Mini Project- Credit The Edit

Mini Project – Credit the Edit Author: University of HertfordshireDate created:Date revised: 2009

AbstractThe following resources come from the 2009/10 BSc (Hons) in Multimedia Technology (course number 2ELE0075) from the University of Hertfordshire. All the mini projects are designed as level two modules of the undergraduate programmes.

The objectives of this module are to demonstrate abilities to:

• To plan, generate, source, evaluate, refine, manipulate, edit and present audio / video content• Apply creative digital project development methodology • Create and manipulate a range of media types such as animation, stills, clip art, drawn art, video and audio content using

optimum software technologies• Identify and utilise correct communication and presentation methodology• Design and produce a short story to be delivered over the internet using multimedia applications• Effectively respond to a brief

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ContentsWriters Journey 3

Ordinary World 4

Call to Adventure 5

Refusal of the call 6

Meeting with the mentor 7

Crossing the 1st Threshold 8

Tests, allies & enemies 10

Approach to the inmost cave 11

Supreme ordeal 12

Reward – seizing the sword 13

The Road Back – Act three 14

Resurrection 15

Return with the elixir 16

Digital Storyboard 17

Credits 21

In addition to the resources found below there are supporting documents which should be used in combination with this resource. Please see:

Mini Projects - Introductory presentation. Mini Projects - E-Log.Mini Projects - Staff & Student Guide.Mini Projects - Standard Grading Criteria.Mini Projects - Reflection.

You will also need the ‘Mini Project – Credit the Edit’ word document.

Mini Project- Credit The Edit

• Ordinary World• Call to Adventure• Refusal of the call• Meeting with the mentor• Crossing the 1st Threshold• Tests, allies & enemies• Approach to the inmost cave• Supreme ordeal• Reward• The Road Back• Resurrection• Return with the elixir

Writers Journey


Ordinary World

• Set up the ordinary world. • Witness. • Wizard of Oz• BladeRunner


Call to Adventure

• Hero faces a problem.

Star Wars.

Leia’s desperate holo-message.

Excalibur.

A private eye taking on a new case.


Refusal of the call

• the reluctant hero• Hero scared/ uncaring. Something more unusual needs

to happen to propel the hero over this impasse. • More offences against the ‘natural order’ or mentor

intervenes.• Luke refuses Obi Wan’s call to adventure. His uncle is

murdered so Luke is now committed.


Meeting with the mentor

• Merlin. • The old boxing coach in Rocky• The old sea captain in Jaws• The good witch in Oz = red slippers.


Crossing the 1st Threshold

• Hero enters Special World for 1st time• The balloon goes up, • Wagons roll, • Ship sails, • Job accepted. • Date accepted• Mission impossible.


• Movies often built in three acts

1. Hero’s decision to act

2. the hero’s action itself

3. the consequences of the hero’s action• The 1st threshold marks the turning point between

acts one and two.• Committed to action, there is no turning back.• Dorothy sets out on the yellow brick road.


Tests, allies & enemies

• Saloons and seedy bars. • Spaceport in Star Wars. New rules about the special

world can be learned here. Han Solo introduced and Jabba the Hutt. Obi wan is revealed as a great warrior.

• Doesn’t have to be in a bar, Dorothy meets hers on the road.


Approach to the inmost cave

• The edge of a dangerous place. Often underground – 007. Blofeld and his Cat. HQ of the greatest enemy. Most dangerous spot in Special world – the Inmost Cave.

• When hero enters he crosses 2nd threshold.• Outwitting the enemy’s guards – threshold guardians.• Star Wars – Luke & co sucked into the ‘cave’ of the

Death Star.• Dorothy kidnapped by Wicked Witch. • Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom.• Preparing to confront death or supreme danger.


Supreme ordeal

• Hero hits bottom. Brink of ‘death’. • “I expect you to die, Mr Bond” says Goldfinger• Star Wars – Luke etc in giant rubbish squasher. The

Tentacled monster, is Luke dead?• ET dies on the operating table.• The roller coaster and its fear. • Extreme sports. More alive after facing death close up.• Hero is reborn .


Reward – seizing the sword

• Hero possesses treasure/elixir that they sought. • Their reward. • Luke steals the Plans to the Death Star.• Better understanding.


The Road Back – Act three

• Consequences. • Enemy comes raging after them.• Hero pursued on the road back. • Literally a chase scene usually here.• ET’s moonlight bike ride.


Resurrection

• One last ordeal of death and resurrection. Goldfinger on the plane.

• Final exam for hero – have they really changed. – Old girlfriend appears and offers one last chance.


Return with the elixir

• Hero returns and must have some potion, elixir, ‘quest for fire’.

• Can simply be knowledge. • “There’s no place like home” understands Dorothy.


Digital Storyboard

• Click to add asset


Shot 1

• Click to add text


Wind sound


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