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FINAL PROJECT Soundslide (DUE 5/14/12)

FINAL PROJECT

Photo essay Soundslide (DUE 5/14/12) -no exceptions.

25pts

I. FINAL PROJECT

The Final Project is a 6-8-week project that requires each student to spend significant time with a chosen subject, to produce a well-crafted, in-depth photo essay in the form of a Soundslide. The Final Project is in lieu of a Final Exam, and should be treated as such.

The topic of this project should be an interesting subject of choice by the student. Each student must find and select a person, subject, topic, or idea that is multidimensional and has broad intersest that is interesting to others.

  • This subject will be selected by the student, with careful thought to subject selection.
  • Subject should be visual, must have various aspects of interest, must have good audio possibilities, and must be accessible to you.
  • This subject should not be family or schoolmate. It should be someone outside your daily life.
  • Each student must submit a well-written, thoroughly planned proposal of 250 words (3-4 paragraphs). The proposal must be an examined, well-planned, and strongly supported idea.
  • The Final Project is NOT a single event or photo shoot. The essay should tell the story of the subject. Each student must develop their essay on a week-to-week basis, and bring photos in each week for critique.
  • Each student will be graded on progression. THIS IS A PROGRESSION project.
  • The final essay will consist of 20-30 images, with audio, in a finished Soundslide.

II. GRADING

Each final project will be graded as follows:

1. (3pts) SUBJECT SELECTION & WRITTEN PROPOSAL

  • submittal of written proposal due April 9th
  • suitability of subject for photo essay.
  • degree of difficulty.

2. (7pts) WEEKLY PROGRESSION

Work should be completed as follows:

  • #1 Proposal Due (April 9th)
  • #2 Photos due (April 16th)
  • #3 Photos due (April 23th)
  • #4 Photos due (April 30th)
  • #5 Photos due, Audio edited, Soundslide roughly constructed (May 7th)
  • #6 Project due (MAY 14th)

3. (3pts) AUDIO

  • selection of types audio used.
  • appropriateness of audio; music/natural sound/narration.
  • overall use of audio.

4. (5pts) PHOTOGRAPHY

  • overall quality of images; how well were the principles learned in this course used.
  • quality of the editing; relativity of images selected, lack of repitition.
  • variety of images; vertical, establishing shots, details, etc.
  • preparation of images; cropping, toning, color, white balance, etc.
  • caption completeness.

5. (7pts) FINISHED PRODUCT

  • quality of the Soundslide presentation; titles, colors, opening, closing, ID's, etc.
  • Sequencing of images.
  • how well criteria was met, instructions followed.
  • Length of Soundslide presentation; should be 2-3 minutes long.
  • Strength of finished product; effectiveness as a story-telling piece

III. WHAT’S DUE

  1. Rename the "publish to web folder" lastname_soundslide.
  2. Submit this folder to the DROP. Do NOT submit the entire soundslide project.
  3. Be sure you've tested your soundslide before you submit (play the INDEX file).

¨You will not receive credit for any projects that do not play.

  1. Be sure each image has a caption.
  2. Make sure all the info fields in Soundslides are filled in; Headline, caption, etc.
  3. Give credit to any music you use.
  4. Be sure to start with opening title slide. If necessary include a brief explanatory text page.
  5. Check for typos and usage errors.
  6. KEEP SOUNDLSIDE PRESENTATION UNDER 3 MINUTES.
  7. Please follow instructions carefully.
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