Day 36: Filmmaking BrainPOP & Project Work

Objectives

I can watch the BrainPOP Filmmaking movie and complete the quiz in Graded Mode.
I can work quietly and independently on my assigned part of the film scoring project.
I can follow the project rules: Apple Loops for music, CTLS sound effect files only, no dialogue.
I can save my GarageBand file using the correct filename format before I leave.

Warmup — Filmmaking BrainPOP

Open CTLS and find today’s assignment: Filmmaking. It has two parts — complete them in order.

Filmmaking Movie — watch the BrainPOP film on filmmaking.
Filmmaking Quiz (Graded Mode) — take the quiz. Make sure you select Graded Mode, not Review Mode. This quiz is graded.

Checkpoint: Warmup

I watched the Filmmaking Movie on BrainPOP.
I took the Filmmaking Quiz in Graded Mode and submitted it.

Work Session — Silent Project Work

The rest of the period is a silent work session. That means quiet, focused, headphones-on building time on your part of the film scoring project. No side conversations. No off-task browsing. Just you, GarageBand, and your film.

Groups that work productively will receive a small treat. I am watching. Do your best work.

The Ground Rules

Before you open GarageBand, review these — they apply for the rest of the project week:

Music: Use Apple Loops only or original MIDI melodies you compose yourself. No imported songs from Spotify, YouTube, or anywhere else.
Sound Effects: Use only the files provided on CTLS. You do not need to find your own. Do not use sound effects from other sources.
Dialogue: There is no dialogue in the final movie. Do not add any spoken words, narration, or vocals to your project.
Your Part vs. Blank Space: You are responsible for only your assigned portion of the film (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, etc.). The rest of the GarageBand timeline will look empty — that’s correct and expected. Mr. Willingham will combine Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 from each group into the finished movie after submission.

Your GarageBand file is not the final movie. It is one piece of a larger puzzle. Don’t worry about what you can’t see — focus on your part and make it excellent.

Project Files

If you still need the video for your assigned film or the provided sound effect library, both are in OneDrive:

Video Files

Sound Effects and Foley

What to Work On

Pick up exactly where you left off Friday. If you wrote down a specific goal at the end of Day 35 (“Add the glass-break SFX at 0:47, find a tense loop for the chase at 0:55”), start there. If you didn’t write a goal, spend the first two minutes reviewing your timeline and deciding on your next three actions before you do anything else.

Use your planning document (the shared Microsoft Word doc your group created Friday) to stay on track. If your sound effects list or Apple Loops list changes as you build, update the document.

Save Before You Leave

Before class ends, save your GarageBand file. Use the exact format below:

LastName-FirstName-Film-PartN
Example: Smith-Jane-Agent327-Part1

Checkpoint: Work Session

I worked quietly and stayed focused the whole period.
My GarageBand timeline has real progress on my assigned part (music and/or sound effects).
I followed the rules: Apple Loops for music, CTLS files for SFX, no dialogue, my part only.
I saved my file as LastName-FirstName-Film-PartN in ~/Music/GarageBand/ before leaving.

Closing — The Week Ahead

Here is what the rest of the week looks like:

Day	Date	What’s Happening
Tuesday 5/12	6th Grade Field Day	Work session — some classes won’t meet
Wednesday 5/13	7th Grade Field Day	Work session — some classes won’t meet
Thursday 5/14	8th Grade Field Day	No classes
Friday 5/15	Submission Day	Your part is due — submit on CTLS

Friday is a hard deadline. Each group member submits their own GarageBand part individually on CTLS. Mr. Willingham will use your submissions to mix the final movie — if your part isn’t submitted, your group’s movie won’t be complete.

Use every minute of Tuesday and Wednesday if your class meets. You have one more focused work day after today before the final submission.

Standards

MSMTC8.CN.1 — Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make music (connecting knowledge of filmmaking conventions — from the BrainPOP — to the choices made when scoring picture with music and sound effects).
MSMTC8.CR.1 — Generate musical ideas for various purposes and contexts (selecting and placing Apple Loops that reflect the emotional tone and action of the student’s assigned film segment).
MSMTC8.CR.2 — Select and develop musical ideas for defined purposes and contexts (developing a cohesive musical and SFX track for a specific, defined portion of the film).
MSMTC8.CR.3 — Evaluate and refine selected musical ideas to create musical work that meets appropriate criteria (listening back and adjusting loop and SFX placement to stay in sync with the picture and meet project requirements).

Last updated on May 24, 2026