Main Project Concept Paper

During this course, we will be working on two different sets of assignments. The first type of assignments are “Weekly Exercises” and will be used to practice the concepts and skills taught in the course. The second type of assignments is are “Main Project.” This project is creating a video with at least two tracks of audio that incorporates advanced editing techniques such as transitions, motivated edits, and superimposition of images, along with the use of audio enhancement such as music and voice-over.

First assignment for the Main Project is to develop the concept for the main project and write an explanation of how  footage will be used to portray a story.

 My idea:

Project Theme:  A classic story with a twist.
Story Concept:  I plan on making a TV spot movie trailer for a movie based on the tale of Rip Van Winkle envisioned as a crime drama.
This story takes place in a fog-shrouded port city. The story begins in the 1930s and ends in the 1950s. Rip, in the 1930s, leaves his family to get drunk and passes out. He wakes up twenty years in the future.  He first wakes up to witnessing a murder. He ends up getting blamed for the murder.
Video clips are available at Getty images for this project. The video will start with footage from 1930s a man leaves his family to go drinking and passes out. The video clips will be black and white. The background music will be from the 1930s. After he wakes up the video will have quick cuts showing the murder followed by the changes that have happened since he went to sleep. The background music will get louder and be rock n roll music from the 50s. The video clips will switch to color. It ends with a motion graphic of the title.
Audio: Voice overs, music, sound effects
Intended Audience:  Adults
Beginning: Fog covered city in black and white.
Middle: He passes out
Turning Point:  He wakes up and witnesses a murder.
End: Motion graphic of the title