EmotiFilm Project
Objective: Students will work in groups to create a two minute film collage that creates a “mood” or “emotion” in their audience using HDV Cameras, Adobe Premiere, and sound.
Example Moods:
- Anxiety
- Fear
- Paranoia
- Loneliness
- Isolation
Requirements
- Students will work in groups of 3 (Some exceptions)
- Films are 2 minutes long in length
- Moods will be assigned randomly
- Films consist of three shots (2 Cuts)
- Each shot will be part of a different “story” or “setup” that works to support the assigned “Mood”
- No dialogue will be included in any scene!
Exhibition: October 29th 2009
Delivarables:
- Sensory Sheet Exercise
- Film Planning Worksheet
- Two Minute Film
Assessment:
- Film Checklist (Includes all items required)
- Audience Survey
- Peer Assessment
- Self Assessment
Links:
- Bill Viola’s “Sweet Light” (1977)
- “The Sweetness of Sweet Light” (2009) - A Documentary that discusses the importance of Viola’s work on “Sweet Light”


