Student Resources

Agenda & Announcements

  1. ASB - PSA Contest (primary focus)

    • Daily Points (10 pts/day)

    • Read through Google Document

    • 2026 PSA Contest: Upload Portal Emailed

    • Post-Production should have begun

    • Check Email for Important Info

  2. Pexel Lab (use as backup)

    • Finish Audio Track

    • Review Final Cut Library, Events, Projects

    • Advanced AEVE: Work Independently

  3. Veteran AEVE

    • C.P. PSA Project

    • Advanced A/V work

  4. MiCEC Post-Production

    • Editing Cut, Need Audio

  5. SkillsUSA

    • Competition Finalization

    • Competition Prep

  6. MS Elective Promos

  7. Misc.

    • CTE Exploration Days

      • Feb 24 (Tues) - HSPS

      • Feb 27 (Fri) - Boyne

    • Northern Michigan University Trip?

      • March/April

    • AEVE Pictures always

    • Equipment Request Form

    • TBA

Common Links:

Platform Resources

Lessons & Assignments

Final Project Progression

Use this section to work through the timeline of building your Final Project

Final Project Guidelines
Lite & I: Script/Storyboard Rubric
II, III & IV: Script/Storyboard Rubric
Final Project Rubric

Semester 1 Due Date: Tuesday, January 13th 2026
Viewing Date: Wednesday & Thursday – Jan. 13 & 14, 2025 – During your class time.

Project Progression

  1. Pre-Production

    • Final Project Launch

    • Create / Copy & Rename Storyboard

    • Brief Description (2-5 sent.)

      • What is seen and what is heard?

    • Title Scene / Credit Scene

      • Font, size, color, location, etc.

    • Map Progression in Storyboard

      • About 4-6 seconds per scene/cut

        • 2 minute ~ 20+ scene

  2. Production

    • Filming

    • Recording / Composing

  3. Post-Production

    • Begin Editing Video

    • Mixing Audio

  4. Self/Peer Evaluation

Pexel's Project Progress

Pexels Projects

  1. Create a Pexel Folder on Desk-Top

    1. Subject 1 – Video Only

    2. Subject 2 – Video / Photo Mix

  2. Pexel / Final Cut Pro Labs I & II

Instructor Pexels Example

Instructor Building Timelapse

Assessments

General Mac OS

Logic Pro

Final Cut

  • Final Cut 1 – Coming Soon

  • Final Cut 2 – Coming Soon

  • Final Cut 3 – Coming Soon

  • Final Cut 4 – Coming Soon

  • Final Cut 5 – Coming Soon

  • Final Cut 6 – Full Assessment

Resources

Below are listed Resources used in AEVE. We’ll continue to update lists as the program grows.

Logic Pro X: Logic Pro X Text Book: Logic Pro X 11.1 – Professional Music Production by David Nahmani

Final Cut Pro X, DaVinci Resolve & Motion 5

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