CREATIVE EVENTS

Movie Trailer Video Project

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You have been hired as a video editor by MovieTrailers.com.  They want you to tell a story through video editing, using still images, a narration track, and a music track.  The images should change on the beat of the words to match the script and zoom in and out to provide movement.

 
For this project, you will chose one of the major works that you have read this year and create a video that highlights the main themes explored in the story.  Ideally, the finished project should be similar to a movie trailer in that it should elicit a desire from the viewer to want to read the book.  You may choose from the following works:  Oedipus the King, Night, “Allegory of the Cave,” The Epic of Gilgamesh, or All Quiet on the Western Front.  

Create a Storyboard and write a script for your narration voice over and record your VO using the sound recorder.  Select a music track for your background music for your trailer.  This track should not have any voice recored, only instrumental sounds. You will only use 1 minute of the song.  You are going to tell a story through moving images based on what is being said.  Go on-line and find images that relate to your trailer to tell the story.  Add a title a the beginning to introduce the video or add some titles throughout the video.  Editing video to the beat of music or to words is a basic skill that is used in all levels of video production.  Remember to alternate zooming in and out with each image.  Remember to fade up your first image from black and fade out you last image to black.

As you work, save your project as a Premiere Project file (.PRPROJ) and name it last name +first initial + trailer. Export the media using the H.264 encoder and the Apple TV 480p setting with the same name (ex: wheelesbtrailer.MP4). Submit the exported file using the form on the right.  Don't forget to review the rubric to make sure you are meeting all of the project requirements!


Presentation Guidelines
Once your video is complete, you will give a presentation to showcase your work. 


The Scenario:  You have been hired by a marketing company to promote the film’s release to students and teachers in local high schools in your area.  You should briefly explain the importance of the fact that this classic has been turned into a major motion picture.  Then show your video to entice your audience to go see the film.

Please see the attached rubric for assessment criteria.