Spring Break 2012 Assignment

ALL CLASSES

Take a break from all the spring cleaning, video games, and internet browsing you've been up to and watch a movie!

Choose a film from the 10th anniversary AFI 100 Years, 100 Movies list, that you have not seen before.

Then, using your LAUSD Mymail/Google Docs account, write a 500 word review of the movie. (Double-spaced please!) Share it with me as soon as you start writing (ajm4827@lausd.net). Please title the document "PX_Spring Review_Lastmame" (X is your period).

Click here for guidelines on how to write your review.

If you were wondering how to check your word count in Google Docs, look at this.

Email me if you have any problems logging into your account or have any questions at all.

One switch. One head. The world.

NMA Freshmen

Please watch this video for discussion tomorrow (Friday).

One switch. One head. The world.

Crew Positions

NMA Freshmen

Here is a link to the Film Crew Position slideshow:

Film Crew Positions PDF

Click here for more information and detail on film crews.

Video Production Handbook Chapter 2 Quiz on Monday

- A. Manriquez

Final Cut Pro X Exam Prep Guide

NMA Juniors

Below is a link to the Final Cut Pro X Exam Prep Guide. It contains information about the Apple Certified Associate Exam you will be taking at the end of semester. It also contains all the Lesson Reviews from the end of the lessons in the textbook. Please download this PDF, read it, and keep it on your flash drives for reference. We will discuss this further on Monday.

Final Cut Pro X Exam Prep Guide

- A. Manriquez

Audio Terms/Vocabulary

Periods 3, 5

Here is a list of the audio terms that we reviewed for your reference.

1-left

2-right

1/8” stereo

boom

cans

channels (CH)

duplex

female

fishpole

frame line

jack

male

phantom power (48v)

plug

power down

power up

shock mount

shotgun

unidirectional

windscreen

XLR

- A. Manriquez

Winter Break Assignment (optional): Movie Review of Hugo or The Artist

Click here to view a guide for writing your (optional) Winter break assignment from the American Film Institute.

Remember: Make sure that the ticket stub is attached to your typed movie review.

Trailers
Hugo - Movie Trailers - iTunes
The Artist - Movie Trailers - iTunes

Tickets
ArcLight Cinemas - Hugo
ArcLight Cinemas - The Artist

The Umbrella Man

Period 2

Juniors,
Here is a new and very beautifully stylized short documentary by Errol Morris. Enjoy.


The Umbrella Man

- A. Manriquez

Avid Media Composer 6 Tutorials

MC 6 for FCP Users

In The Cut - The Dark Knight

Periods 3, 4, & 5

Today you're going to have a taste of deconstruction for the sake of understanding spatial continuity. If you have no idea what I just wrote, you will after this assignment.

Follow these directions CAREFULLY and IN ORDER.
1. CLICK this link
2. READ the article on the page (ignore the Comments section)
3. READ the script pages from The Dark Knight that the article references.
4. WATCH the second video clip on the page. It is the scene you just read. Enjoy the explosions.
5. WRITE a paragraph describing the scene you just watched. Does it match the script?
6. Now, WATCH the first video clip to see the deconstruction and analysis of the scene.
7. Lastly, in the same document as step 5, ANSWER the question: Do mismatches in spatial continuity ruin this scene, why or why not?

Note: Use your mymail account to complete this assignment in Google Docs. Don't forget to name the document (e.g., P3_Lastname_DarkKnight), and use a proper heading. If you forgot your mymail password, I feel bad for you, son.

Due at the end of the period on Wednesday, November 9, 2011.

- A. Manriquez

Final Cut Pro X Tutorials (FREE!)

2nd, 3rd and 5th Periods

If you're looking to get ahead at learning Final Cut Pro X, take a look at the link below to watch some free tutorials that will do the trick.

http://www.izzyvideo.com/final-cut-pro-x-tutorial/

Enjoy!

- Manriquez