Comedic Film – Project & Competition

Students (in random groups of three) are to write, shoot, edit and film a short comedy film that utilizes the conventions and tropes covered in class. The film is to be completed by OCTOBER 24

Students will draw their job from a hat. They will form groups, each will have three members. See the attached handout for a breakdown of your job

• Director
• Sound Operator
• DoP

[Screenwriter/Editor: you will all work together to write and edit the film]

You will each create a unique screenplay based on the elements of comedy we studied. Your screenplay and shot list should follow the visual and editing language and principles of some of the styles of comedy examined in class.

Timeline

• Oct 16 Today, you will receive your job, meet with your group and plan your film
• Oct 19 You will start planning your screenplay
• OCT 22: Screenplay review
• Oct 26: Rough cuts screened in class
• Oct 30 Whatever you have done by the morning of the 24^th will be presented to the class. After the screenings a prize will be awarded. You may choose to recut and submit these films for the BSSFF this March.

This assignment is marked out of 5 and worth 5% in the film production and post-production course: AWR 2O1

TWO MORE CRITERIA

SOUND: After our sound recording workshop, it is expected that on this project (and future projects) that the sound will be pristine – clear dialogue, interesting sound cues, well mixed music etc.

SETTING: This film must have Unity of time and place, that is to say all of the events occur in the same location (choose a good one) at the same time.

The following rubric will be used to holistically evaluate the product.

		Level R	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
Script	Preparation
	Funny factor
Rough Cut	Preparedness
Final Cut	Sophistication
	Entertainment value
	Improvement from Rough cut
Conventions	Inclusion of a clear comedic conventions
Production	Composition
	Camera Movement
	Mise En Scene
Post Production	Editing pace
	Editing look
	Clarity of dialogue
Sound	Audio Mix
TOTAL