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Return to the Silent Era
So far, 75 people have completed this assignment and it has 10833 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
One Archetype, Five Movies, Five Seconds
So far, 51 people have completed this assignment and it has 6484 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/
Video Essay
So far, 55 people have completed this assignment and it has 6453 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 ...
30 Second Documentary
So far, 34 people have completed this assignment and it has 5496 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/
Charlie Chaplin’s Foley Artist
So far, 30 people have completed this assignment and it has 5471 views.
While an iconic of the silent film era, Charlie Chaplin's movies never got the audio oomph of THX. Here is your chance to make the silent era come alive by adding foley sound effects to a movie lacking them. Select a clip from the Annotated Filmography of Charlie Chaplin. Turn the sound all the way down, and study the action to identify places where you could add sound effects using every day objects around you, or even just your own ability to mimic sounds. These should not be recordings of sounds on your computer, you must make them in real ...
Cooking Show
So far, 23 people have completed this assignment and it has 5067 views.
Do you love cooking? Why not make your favourite recipe in front of the camera? Host a cooking show in your own kitchen and show us how it's done. We're not all Jamie Oliver, but we can try (see how he does it)
Movie Scenes that Changed our Lives
So far, 31 people have completed this assignment and it has 5011 views.
For this assignment, select scenes from 3-5 movies. These scenes should represent scenes that changed your life or made some sort of dramatic, traumatic, lasting, or emotional impact on you. When you have selected those scenes, create a video that shows the scenes and includes audio/video of you describing what it is about the scene that made a significant impact on you, what you are fond of about the scenes, what scares you, what you remember thinking when you were a child, etc. Feel free to be liberal in your interpretation of the instructions. Keep in mind, however, that the ...
60 Second Day – A Video Narrative
So far, 19 people have completed this assignment and it has 4778 views.
Try to tell a story about your day in just 60 seconds using one-second clips of video. Tell us a love story, your mundane daily routine, a low day, a high day, or any other kind of day.
Movies by Numbers
So far, 17 people have completed this assignment and it has 4633 views.
Create a video that artistically presents a single number in artful ways- show how it is represented in the world or nature. Add a relevant musical track, no narration, let the number and the visuals stell the story. See Darren Kuropatwa's Number 9
Vintage Educational Video
So far, 14 people have completed this assignment and it has 4621 views.
Video was the new frontier for teaching in the 1950s and you can find rich (and funny) examples of educational videos of that era. In this assignment make a 5 minute or less video of a modern topic in the vintage style of these films. Include elements like cheesy music, titles, cut out graphics, booming voice to make something educational. As an example see How to Be Cool: an educational film