Film Project, Shakespeare, & Portfolio

For the next few classes, you will be working independently on a variety of projects. Please work at a concerned pace to complete the assignments.

1. Film project:
Create a short film. Film projects due June 7.
--things to do:

a. write a script or treatment for your film
b. begin shooting your film idea
c. upload film footage into iMovie
d. create opening credits and end credits for your film project
e. create a schedule for shooting, organizing, and completing this project

2. Play reading: Please begin reading or watching Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet.
a. Information about the playwright and time period in which he wrote can be found here. It is helpful to know about Shakespeare in order to understand what he's written and how he does it.
b. Information and help about the play can be found here.
c. Videos of productions of Romeo & Juliet can be found here:
Prologue
Romeo & Juliet (animated) part one
Animated (part two)
Animated (part three)

Romeo & Juliet (1954) part one (you can find the other parts on the sidebar)
The Balcony Scene (1968)
Act One, Scene 1
Act One, Scene 2
Act One, Scene 3 You can find the rest by searching for the 1978 BBC version and indicating the act and scene.

Some of the recent Romeo and Juliet blockbuster film

West Side Story: prologue
Maria
I Feel Pretty
America
Tonight (more songs can be watched on the sidebar).

3. Begin gathering your best work of scripts, poems, or fiction that you have completed this year for your portfolio.

a. gather all your best poems
b. gather all your best fiction
c. gather all your best scripts
d. gather your best journalism articles
e. Begin reflecting on your progress this year as a writer