1. CHEESY MOCK MOVIE TRAILER!
SHOTS TEST
CHEESY MOCK MOVIE TRAILER!

2. SHOTS TEST OVERVIEW 3 teams Each person gets a list of shots
Shots must be recorded by each person in order
Can do it as many times as it takes to get a good one; delete bad ones
Use people as “actors”
Each shot worth 5 points. 6 shots x 5 = 30
Shots should be composed correctly, be stable, have smooth motion, follow all of our composition rules
Keep cheesy action movie trailers in mind when acting

3. SHOTS TEST GOALS
Make sure you understand terminology & how to set up shots we’ve discussed
Get used to doing multiple takes of the same thing
Make sure all shots are composed well, practiced, controlled, and steady
Work together & direct your actors
Use creativity to come up with other interesting, cool angles to add to your list of shots
Be silly & have fun

4. THEN WHAT?
Shots will be used to edit a mock movie trailer in the style of a cheesy, unoriginal, big-budget movie
They’re eye-catching, fast-paced, loud, packed with one- liners, have stock/cliché characters, tough guys, somewhat random / without distinguishable story
Cliché?

5. TRAILER Trailer Why? Exactly 30 seconds
Can use any shots from our whole class
Must include at least 10 shots
Must include at least 3 audio tracks (including a VO)
Must include at least 3 titles
Why?
Understand basics of Premiere layout & editing video / audio
Learn computer network, downloading & organizing clips
Learn basics of fast pacing, working with lots of clips
Because it’s fun and funny

6. ORGANIZE SHOTS AS A GROUP INDIVIDUALLY Go to computer
Download all of your clips from camera to
collaborative storage > video production 1 > shared > Mock Movie Trailer Shots
Make a folder for each group member in the collaborative storage folder mentioned above
INDIVIDUALLY
Go to computer, go to your individual folder
Find only the 6 that were required / you want graded
Change each file names to “LASTNAME – 1—2 Word Description”
ie. SMITH – Dutch Dolly

7. ORGANIZE SHOTS

8. TRAILER (again) Trailer Why? Exactly 30 seconds
Can use any shots from our whole class
Must include at least 10—15 shots (from class; explosions don’t count)
Must include at least 3 audio tracks (including either VO or SFX)
Must include at least 2-3 titles
Why?
Understand basics of Premiere layout & editing video / audio
Learn computer network, downloading & organizing clips
Learn basics of fast pacing, working with lots of clips
Because it’s fun and funny

9. GRADING _/50 FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS ___ / 20
Exactly 30 seconds
Uses at least 10—15 shots (from class; explosions don’t count)
At least 2 titles / graphics
At least 3 audio tracks
Music
Either VO or sound FX
VARIETY / CREATIVITY ___ / 20
Varied shot types & quick pacing
Shots flow well together / makes some sense
SKILL ___ / 10
Edits are precise / nothing unnecessarily long or short
Audio mixed well and contributes to story

10. MUSIC & SOUND EFFECTS MUSIC (royalty free / instrumental)
SOUND EFFECTS