Materials

• Adobe Premiere
• GarageBand - use GarageBand to create your own background music and to use its copyright-free sound effects.
• Digital Images
• Headphones

Resources

• See Tutorial Videos below
• Documentation Files
  • CYOP Documenation - Complete the linked documenation as an additional grade.
  • CYOP Assignment Concept Pitch Form - Complete this form to state your project choice and pitch your idea to your teacher.
• Dafont.com - download free decorative fonts
• Audio Resources
• FreePlayMusic.com - Use this site to download royalty-free music for your videos

# of Participants

• This is a Group Assignment. You may work individually, or in groups of 2 to recieve credit.

Requirements:

• Video time must be full length of the song you choose. (ask teacher for exceptions)
• No dialogue except maybe one sentence. Can use a limited amount of captions instead(like silent films).
• May use music to set the mood and sound effects to tell the story. 
• Use camera angles and appropriate acting to tell the story.
• Use non-verbal communication
• Create a storyboard and script to be included in the CYOP Documenation.

Music is a powerful dramatic tool capable of greatly enhancing emotional response. You are to create a music video that visually tells the story in a song, or has an actor lip sync the lyrics, or an actor actually singing.

Notebook:

Download the CYOP Documenation here

To receive full credit for this assignment, complete all of the following:

1. Read all directions for this assignment, look at the Assignment Rubric, and view examples of Music Videos.
2. Complete the CYOP Assignment Concept Pitch Form to pitch your idea and let your instructor know who is teaming up. The Person that is #1 on the form is the Team Leader.
3. PART 1: Complete the Lyric Sheet and submit it on Google Classroom for Mr. Coursey to approve the song.
4. PART 2: Complete the Music Video Planning Sheet and submit it on Google Classroom for Mr. Coursey to approve before filming. Remember that this sheet needs to have a good amount of detail so that no matter who would pick this paper up, they should be able to reproduce something similar to what you had intended for your final product!  DETAILS ---DETAILS---VISUALLY SPECIFIC!! 
5. Download the CYOP Documenation. Creat a Rough Draft before filming.
6. Plan equipment and schedule times needed for filming and recording. Record all needed footage.
7. Write your final draft Shot Log that includes an intro/story/conclusion, and edit video.
8. Render completed video and name it as 2a_group#_CYOP-Music.mp4.
9. Each groups Team Leader will submit the rendered video and Final CYOP Documenation.

DUE DATE: Check Skyward for current DUE DATE

Save as period_lastnamei_asssignmentname.mp4 (1a_group#_CYOP-Music.mp4) in your 5-6wks folder and upload a copy to Google Classroom.

Print a copy of the completed CYOP Documenation and turn it in to Mr. Coursey.

DUE DATE: Check Skyward for current DUE DATE