Film Festival Information and Guidelines

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1 Film Festival Information and Guidelines The first annual McAuliffe Film Festival is an opportunity for students to create original films following the theme of "Lights, Camera, Kindness!" We want to encourage students to be as creative as possible! For a complete list of guidelines and supporting mentor sessions, please check out the guidelines here. Film Festival can be done individually or in small groups up to 5 Films will be submitted and reviewed All films that meet the requirements will be shown at the Film Festival on Wednesday, March 20th prior to the Spy TV spring play The top 5 films will be chosen by a team of teachers and staff The McAuliffe community will vote and select the film that best captures the theme, "Lights, Camera, Kindness" The winning film will have a live score performed at the Film Festival on March 20th The winning team members will all receive an Amazon Kindle Fire!! The film festival event will have a red carpet, popcorn bar, live music, and Oscar trophy ceremony! We hope you participate! Any questions? rweisswright@losal.org

2 Wednesday, March 20th 5:00pm The Film Fest will be done in partnership with the Drama department s Spring Play: Spy TV

3 Save the Date! McAuliffe Film Fest Lights, Camera, KINDNESS! Wednesday, March 20th 5:00pm The Film Fest will be done in partnership with the Drama department s Spring Play: Spy TV

4 THEME: LIGHTS, CAMERA, KINDNESS! WHO: Individuals or teams up to 5 CATEGORIES: Animation/Stop Motion Comedy Public Service Announcement Science Fiction Silent DURATION: 2 minutes MAX SUBMISSION: Submit bit.ly/mcafilm Deadline 11:59 pm, March 8, 2019 Finalists Notified If your video meets all the qualifications for submission, you will be notified by Monday, March 15, 2019 Questions & Inquiries CONTACT: rweisswright@losal.org

5 MENTOR SESSIONS SUPPORT FOR YOUR FILM 1. DEVELOPING A THEME--Wed, 2/6 2:15-3:15 with Embassy Consulting 2. STORYBOARDING--Wed, 2/13 2:15-3:15 3. ACTING WITH ARMSTRONG--Wed, 2/13 2:15-3:15 4. FILMING--Wed, 2/27 2:15-3:15

6 STEP ONE: GET AN IDEA FOLLOW THE THEME VIDEOS SHOULD FOCUS CHRISTA MCAULIFFE S VISION NEVER BE AFRAID TO DREAM AND THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING KIND. THIS CAN TAKE MANY FORMS--BE CREATIVE!

7 STEP TWO: CHOOSE CATEGORY 5 OPTIONS 1. COMEDY 2. SCIENCE FICTION 3. STOP MOTION/ANIMATION 4. SILENT 5. PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT (PSA)

8 STEP THREE: WRITE A SCRIPT FOCUS ON THE THEME SCRIPTS DO NOT HAVE TO BE PERFECT USE THE SCRIPT TO PLAN YOUR VIDEO

9 STEP FOUR: STORYBOARD 1. TURN YOUR SCRIPT INTO A STORYBOARD 2. CLICK ON PICTURE TO DOWNLOAD TEMPLATE 3. MAKE A COPY OR PRINT! (THIS IS A TOOL ONLY, NOT REQUIRED)

10 STEP FIVE: FILM! GRAB YOUR DEVICE USE ANY DEVICE TO FILM FIND A PLACE TO FILM IF YOU RE USING MATERIALS, GET THOSE READY IF YOU RE ACTING--PRACTICE! GET A GREEN SCREEN OR BORROW FROM SCHOOL

11 STEP SIX: EDIT USE imovie WATCH THROUGH ALL OF YOUR FOOTAGE USE imovie DECIDE WHAT BEST TELLS THE STORY OF HEROIC IMPACT KEEP FILMS UNDER 2 MINUTES

12 STEP SEVEN: SUBMIT SUBMISSIONS: Submit bit.ly/mcafilm Deadline 11:59 pm, March 8, 2019 Finalists Notified If your video meets all the qualifications for submission, you will be notified by Monday, March 15, 2019

13 RESOURCES TRY THESE RESOURCES: lmmaking-resources imotion mt=8 imotion Tutorial