1. Senior Project Introduction
FOR VISUAL MEDIA ASSIGNMENT

2. For your project you will…
Part 1 DUE February 10th : Find the following items:
75 photos of yourself (past to present)
1 video of yourself
3 songs
Upload the above items to Dropbox
Part 2 DUE March 3rd : Create a “Media Library”
Combine the above items into MovieMaker, iMovie, or a film software of your choice
This will serve as your rough draft
Part 3 DUE April 9th : Create a Script that will help you narrate the overall video
Part 4 DUE May 5th : Turn in your FINAL version of your senior project
Pictures, video and songs surround an obvious theme related to your life

3. Heads Up Your Sr. Project will have a THEME!
You might want to start thinking about this
Some of your final music selections will reflect this theme

4. Dropbox: Before you start…
Create a new Dropbox account for this assignment
Remember your username and password!
Create a main folder titled “Senior Project”

5. Due February 10 (Friday) Part 1: Find:
75 photos of yourself (past to present)
1 video of yourself
3 songs
Upload the above items to Dropbox
Due February 10
(Friday)

6. Collect 75 appropriate images
Save them in a new folder on your Dropbox titled “Your Last Name 75 Pictures”
Brainstorm: What could these images include?
Baby / childhood
Boyfriend / girlfriend
Pets
Prom
Friends

7. Image Rules:
NO SELFIES NO BATHROOM PICS NO ALCOHOL/DRUG RELATED IMAGES

16. OKAY

17. REALLY NOT OKAY

20. You need a variety of images that represent YOU in the best possible way
No repeat photos
Keep the audience engaged

21. 3 Songs
Collect a minimum of 3 songs that you would like to include in your Senior Project
Save these songs in a new folder of your Dropbox titled “Your Last Name 3 Songs”

22. Song Rules
Lyrics must NOT contain any vulgar language (teacher discretion - be safe rather than sorry!)
No BLEEPS
You may not use an ENTIRE song in your senior project (copyright laws) - keep this in mind

23. Video Clip
You must include at least 1 video clip between 10 seconds-45 seconds in length
Save this clip in a new folder of your Dropbox titled “Your Last Name 1 Video Clip”

24. Must be school appropriate Must be relevant to your project
VIDEO CLIP RULES
Must be school appropriate
Must be relevant to your project
Can be a home video
Can be part of a published movie

25. Part 2:
Create a “Media Library”
Due Later

26. Media Library
Decide on what movie software you will use (MovieMaker, iMovie, etc.)
Combine your pictures, songs and videos that software
Submit to your Dropbox titled “First Name Last Name Media Library”
Due Later

27. Media Library requirements
All 75+ pictures, 3 songs and video clip must be included
You can go back later (before the final due date) to re-arrange these items
Use the information on the class website if you are having problems with technology
Due Later

28. Part 3:
Write a script that you will use to narrate your project
More details to follow
Due Later

29. Due Later Part 4: Submit your final project! Upload to dropbox
Share this Dropbox file with your teacher
Due Later

30. When is the Visual Media Assignment due?
REVIEW
When is the Visual Media Assignment due?
What options do you have in terms of saving your collected work for submission?
When I open the folder titled “Sr. Project,” what will I find?

31. TOTAL 735 ASSIGNMENT DUE DATE POINTS MEDIA ASSIGNMENT PART 1
ASSIGNMENT
DUE DATE
POINTS
MEDIA ASSIGNMENT PART 1
February 10
100
A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS
February 14/15 25
ROADMAP w/ THEME
February 24
MEDIA ASSIGNMENT PART 2
March 3
SCRIPT / NARRATIVE ESSAY (TIIC)
April 9
STORYBOARD / PLAN
April 17 50
PRODUCTION UPDATE
April 28 10
TURN IN:
DVD/DROPBOX FILE (teacher discretion)
Lyrics
Works Cited
May 5
PRESENTATIONS
May 8 – 19
300
TOTAL
735

32. Homework: Due Sunday by 11:59pm
Create a Dropbox Account
Create folder called “Last Name Senior Project”
Share with (just as proof you created an account and folder-no need to add pictures)
Example person:
Access to at school
Doesn’t currently have a dropbox account with that
Check class website for Senior Project information

33. Senior Project Example