What would you fight for?
You will produce a 2-3 minute persuasive video along the lines of Notre Dame’s “What would you fight for?” It will promote a cause or social issue, framed around a group or individual at Notre Dame.
Learning goal: After successfully completing this project you’ll be able to produce a video combining a spoken narrative and a soundtrack.
Client: [specific group TBD]
Audience: [people the client wants to influence]
Deliverables
- Treatment
- Storyboard
- Shot list and shooting plan
- Rough cut
- Final cut
Materials for this project are available on Google Drive.
You will be graded using this rubric.
Below: a playlist of sample videos from previous classes
Pre-Production
Prepare a treatment. Develop a storyboard and shot list.
Production
Capture original video, including interview and b-roll footage. Include establishing, close-up, medium, and long shots. Find a music soundtrack with a Creative Commons license. Obtain talent releases where needed.
Post-Production
Use Adobe Premiere to add an opening title, still images, closing credits, and three kinds of transitions. Export the final product as an MP4 and publish it on YouTube with a description and credits.
Image Credit: “Camera operator setting up” by jsawkins