Video Foundations & Video Production
AMES Contest: DUE: May 9 @7pm
“2025 Theme: The Masks We Wear”
Create your itch.io account & Join our School's Team
Game Competition
Film/Animation Competition
with NEW Music Competition Game Audio, Sound FX & Scoring
Both contests begin at 7 pm March 8 & must be completed by 7 pm, May 8. Held in person, submissions for the finals will be held on June 1 for the Game Showcase and May 18 for Film / Animation.
PREPRODUCTION DOCUMENTS YOU NEED IN YOUR AMES TEAM FOLDER w/ everybody’s name on it →
- 1) 5 Possible Storyline ideas - 1 paragraph description each, If you need help, see what AI suggests and modify it slightly.
- 2) Character Concept Art - Character card for each character including:
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Name:
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Physical Appearance:
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Backstory:
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Where they exist:
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Motivations:
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Superpower:
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Downfall or Weaknesses:
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Sketch, or pic you drew
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- 3) Sound FX list
- 4) Storyboard (or game map); Remember the Falling Action / Freytag Model from English Class? This will help you get started if you're not ready to Storyboard.
- 5) Voice Acting Script in CeltX Hollywood screenwriting format
DIG DEEPER or if you did not take Hansen’s beginning course, it must include this list:
Writing, Story Development, Beat Sheet, Storyboard, Script Goals & Insights, Pre-production, Breakdown, Catalog, Shot List, Schedule, Cast & Crew, Script Slides
- 6) Production Co logo placed in film
- 7) AMES Presentation for Film / Animation
ADVANCED COURSE:
- File Converting, downloading from YouTube
- Animation & Stop Motion
- Audio and Video Looping
- Interviewing and Cutting Tape in real time
- Cutting to Action
- Analog to Digital Recording
- Sound FX, Foley, Soundtracking
- Music Videos?
- AMES Competition
BEGINNING COURSE:
- LoFi Loops
- 23 Basic Shots
- Voice Acting
- Scary Film Festival 2023
- Beatober/Inktober reels
- Interview a Lindbergh Student
- 1-Minute How To sequence
- News Feature
- Public Service Announcement
- INKTOBER / BEATOBER
- All American HS Film Festival