Video Project


This is a team project


Video Project Instructions


Use a video camera or digital camera to capture some video clips, import the clips to Lightworks and make a 4 - 5 minutes film.
Steps:

Basic Requirements:

  1. Total Length(including title, credit, etc): 4-5 minutes(-5 points for every minute that is more than 5 min, -5 points for every minute that is less than 4 min)
  2. There must be a title at the beginning for your movie(-5 if missing)
  3. There must be at least 3 different clips/scenes, at least two must be your own shooting and must be at least 85% of the video (-10 for each missing)
  4. There must be voice over (narration) recorded with audacity, not the one you get when you record your video... (-25 if missing )
  5. You can keep part of the audio from your recorded video, for example, the voice of someone you interviewed in the video. But you must have some audio clips recorded using audacity and used in your video. (-25 if no audacity audio)
  6. There should be transitions between the scenes... (-10 if missing)
  7. There must be credits at the end (-5 if missing)
  8. A background music is needed when there is no narration (Do not use a whole sound track from an album, you may violate its copyright and youtube will remove your sound after you uploaded the video.) (-10 is missing)
  9. At least two still images are used in your video (-10 is missing)

Topics

Choose one topic from the following list for your movie.

  1. A piece of news broadcast
  2. Education makes the difference
  3. GGC, a college of tomorrow
  4. Drive safely
  5. What I can do for my parents

Remember, a topic is not necessary the title of your movie, although your movie needs to focus on the topic you picked. Also, if you have a good idea about something else for your movie, talk to your instructor first. If everything is appropriate, you may be allowed to do what you come up for this project.

Grading

  1. Meet the basic requirements listed above. (50 points)
  2. Video has a clear purpose which addresses one of the listed topics. (15 points)
  3. Content is organized logically. (10 points)
  4. Video and sound are synchronized and in good quality (not blurry, fuzzy) (10 points)
  5. Video is compelling, interesting and creative. (10 points)
  6. Peer evaluation is done on time (5 points). Each group member will be required to evaluate the performance of your teammate. Each group member could receive a different grade based on the peer evaluation results.


Examples done by GGC students

  1. example 1: "GNN news"
  2. example 2: "Distraction Free Driving"
  3. example 3: "The Drop Out"

Submission

  1. Video file goes to Youtube, make sure your video is made public so that anyone can watch it on any computer
  2. Youtube link of your video goes to your D2L in the comment area of this project's submission folder.
  3. Audio files (recorded with Audacity) should be uploaded to D2L as well.
  4. Peer evaluation should be done in your D2L in the comment area of this project's submission folder. A peer evaluation example is given below:
    Shuhua Lai (Me): 50%
    Mike Miller: 50%
    Explainations why the percentages are assigned as such.
  5. Deadline:
if you are in Section 06: 11:59pm, Sunday, 11/15/2020
if you are in Section 13: 11:59pm, Sunday, 11/15/2020



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