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Student Films
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Movies are arguably the most popular form of entertainment. They allow us to take a momentary break from our every day lives and see the world through a different pair of eyes. They can take us to places we've never been and places that don't even exist. The possibilities are endless when it comes to writing a film. The only boundaries that exist are those imposed by your own imagination.
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With that in mind, our class didn't really set out to make films, rather we set out to write plays. However, what started out as a big project turned out to be a humungous project. My original goal was to break the class into four groups and have each group write a play that they would later act out. Well, we broke into four groups and got the 4 plays written, but the interest in this project was so phenomenal that we decided to make a project that they could always cherish... a movie. So, each group re-tooled their original scripts into screenplays and we ended up filming 4 short films. The films were shot after school and during lunch over a period of 2 months. Each film was then put on a professional DVD along with bonus material.
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The general steps that were taken in creating these films is outlined below. I won't go into all of the specifics of creating the final project, but have included links where appropriate.
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- * Writing the Script
- * Casting the Parts
- * Storyboarding
- * Filming Scenes
- * Editing the film and Inserting Music and Text
- * Creating DVD Bonus Material
- * Printing DVD Labels, Inserts, Booklets
- * Burning the DVD
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The following Software and Hardware was used in the creation of these films:
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- Software:
- * Adobe Photoshop
- * iMovie
- * iDVD
- * iTunes
- * Label Printer Pro
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- Hardware:
- * Canon A70 Digital Camera
- * Panasonic PV-DV53 Mini DV Camcorder
- * Apple Dual Processor 2.0 Ghz G5 Computer
- * Canon i560 Photo Printer
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The following supplies were needed to create the finished product:
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- * Blank Recordable DVD's
- * DVD Cases
- * Glossy Photo Paper
- * Matte Photo Paper
- * Inkjet Paper
- * DVD Labels
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| Click Here to view the original scripts that were written or Here to be taken to the films themselves |
