1. Trends in the Media An Overview of Project Requirements

2. Certain images and motion media included in this iMovie fall under the Fair Use exemption of the U.S. Copyright Law. They have been prepared according to the educational multimedia fair use guidelines and are restricted from further use.

3. Project Requirements 1.You must choose a topic to research from one of the following:  Gender stereotypes in the Media  Body Image: Current Issues and Future Trends  Common Advertising Techniques 2. Create and present an iMovie on your topic to the class 3. Complete treasure hunt regarding the media

4. iMovie Requirements iMovie must include:  W ritten treatment – description of movie  S toryboard and Script  G raphic manipulated in Photoshop  T itle and end credits  M inimum of 1 effect and 1 transition  1 imported video clip from media source  M inimum of 10 imported still images  F air Use Statement and References

5. Fair Use Guidelines Motion Media No more than 10% or 3 minutes, whichever is less  No more than 10% or 3 minutes, whichever is lessMusic No more than 10% or 30 seconds, whichever is less  No more than 10% or 30 seconds, whichever is lessImages No more than 5 images by one artist/photographer  No more than 5 images by one artist/photographer  No more than 15 pictures from a collection

6. Fair Use Guidelines Printed Text - Poetry  Entire poem of 250 words or less  Up to 250 words of a long poem  No more than 3 poems by 1 poet  No more than 5 poems from an anthology Printed Text - Prose  No more than 10% or 1,000 words from prose, whichever is less

7. To get you started... Gender Stereotypes in the Media What to consider:  How have gender roles changed over time?  How has media portrayal of gender roles changed over time?  How does appearance affect stereotypes in the media?  Does ethnicity affect stereotypes?

8. To get you started... Body Images in the Media What to consider:  Eating disorders  Social affects on females/males  What do body images in the media suggest about the beliefs and attitudes of society?

9. To get you started... Common Advertising Techniques What to consider:  What are the 9 most common advertising techniques? - Explain  Use real media advertisements to find examples of each technique

10. Image on title page from: Financial Times http://www.ftd.de/cgi-bin/gx.cgi/AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=MediaPage