PreProduction

= Which Story will you choose? = toc

Plot the Tale
It is now time to take what you have learned about Edgar Allen Poe and his writings. To begin ,select a poem or story by Edgar Allen Poe and Complete a Poem Analysis using [|bubbl.us] as a graphic organizer tool.

Make sure to include the required information in your Poem Analysis by viewing the Poem Analysis Page. Your graphic organizer does not have to look exactly as the one shown, we provide one as a suggestion.As all group members read, make sure each individual includes notes of his/her thoughts and ideas for scene selection in the Bubbl.us graphic organizer. This will help your group decide and refine your scene.

In addition to your Bubbl.us graphic organizer, write a summary of your select poem or story. This will help your organize ideas on which scene to form your film, and ease your presentation, for you will have to provide your classmates an overview of you select poem or story before showing your film.

You have individually and with your team read the following Poe classics, "//The Cask of Amontillado//", "//The Tell-Tale Heart//", "//The Black Cat//", "//The Raven//", "//Annabell Lee//", and a __fifth work of your choice__, you will now decide which film you plan on basing your film treatment around.

Write Your Script
After analyzing your poem/ short story, write an original script of a scene that is not explicitly written in the poem or story, using the web tool [|PlotBot]. This site will assist you in the design and written form of your video. Make sure to maintain the same mood as the rest of the story or poem by incorporating appropriate dialogue, props, music and scenery for a **3-7 minute** animation or video film.

Share your script on the Midnight Dreary Google Docs space. Be sure that each member of your team has their name attached to the script. media type="youtube" key="pWPjjoOFIu8" height="324" width="432" align="right"

Storyboard Your Creation
In order to translate your words into an animation or film, you will create a storyboard to plan your finished product. Learn more about storyboarding by watching the film to the right, courtesy of the American Film Institute, and check out additional resources to aid you in your storyboard creation.

AFI's Toolkit for Young Filmmaker s

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To assist with your script creation, consider the following elements:

1. Setting 2. Mood 3. Point of View 4. Central Conflict 5. Protagonist 6. Antagonist 7. Inciting Cause 8. Climax 9. Resolution 10. Genre

Supplemental Document/Optional [|Google Document for Plot Analysis]

Next Steps
Once your plot analysis and scripts have been posted to your team's Midnight Dreary Google Docs. Space, Move on to "Production".