Dystopian Trailers (Homework)

Periods 2 & 4: Posts Due Monday
Period 1: Posts Due Tuesday


VJ Loops

Here is a link to the Dystopian Trailer Production Calendar.

You have four options for your next blog post assignment depending on the role in your group. Even though this is a class assignment, please make an attempt to write your post in an engaging way. Perhaps you could offer some context or background information about our dystopian trailer project. Maybe write about an aspect of this project that you are particularly interested in. Believe it or not, people are reading and checking out our blogs.

Scriptwriter(s): Continue editing and revising your scripts. In your two column script add scene breaks for each new scene. Write an update on your blog describing how your script is progressing. Describe how your script is incorporating all the dystopian elements as well as weaving together a storyline with characters. For example, are you using voice overs for the narration or dialogue from the actual scenes? How many total scenes are in your script? (I understand that some scenes will be longer than others) Describe the overall structure of your trailer. 

Propaganda Posters: Create a Google Drawing Document and begin designing your propaganda poster. Check out Google Images to review past and current propaganda posters for ideas. Your poster should be unique and bold. Write a post on your blog describing how your poster is coming along. Make the Google Drawing Document public and embed the poster in your blog post. Describe the thinking behind the design of your poster and write about what the poster symbolizes in your dystopian society. Is your group planning on including the poster in actual shots during filming? 

Archival Footage: Search through the special collections below of footage from the Internet Archives. Find at least ONE piece of archival footage that you think your group could use in your trailer. Embed the clip into a blog post and describe why you chose this particular clip. Explain the specific part of the clip you think you may use and for what purpose. Describe any additional archival footage you plan to use as well. Create an archival footage section on your group's shared Google Doc and begin saving the links to the archival footage clips you find. 

• Prelinger Archives
• Stock Footage Collection
• 35mm Stock Footage Collection
• Even more sub-collections
• VJ Loops 

Note: You can find the html embed code for the videos on the Internet Archives by scrolling the mouse over the video. Click on the small white column icon on the bottom right next to the volume controls. A box will appear with the html embed code. Copy and paste that code into your blog post using the html compose mode (same as when you add html code for embedding your YouTube videos).

Music & Sound Effects: Search through the links below and begin collecting possible music and sound effects for your trailer. Add a Music & Sound Effects section to your group's shared Google Doc and begin saving these links. Write a post about two of the sound clips you have found. Explain why you chose these clips and the mood you are trying to create. Describe other possible sounds or music you would like to use. Embed at least ONE of the sounds you plan to use in your blog post. Most of the sites offer an embed option. Here is a sound clip I embedded from freesound.org:

• freesound (drone)
• musopen (classical music)
• Soundcloud (Soundscapes and Music for Films)
• FMA (Music for Filmmakers)
• ccmixter.org (Music for Film & Video)

Sorry, all sound effects and music files must be licensed under creative commons or in the public domain. You cannot use copyrighted music in your trailers.