Space: 1999
Title & Trailer
due 24 October
Space 1999 premiered in 1975 and
featured the adventures of 311 astronauts and scientists stationed on Moonbase
Alpha after a catastrophic explosion hurled Earth’s moon into the farthest
reaches of space. Each story was richly-visualised and portrayed the Alphan
journey as an exploration into the unknown with a sense of awe, wonder and
horror. High-quality video of episodes from this ground-breaking sci-fi series
can be seen on YouTube. For this double-assignment, students will download an
episode from the first season of Space
1999 (you will be assigned an episode so there is no duplication) using the
Firefox browser and its plug-in Flashgot. Then you will be instructed how to
re-edit the opening title sequence. Finally, you will produce a trailer for the
episode that will include a brief line of introductory narration, e.g., “next
time on Space 1999 – they say if you
travel far enough you will eventually meet yourself…”, a text graphic, key lines
of dialogue and scenes, and appropriate music. Work will be graded on
originality and whether the promotional trailer was compelling and persuasive,
but doesn’t give everything away. Remember, you’re trying to attract the
audience to come back next week. The trailer should entice viewers with just
enough information to wet their appetites. TRT for trailer ~ 3:00.
Instructions for this assignment:
Instructions for this assignment: