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Multimedia 11 B

Course Description and Assignments for Term 1

This course will introduce students to advanced photography, presentation softwares and video-editing software through the projects associated with documentary-making. Students will be exposed to various documentary forms and then be asked to create a short documentary or Public Service Announcement as a culminating project to the course.

Nov. 4 - In-class presentations of short documentaries found on the National Film Board of Canada website. Students will briefly present the documentary and submit a written assignment based on questions posed about the documentary form.

Presentation = /10, Written assignment = /25 (based on critical thinking skills, effort, grammar and spelling)

Selection of modern documentary for presentation takes place: Long documentary assignment: due Nov. 30th

Students can work alone or in pairs. They will choose a contemporary documentary (minimum length of 30 minutes). Using the same questions as for the earlier assignment, students will create a presentation using software of their choice (i.e. PowerPoint, Keynote, Prezi, or equivalent) to present:

Summary of the documentary Responses to the five questions Two clips of the documentary which demonstrate features they have identified in the documentary

Their presentation should be a minimum of 10 minutes.

Nov. 13th - Independent reading + assignment due at end of class; work on documentary presentation

Nov. 19th - Quiz on documentary form (from reading of last week)rough draft of presentation due - delivery format must be chosen - work period on assignment with rough draft to be submitted /10

Nov. 30th - presentations

Dec. 4th - presentations

Dec. 14th - Intro to next unit/ work period to identify theme and topic for documentary or PSA

Term one:

Photography Composition = 15% (due October) In class presentation + written assignment = 15% (due Nov. 4th) Reading assignment + Quiz = 15% (due Nov. 13th + 19th) Rough draft of presentation = 5% (due Nov. 19th) Final presentation = 50% (due Nov. 30th)

Marks will be docked for late assignments and digital ethics abuse.

Class attendance is mandatory. Students who arrive late or are absent will be reported to the office immediately at beginning of class.