Assignment (1): Analysis of Existing Project
Value: 10 out of 100 course points
Proposal Due: Sept 5
Assignment Due: Sept 13, beginning of class
Analyze an existing short film (under 5 minutes).
Identify the elements of the piece and analyze how they were developed
Include analysis of story, structure, assets (characters, environments, etc.), and the methods used to create the piece.
The purpose of this assignment is to learn how a piece is made, what it consists of, and how it might have been created.
Assignment (1) Requirements:
- Brief character descriptions, characterization versus true character
- Setting / environment
- Story analysis - for classical story design
- A concise description of plot events.
- Story design and options (closed versus open endings, etc)
- Inciting Incident, Progressive Complications, Crisis, Climax, Resolution
- Story events and changes in story values
- Story analysis - for alternate story designs
- Determine how structure departs from classical design
- Determine the goal of narrative structure -- what is the story trying to communicate?
- What structures unify the piece (thematic elements, graphical elements, etc)
- Visual Development Page(s): For the purposes of this assignment, compile the visuals to
support your analysis of the piece and it's elements.
- Inspirational reference materials
- Conceptual studies of primary characters, settings, and props
Students will prepare a 5 minute presentation of their story analysis and materials.
Visual materials must be formatted for effective display and presented in a slideshow formatted. Suggested delivery methods include:
- Adobe Acrobat
- Linked web pages
- Microsoft Powerpoint
Students are responsible for ensuring that presentations function properly by the due date. Any students unfamiliar with the delivery methods outlined above should meet with the instructor by no later than the 3rd week of the quarter.
Grading Criteria for Assignment (1):
| Punctual completion of all assignment requirements |
2 points |
| Quality of Visual Presentation |
2 points |
| Quality of Oral Presentation |
2 points |
| Analysis document: |
4 points |
Handing in Assignment (1):
Students will place their projects in the course drop box for Assignment (1), located in the Fishbowl at Y:\Courses\2015-2016\AC5100_Conroy_AU_2015\Assign_1_Drop_Box.
The file must be named using the following convention:
Students first initial-last name_assign1.file extension
For example: Jane Doe would hand in an Adobe Acrobat file as: j-doe_assign1.pdf
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