Initiation to Communication
Prof. Monica O’Hearn
November 20, 2013
Guidelines for Video Project
Overview: As an essential component of this course, you will be creating a video
travel advertisement. You will develop the idea, do research, write a script and film
a video starring yourselves.
Description of final project: In your video, you will try to convince foreigners to
visit either: 1) Morocco, or 2) a city of your choice in Morocco. You will provide
images and sounds to show the best that Morocco or the city has to offer for a visit.
The video will be 2-3 minutes long, and each group member must speak for a
minimum of 30 seconds.
Week 1: Idea
 You will form groups of 3-4 students for the project
 Your group will choose a destination. Your options are: 1) Morocco or 2) a
city in Morocco. (If you choose option 2, only pick one city!)
 One representative for the group will send an email to
monica.d.ohearn@gmail.com with the names of all group members and the
choice of project before the start of the next class
Week 2: Research and Group Roles
 You will do research on the destination of your choice. Research can be on:
o History
o Culture (art, music, food, etc.)
o Society
o Technology
 You must use a minimum of 3 good sources for information, but you are
welcome to use more. Acceptable sources include:
o Books
o Newspaper or magazine articles
o Academic journals
o Documentaries
o Other possible sources (make sure to email me first!)
 Using these sources, you will create an annotated bibliography. Annotated
bibliographies are a list of sources with a description of the source. You will
cite your sources using MLA format and provide a short paragraph on the
information that will be useful to your project.
 Example:
Domenico, Roy Palmer. “Sicily (Sicilia)”. The Regions of Italy: A Reference
Guide to History and Culture. Westport: Greenwood Publishing Group, 2002.
Book.
The author talked about various people who are from the city of Catania. One
of these people is Vincenzo Bellini, the opera composer. Vincenzo Bellini was
known for his bel canto style of opera and is now buried in Catania. I plan to
use this information to speak about how Catania is a cultural center of Italy.

You will send the full annotated bibliography (ordered alphabetically) in a
document to monica.d.ohearn@gmail.com. In this same email, you will
describe what each group member will be doing in the group (filming,
editing, writing, etc.). Example: “Monica: research on history of Tangier, bring
camera, write 1 page of script on history”.
Week 3: Script Writing
 You will write the script for your video. The script will be the words that you
will use in your video. Remember that each group member must speak for at
least 30 seconds, but this can be spread out throughout the video.
 The script should be typed, and should show which person will be saying
which line. The script should be emailed to monica.d.ohearn@gmail.com.
 Example:
Elena: The city of Bologna is known as the “fat” city because of all of its good
food. In the Emilia-Romagna region, sausages and cheeses are made fresh
everyday, like mortadella and parmesan.
Luigi: Bologna is also home to the famous dish, lasagna Bolognese, which is a
delicious baked pasta dish with ground beef, ricotta cheese, and fresh tomato
sauce. It has been made for centuries, but the first known recipe was
published in 1891.
Week 4: Revision of Script
 I will send your script back to you by Sunday of that week with revisions.
You should make the appropriate changes and resubmit them to me by
Wednesday (class time).
Week 5-6: Filming and Submission
 You will film your movie. I prefer the images and film to be your own, but if
you use other images that you find on the Internet, make sure to cite them at
the end of the film. The film should be 2-4 minutes long, and remember that
each person must speak for at least 30 seconds. Once your video is
completed, please email it to me or give it to me by USB drive in class.
 Good luck!