Stop Motion Photography Project

The purpose of this project is to use all of the information we have learned in photography to create a short film. Note: this will be your term project.

Procedure:

1. Create a group of 3-4 students. 
2. Before you begin shooting, discuss with your group what you want your story to be about.
3. There is no minimum or maximum amount of pictures you need to take. Take as many as you feel necessary for the time duration of the project. 
4. The video should be 25-30 seconds (but you are permitted to go a few seconds over)
5. Have opening and closing credits.
6. You must submit a script which has a clear story line. 200-300 words. 
7. You must also explain why you chose to create this story line and the purpose you were trying to achieve. 100-150 words. 
8. You will be supplied with the cameras, but you are more than welcome to use your own. 
9. There is an app for your phone called "stop motion." You are permitted to use this if it will aid in your project. 
10. You are required to include sound. While music is acceptable, someone or multiple people from your group should assume a speaking role. 
11. This project will be due Friday, April 26th, 2019.

Rubric:

	Exceeds Expectations	Meets Expectations	Satisfactorily Meets Expectations	Does not Meet Expectations
Social and Personal Responsibility	Students are always on task and getting the assignment completed on time.	Students mostly on task. Assignment completed on time.	Students did not use time wisely. Project was not completed on time as a result.	Students wasted their class time. Did not complete project in a timely manner.
Stop Motion (x3)	Movement of objects and/or characters was smooth. Excellent camera stability.	Movement of characters is smooth. Good camera control is demonstrated.	Adequate movement of objects and/or characters. Camera control can be shaky.	Movement patterns are unrealistic. Camera is consistently shaky.
Opening and Closing Credits	Opening and closing credits are there and follow all guidelines.	Opening and closing credits are there but may be missing a certain element.	Opening and closing credits are attempted but missing multiple elements.	No opening or closing credits.
Sound	Sound effects and/or music contribute to the quality of the story.	Sound effects and/or music contribute well to the story.	Sound effects and/or music are added but do not contribute to the story in meaningful way,	Sound effects and/or music is missing from the assignment.
Storyline	Clear storyline is followed and presented well in the film.	Storyline is mostly clear and presented quite well in the film.	Film had a story, but it could have been expressed more efficiently.	No clear storyline during the film.
Script (x2)	Script is well-written and has an interesting plot/idea.	Script is fairly well written and the plot/idea is presented in a strong manner.	Script has its positives but had lots of room for improvement.	Script is irrelevant and/or has not been submitted.
Goal and Purpose	Goal and purpose of the project is clearly communicated.	Goal and purpose of the project is fairly well communicated.	Goal and purpose is not communicated very well.	Goal and purpose has not been communicated.

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