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Movie Making

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Students in all of my classes are currently working on producing a mini-movie.  This is an exercise to prepare us for the Cobb County Short Movie Extravaganza competition, which begins on October 31st.  We began the one-and-a-half-week assignment on Monday of this week.  At this time, it is due at the end of the class period on Wednesday, October 10th. Students are to produce a 4-minute or less mini movie on a topic of their choice.  They will be graded on the following: Pre-production:  scripting, planning and blocking shots, etc. Production:  Shooting (lighting, audio, plot lines, story arc, continuity, shot composition, etc.) Post-production:  Editing (transitions, audio/video matching, use of special effects where applicable, flow of the story, etc.) Other things that will be considered:  School appropriateness, how well the group worked together, how compliant the group was on deadlines, etc. Paying attention to these elements wh...