TV PRODUCTION: PROJECT 4- THE GHOST HUNT
PROJECT 4: THE ‘Ghost’ hunt-
due 5/5
Using multiple camera angles, shot composition and techniques- you are going ‘ghost’ hunting- and your segments will be part of a themed show about ‘paranormal activity’.
From SyFy’s “Ghost Hunters” to Travel Channel’s “Ghost Adventurers” and dozens more- modern cable television is filled with programs about ‘ghosts’ and the ‘paranormal’. Now it’s your turn to use the same techniques they do to make a show that will draw in viewers and make them believe that even the most ordinary places are ‘haunted’.
Assignment:
You are to take an ordinary setting like an attic, basement, bedroom, house, wooded area, hotel room, etc. and make it appear to be haunted.
To do this effectively, you will need to create a convincing
back-story with actualities (sound bites) to reinforce the story, planning of multiple camera angles and professional video shot techniques and post production to make it all seem believable.
Finally, you should also prepare as part of your story to reveal to the audience how it was all done- expose the TV ‘ghost hunting’ myths to the viewers of our show.
------
GUIDELINES:
- SEGMENTS MUST BE NO LONGER THAN 11 MINUTES.
- ALL SEGMENTS MUST BE PLANNED OUT USING AT LEAST 2 STORYBOARD SHEETS SHOWING COMPOSITION, NOTES AND BLOCKING.
- ALL SEGMENTS MUST USE THE FOLLWING LIST OF SHOTS AND TRICKS:
- OBSCURED VISION SHOT
- 2 CAMERAS USED SIMTANEOUSLY TO GIVE THE LOOK OF A GHOST HUNTER AND SOMEONE CAPTURING THE GHOST HUNTERS IN ACTION
- LONG SHOT
- ALLOWING FOR SHADOWS, SOMETHING BREAKING LIGHT AT END OF HALLWAY OR OPPOSITE SIDE OF ROOM
- LEADING ROOM
- KINETIC MOVEMENT
- ALLOWING FOR FISHING LINE TRICK
- “EVP’S”- SOUND CLIPS “NOT HEARD DURING THE “INVESTIGATION” BUT PLACED (EDITED) IN BEFORE THE FINAL VERSION IS PRODUCED
- SPLIT SCREEN SET-UP- THE ILLUSION THAT 2 CAMERAS ARE SHOOTING ONE THING, BUT AFTER AN EDIT, WE ONLY SEE THE ONE SHOT- THE FLASHLIGHT TRICK
- BONUS:- TRY THE FLASHLIGHT TRICK AND MAKE IT WORK IN YOUR PROJECT.
“Ghost Hunting” Video Assessment Rubric
Names: ______
Expectation / Points Possible / Points Earned / CommentsDid it work? / 5
TIME:
No longer than 7 minutes. / 5
PLANNING:
AT LEAST 2 STORYBOARD SHEETS -COMPOSITION,
- NOTES
- BLOCKING / 20
- ESTABLISHING A BACK-STORY
-USE OF ACTUALITIES TO TELL THAT STORY / 25
TECHNIQUES:
- OBSCURED VISION SHOT
- 2 CAMERAS USED SIMTANEOUSLY TO GIVE THE LOOK OF A GHOST HUNTER AND SOMEONE CAPTURING THE GHOST HUNTERS IN ACTION
- LONG SHOT
- ALLOWING FOR SHADOWS, SOMETHING BREAKING LIGHT AT END OF HALLWAY OR OPPOSITE SIDE OF ROOM
- LEADING ROOM
- KINETIC MOVEMENT
- ALLOWING FOR FISHING LINE TRICK
- “EVP’S”- SOUND CLIPS
- SPLIT SCREEN SET-UP-
------
- BONUS:- TRY THE FLASHLIGHT TRICK AND MAKE IT WORK IN YOUR PROJECT. / 90
The REVEAL & QUALITY
DID YOU SHOW AUDIENCE HOW IT WAS DONE / 10
LEVEL OF GROUP PARTICIPATION BASED ON REPORT / 30
DOES IT WORK?
(FILM CRTIC STYLE) / 25
Project Total / 210
GROUP PARTICIPATION COLLABORATION REPORT
NAME:
GROUP MEMBERS:
Ghost Hunt:
DESCRIBE YOUR ROLE IN THE PRODUCTION OF YOUR SEGMENT.
DESCRIBE, RATE AND GRADE (0-10) THE PERFORMANCE OF THE OTHER GROUP MEMBERS YOU COLLABORATED WITH FOR THIS PRJOECT: