Hi all. First we’ll workshop any remaining pitches we didn’t get to last class. Then we’re going to talk about…
Assignments and Upcoming Dates
Assignment: Write a 1 or 2-page documentary treatment (longer if you are doing the 10-15 minute documentary this semester, shorter if you are doing a visual poem). A treatment is basically a much more thorough, fleshed-out pitch. In a treatment, you have moved past the initial ideas stage and have already secured access to your main characters/locations. It contains a shooting plan, timeline, narrative outline, and relevant logistics.
When discussing your plan for a story arc, please think in terms of the storytelling basics we’re going to touch on today.
VISUAL POEM DUE DATES
Treatments will be due Tuesday, March 1 if you’re doing the visual poem.
The rough cut for visual poems will be due Tuesday, March 15. Final cuts will be due Tuesday, March 22.
10-15 MINUTE DOCUMENTARY DUE DATES
Treatments will be due Thursday, March 3 if you’re doing the 10-15 minute documentary.
An initial five-minute cut of your docs will be due on Tuesday, March 22.
Onto the lecture…
The Basics of Storytelling
Sample visual poem:
https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2021/11/10/gone-viral/