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Return to the Silent Era
So far, 75 people have completed this assignment and it has 11076 views.
The dawn of cinema had no audio; silent movies created an atmosphere with music and the use of cue cards. Take a 3-5 minute trailer of a modern movie and render it in the form os the silent era- convert to black and white, add effects to make it look antiquated, replace the audio with a musical sound track, and add title cards for the dialogue. As a prime example, see Silent Star Wars. One of the best sources for music is Incompetech or the Internet Archive. For the title cards, try a google image search
Video Essay
So far, 55 people have completed this assignment and it has 6562 views.
For this assignment you need to select several scenes from your favorite film (or one of your favorites), and edit them together and comment on some of the filmic elements of the scenes? Why do you like these scenes? What strikes you about them? What makes them good cinema? Is there a subtext at work in this film? In short, construct an essayistic commentary on the scenes as a narrator explaining to your audience what you find important about the scene, and why. What’s more, what do the details you have pinpointed say about the film more generally. For an ...
One Archetype, Five Movies, Five Seconds
So far, 51 people have completed this assignment and it has 6592 views.
Create a five second video of one archetype from five different movies cutting together one second of each. Examples could include: Prisoners, Thieves, Beauty Queens, Kings, Robin Hoods, James Bonds, Bank Robbers, Assassins, Bad Boys, Kung Fu Masters, Femme Fatales, Sports Heroes, High School Bullies, Rogue Police Officers, Brainiacs, Pregnancies, Principals, Mean Teachers, InspirationalTeachers, Gunslingers, Gangsters, Monsters, Bartenders, Warrior Princesses, Swordsman, Knights, Mad Scientists, Nerd Girls, Obstructive Bureaucrats, Sidekicks, Wise Old Men, Hardboiled Detectives, Tough Coaches, Swooning Ladies. Check out an example here: http://www.michaelbransonsmith.net/blog/2012/03/26/dollhouse-of-nerd-girls/
5 Second Film
So far, 42 people have completed this assignment and it has 4665 views.
Make a supershort, 5-second film; basically enough time for one gag, bit, or joke. See examples (ALERT: Not G-rated, generally) at http://5secondfilms.com/. Or alternatively, try your hand at creating a 5 second version of a major movie.
Supercut It
So far, 36 people have completed this assignment and it has 4014 views.
Create a supercut montage of overused dialogue, themes, motifs, filmmaking techniques, etc. for a particular character, tv show, film, and/or public figure. A supercut is a "fast-paced montage of short video clips that obsessively isolates a single element from its source, usually a word, phrase, or cliche from film and TV. Supercut.org collects every known example of the video remix meme." For examples and descriptions of supercuts visit: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/supercut http://supercut.org/
Signing Words
So far, 35 people have completed this assignment and it has 2913 views.
This assignment requires you to take a video of yourself or someone else and finger spell a word or a phrase in Sign Language alphabet and let others guess what you have spelled. Make sure you do a word that is bigger then 5 letters so you can learn some of the letters.
30 Second Documentary
So far, 34 people have completed this assignment and it has 5568 views.
Make a short, 30-second documentary, the topic is up to you. Some good ideas include: *How to make something *What someone's job is like *What it's like trying something new *Show yourself doing something you are terrible at *Show yourself doing something you are AMAZING at No narration necessary. Show, don't tell. cc licensed ( BY NC ND ) flickr photo by Pcora: http://flickr.com/photos/pedro/40243309/
This is my Story
So far, 33 people have completed this assignment and it has 4015 views.
Tell a short story using flashcard and record yourself. It can be something funny, sad, or just even express how your day was.
Dear Sixteen year old, me
So far, 33 people have completed this assignment and it has 3528 views.
This could really be a video or audio. But write a letter to your 16 year old self. Talk about anything you want. (I.E: Don't cut your hair, you will look crazy. Or, don't stress out about college, you will get it!) Just talk about things that you wish the 16 year old version of you knew back then.
Have a Conversation With yourself!
So far, 32 people have completed this assignment and it has 3954 views.
Have a conversation with yourself! Film yourself talking, then change clothes, hair styles, etc and then film the other half of the convo. Edit this in any movie editor program (I used Pinnacle movie maker) To overlap the two scenes so that you are talking to yourself! Play around, to figure out the most efficient way! Also, timing is everything in this! Make sure when talking to leave breaks for your other self to respond! Have fun with this!