Unatelenovela

ThistermsprojectwillbethecreationofatelenovelaorSpanishstylesoapopera.Youwillhavesometimein
class,butyoumayhavetofindtimeoutsideofclassforplanning,filming,orediting.Thefinished productisduein
classnolaterthan__________________,butprojectsturnedinearly willreceive upto50extracreditpointsforall
groupmembers(theearlierturnedin,themorebonuspoints). Youmayturninyourfinishedproductinanyofthe
followingmediums:miniDVtape,CDROM,VHS(regularsize)tape, VideoCD,DVD. Nootherformats,
includinghigh8,orVHSC willbeaccepted,evenwithadapters.
Allgroupmembersmustbeactivelyinvolvedintheproduction.Therewillbeafinalevaluationthatallmustfill
outlistingwhichpartsoftheproductiontheycompleted.
EachofthefollowingtasksmustbeapprovedbySr.Tatebeforeyouareallowedtoproceedtothenextphase.
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Proposedoutlinewithassignedcharacters(inEnglishorSpanish)
Scenebyscenesummary(storyboard)withalistofnewvocabularythatiskeytothestory.
Scenesshouldbeassignedtoindividualgroupmembers,whowillberesponsibleforwritingout
theexactscriptinSpanish.
Spanishscript(byscene)withfilmingnotes(inEnglish):locations,effects,costumes,music,
timing,etc.
Filmscene(scenesmaybefilmedindividually)
EditsceneusingPinnacleorWindowsMovieMaker(atschool)oranyotherprogramathome.
Backto#3foradditionalscenes
Turninfinishedproject.
Turninevaluationform,showingwhateachmemberofthegroupdidduringtheproject.

Eachtelenovelamustincludeallofthefollowing:
1.Somesortofmedicalscene
2.Athemesong,inSpanish(overthecreditsorinthemovie)
3.Useofthepresent, command, preteriteandimperfecttenses.
4.LotsofspokenSpanish
5.Credits,withappropriatelycitedsources.
Generalsuggestions/guidelines
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Thisprojectisworth200points.(Seegradingscale)
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Youmaynot includeanythingimmoral,lewd,orpornographicinyourscript.Ifyouarenotsure
ifsomethingisappropriate,pleaseaskSr.Tate.
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Youarewelcomeandencouragedtouseappropriatehumor.
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Asthefocusofthisparticularunitismedical,theremustbe atleastonemedicalemergency(it
doesntmatterhowserious)intheproduction.However,theentirefocusoftheproductiondoes
notneedtotakeplaceinthehospital.Youmaymakethemedicalsceneasimportantornon
importantasyoudesire.
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Theremustbeatleastonesceneinthemoviewhereyoutalkaboutthepast(thiscanbea
flashbackorjustaconversation).Thisscenerequirestheuseofthepasttenses.
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Youmusthaveawrittenscriptfortheentiretelenovela.Thatscriptmustbeincomplete,correct
Spanish.Verbtensesmustbeusedcorrectly.Youareexpectedtolookupthecorrectformsof
wordsifyouhavequestions.
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Anyuseofcomputeror3rdpersontranslatorswillresultinadockedgrade.Thisshouldbeyour
work,donetothebestofyourability.
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Onceyouarereadytofilmasegment,youwillbeassignedavideocameraforacertainperiodof
time.Pointswillbedockedifthecameraisnotreturnedontime.Allrulesforpropercamerause
mustbeobserved(noharassingstudentsorotherclasses,properrespectforequipment,etc.)
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Costumes,props,etc.aretheresponsibilityofthegroup.Sr.Tateisnotresponsibleforcostumes
orpropsleftintheroom.
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Eachgroupwillbeassignedacomputerforediting.You mustrememberthenameandnumberof
thecomputerassigned.Inadditiontothecomputers,Ihavedigitalvideocamerasandadigital
stillcamerawhichyouarewelcometouse,asassigned,tocompletetheproject.
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Anymusic(withwords)thataccompaniesthefilmmustalsobeinSpanish.Iwouldbehappyto
helpyoufindappropriatemusic. Itunesisagreatsource.
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Youmustciteallreferences(music,graphics,pictures,etc.)

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WewillcontinuedoingtheSpanishdeclaration.Themajorityofclasstimefilming/editingshould
bedoneinSpanish.
Youareexpectedtouseyourtimewisely.Individualpointswillbedockedforstudentsnot
completingtheirfairshareofworkontheproject.Inextremecases,astudentmayberemoved
fromthegroupfornonparticipationandassignedalternativework.

Thiswillbeyourfavoriteprojectoftheentireyear! Havefun!

TelenovelaGradingRubric:
1.Script(upto100points).Youaregradedonlyonthefinaldraft.Iwillhappilyassistuptothatpointwithoutdockingpoints.
Gooduseofvocabulary

CorrectuseofSpanish
verbtenses

Overallcorrectness

Creativity/humor

25 Excellent,interesting
vocabulary.Wellthought
outtomakethisacut
abovenormal.
Vocabularyreflectsthings
wehavelearnedsofarthis
year.

25 Allrequiredtenses
usedandspelledcorrectly
throughouttheentire
script.

25 Otherelements
(pronouns,adjectives,
wordorder,nouns,etc.)
usedcorrectlyand
appropriatelythroughout
thescript.

25 Scriptisappropriate,
funny,wellthoughtout,
andcreative.Twists
makeitinterestingto
read,perform,andwatch.

15 Normal,Spanish1
15 Mosttensesused,but
levelvocabulary.Nothing someincorrectuseand
exciting,buteverything
misspelling.
appropriate

15 Scriptis
understandable,butthere
areseveralbasicerrors
throughout.

15 Scriptisinteresting,
butdoesnotstandoutas
beingtrulycreativeor
funny.

5 CavemanSpanish,but 5 CavemanSpanish.
Verbsnotcorrectly
atleastitsSpanish
conjugatedwithmany
errors.

5 CavemanSpanish.
Lookslikeitwasdoneby
acomputertranslator.
Severalerrors.

5Whatplanetdoyou
comefrom?Thisisnot
funny,notcreative,not
interesting...

2.Video(upto100points).Youareonlygradedonwhatyouturninontheduedate.Youmayeditoutanyerrors.
Filmography

Art/Visual/Costumes

Acting

Editing

Audio

20 Youhavecarefully
plannedscenesandhave
beenartisticinyour
filming.Thisisfunto
watch(usetripods,be
carefuloflighting,watch
outforbackgroundsound)

20 Thevisualeffects,
props,andcostumeslend
themselvesto
understandingthescript.
Youhavemade
appropriateuseoftitles
andonscreeneffects.
Youhavetriedtomake
thisaqualityproduction
toview

20 Actingisconvincing,
interesting,rehearsed.
Actorspronouncetheir
linescorrectlyandare
interestedinwhattheyare
doing.Itisobviousthat
youknowwhatyouare
doingandcareaboutit.

20 Appropriateuseof
fades,cuts,wipes,
transitions,etc.tomake
theproductlookfinished
andpolished,notjust
smashedtogether.The
filmhasacomplete
qualitytoit.

20 Musicandsound
effectsareappropriate,
wellplacedandlend
themselvestomakinga
highqualityproduction.
Linesareclearlyspoken.
Itiseasytohearand
understandwhatisgoing
on.

15 Youaretryingtobe
careful,butitlooksmore
likeDadshomemovies
thanSpielbergs
masterpiece...

15 Someattemptsat
costumes,titles,effects,
props,butitstilllooks
likearoadshowrather
thanBroadway...

15 Youretryingtoact,
butyouhaventrehearsed
enoughtomakethings
lookconvincingor
believable.

15 Aroughcut,butnota
polishedproduct.Does
notlooklikeyoureally
caretoomuch.

15 Someaudio
problems,suchastoo
muchwind,difficultyin
hearingvoices,poorly
chosensoundeffects/
audio.

5 Theentireclasshas
motionsicknessbecause
thisisnofuntowatch.

5Boringstudents,in
boringclothing,with
desksashospitalbedsand
noextrathought.

5Whatacting?People
squintingtoreadlinesoff
ofapieceofpapertaped
tothefloor.

5 Editingisminimal.It
lookslikeyoudidthisthe
nightbefore...

5Difficulttohear
voices,poorlyusedmusic
and/orsoundeffects.
Filmisdifficulttowatch.