
 

silent video

or
ROP shoot
17  

review for quiz

 

silent video

or
ROP shoot
18  
Quiz - Mics/Lighting
 

silent video

or
ROP shoot
19  
Livetype Demo
sample documentary
Silent video Due
 
ROP shoot?
20  
Jobs in News
watch sample news

Gaffers Tape

set up studio
TV News Questionaire
21  
Job Applications
Job Interviews
Choose station
call letters, etc...
teams (DVA 1 & 2)
24  

3 Little Pigs

Big Bad Wolf
news formats
create news teams
discuss TV News Questionaire
25  
Dirt Drawings
News Studio Intro
News Formats
Research Art Reviews
Job Relationships
26  
Hwk #2 Due
(media coverage)
News Script Formats
Deadlines (3:57)
 
27  
Directing an Open (:42)
Switching
practice / shoot b-roll
Anchorman Clips
 
28  
watch DVA 2
presentations
if time:
Floor Direct (3:40)
How to Floor Direct
31  
Floor Direct (3:40)
How to Floor Direct
shoot B-roll
type scripts in order
Product Placement (1:53)
1 November
practice / shoot b-roll
Morals (:35)
Final Video Samples
 
 
2  
Audio for broadcast
practice audio
shoot/edit b-roll
Use an IFB (7:25)
 
3  
edit b-roll
practice TV jobs
review for quiz
 
 
4  
How to Anchor (2:06)
edit b-roll
review for quiz
Quiz - Live TV
Full rehearsals!

Link back to DVA 1 page

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October 2011

DVA 2 - Advanced- All Other Schools

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
3

 

watch videos
recommend changes
Grade videos in
class (checklists)
 
4  

A/B Rolling

re-edit PSA
CG Storytelling
Crew Talking (1:06)
 
5  
FCP Book - lesson
sample genre
 
re-edit PSA
 
6  
FCP Freeze Frame
Reverse, Speed
FCP Chroma Key
ROP vid or b-roll
re-edit PSA
7  
"Greatest Movie Ever Sold" docu
 
Professional Org
packet due
(ACE, DGA, SAG...)
10  
watch re-edited video
 
CA Reality Check
 
ROP video
11  
 
ROP video
 
 
 
12  
FCP Book - lesson
 
 
 
 
13  

AFI - Lighting (1:53)

Lighting practice
test shoots (3 light)
 
 
14  
ROP video
or
Lighting practice
 
 
17  
Assign Companies
** Successfull
Fimmaking Finance
(70 min)
Mission Statements
18  
company assign
or
ROP video
 
 
19  
FCP Book - lesson?
 
ROP video
 
 
20  
Pitching Worksheet
Mission Statements Due
review missions
ROP video?
jobs in news
21  
Job Applications
Job Interviews
Choose station
call letters, etc...
teams (DVA 1 & 2)
24  
 
Pitching Worksheet Due
Create bumpers?
 
 
25  
"Purchase"
Equipment
 
Review Pitching
"Answers"
26  
Hwk #2 Due
(media coverage)
News Script Formats
Deadlines (3:57)
 
27  
Directing an Open (:42)
Switching
practice / shoot b-roll
Anchorman Clips
 
28  
Company Presentations
- equipment
- bumpers
- mission statement
- company info
31  
Floor Direct (3:40)
How to Floor Direct
shoot B-roll
type scripts in order
Product Placement (1:53)
1 November
practice / shoot b-roll
Morals (:35)
Final Video Samples
 
 
2  
Audio for broadcast
practice audio
shoot/edit b-roll
Use an IFB (7:25)
 
3  
edit b-roll
practice TV jobs
review for quiz
 
 
4  
How to Anchor (2:06)
edit b-roll
review for quiz
Quiz - Live TV
Full rehearsals!

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October 2011

DVA 3 - Advanced- Kennedy

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
3

 

color book lesson
 
discuss & choose
movie plot script
 
4  
color book lesson
 
discuss & choose
movie plot script
 
5  
Watch silent movies
Silent Movie Critiques
 
 
 
6  
Homework DUE
present your chosen
movie plot formula &
script written in it
 
7  
Watch PSA / Lit trans
Review FCP Tools
Genre Pre Production
Grade Peers
Assign Midterm
10  
Shadow of a Doubt
 
 
 
 
11  
Shadow of a Doubt
Homework:
Choose a current
video-related copyright lawsuit
and debate the sides
12  
shoot movie plot video
** Successfull
Fimmaking Finance
(70 min)
 
13  
shoot movie plot
video
 
 
 
14  
shoot movie plot
video
 
 
 
17  
1 Color lesson DUE
shoot movie plot
video
 
 
18  
shoot movie plot
video
 
 
 
19  
Homework:
progress check
*everyone show
evidence of your
chosen lawsuit
20  
shoot movie plot
video
 
 
 
21  
Discuss final video
shoot movie plot
video
 
 
24  
edit movie plot video
 
 
 
 
25  
edit movie plot video
 
 
 
 
26  
edit movie plot video
 
 
 
 
27  
Homework DUE
Present homework
to rest of the class
 
 
28  
edit movie plot video
 
 
 
 
31  
edit movie plot video
 
 
 
 
1 November
edit movie plot video
 
 
 
 
2  
Video #2 DUE
 
 
 
 
3  
Working with Clients
review treatments
if needed
 
 
4  
Meet with clients
 
AE or Motion lesson
 
 

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