Merrimack School District Essential Learning Competencies

School Merrimack High School Discipline Tech/Art Course Title Videography 1 (Film Arts 1)

Quarter 1 Essential Learning Links to the Formative Summative Competencies Rubrics/Standards/ Assessments Assessments Competency

1. Pre-Production Basic understanding Brainstorm Quizzes, script, of idea creation and activities, script storyboarding, scripting activities, storyboard, Reading storyboard activites, assignments with class discussions, discussions

2. Pre production 2 Understand the Casting activities, Quizzes. Reading Admin of pre- PCCEL List assignments with production discussions

3. Equipment Intro to camera, Class camera Quizzes. Reading introduction 1 angles, lighting, activities utilizing assignments with Basic shot intro shots, angles, etc. discussions

4. Equipment Intro to editing, iMovie techniques, quizzes, editing on introduction 2 basic iMovie basic editing project exercises

5. Production Taking pre- in-class editing Create 30 second production commercial preparedness and incorporating into filming

Quarter 2 Essential Learning Links to the Formative Summative Competencies Rubrics/Standards/C Assessments Assessments ompetency

1. Pre-Production Basic understanding More detailed Quizzes, script, (Level 2) of idea creation and attention to style storyboarding, scripting and techniques of storyboard, Reading writing and concept assignments with creation (writing a discussions 2-5 minute script)

2. Pre production 2 Schedules and Casting activities, Quizzes. Reading (Level 2) admin of film, more detailed PCCEL List assignments with focus on the job of a discussions producer and director

3. Equipment More detailed work Class camera Quizzes. Reading introduction 1 with camera, angles, activities utilizing assignments with lighting, Basic shot shots, angles, etc. discussions understanding, i.e. medium shot, wide Relying more on the shot, overhead shot, shot list and aerial shot, Dolly storyboard to shot, etc. prepare for 2-5 minute film

4. Equipment Intro to editing, iMovie techniques, quizzes, editing on introduction 2 basic iMovie basic editing project (Level 2) exercises, understanding fades, transitions, fx, SFX, some green screen,

5. Production Taking pre- in-class editing Create 2-5 minute (Level 2) production short film preparedness and incorporating into filming

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