Video Production Model
Units:
- Orientation & Safety
- Historical Foundations of Cinema & Television
- Basic Camera Operation & Shot Composition
- Writing for the Screen
- Pre-Production
- Basic Narrative Production
- Audio for Film and Video
- Basic Lighting for Film & Video
- Commercial, PSA, & Promo Video
- Basic Picture & Sound Editing
- The Trailer Park
- Lesson Hook and Intro (25 min.)
- Film Trailer Lecture & Notes (15 min.)
- Film Trailer Overview (20 min.)
- Day 2-Vocabulary & Notes (35 min.)
- What is a Trailer Lecture & Notes (20 min.)
- Day 3-Trailer Examples Demonstrating: Mood & Tone (1 period)
- Trailer Editing-Choice 1 (7-10 class periods)
- Trailer Editing-Choice #2 (7-10 class periods)
- Basics of Video Titles
- Title Graphics Introduction
- Basic Video Titles
- Vocabulary and Concepts Comprehension Check
- Title Graphic Project
- Log and Capture in FCP
- The Trailer Park
- Art Direction & Production Design
- Documentary, News, & Reality
- Multicamera Studio & Live Production
- Advanced Camera Operation
- Advanced Lighting for Film & Video
- Intermediate Narrative Production
- Music & Scoring
- Advanced Post-Production Techniques & Compositing
- Job Shadowing, Internships, & Job Placement
Tags
Activity Industry Sector
Arts, Media & Entertainment
Activity Originally Created By:
James D Brown
Vocabulary and Concepts Comprehension Check
Part of Lesson Plan: Basics of Video Titles
Activity Overview / Details
Have students turn in the 30 second title clip they created in the last activity. When they turn in the clip, have them answer one or more of the following questions, either in the journal or in a verbal presentation when displaying their clip:
- Describe the different types of titles most commonly used in video and film production.
- What are at least three of the functions of titles when used in video or films?
- Name three tips to make your titles more professional.
Materials / Resource
Distribute Video Production Handbook Part 11: Titles
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Supplemental handout emphasizing the key points of the Titles presentation.




