Project Plan, first draft outline

• Select machinima videos to analyze
  • Select machinima which address an issue
  • Ensure machinima are not copywritten
    • if so, secure permission to analyze
  • Include selection criteria in final paper
• Select key theories to apply
  • rhetorical
    • Burke
    • Foucault
    • Bitzer
  • game
    • WoW reader
    • Game theory books enroute
  • media
    • Bolter
    • Ulmer
• Apply theories to videos
  • apply theories as they appear necessary
  • if excluding one theory, explain why
• Analyze results and determine effectiveness
• Compose thesis
• Create a machinima adhering to theories
  • Select game
    • game should have sufficient user-control
    • should maintain focus on gameplay
    • modality concerns should be paramount
  • plan video production
    • screenplay
    • storyboard and plan shots
    • script and determine sound synchronization techniques
  • Produce machinima
    • record gameplay footage
    • embed and synchonize sound
    • edit until you want to cry
    • review