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Hand-make a background with paint,  collage, photographs, or found material.  Make it 5 feet long for a scrolling backdrop.  You can keep it simple or the image can change over time.  Cut and paste photos, drawings or found objects from Photoshop into Final Cut Pro for foreground ANIMATION (30 sec - 2 min).  Record audio.  NO pre-recorded music.

Make a video that explores an event in history on both a micro and macro scale.  Consider issues of scale as they relate to your visual/audio treatment and/or the types of information you include.  The historical event(s) can be real or invented, personal or public, or all of these.

Focus on one specific aspect of your experience that can be described as a landscape.
This is an opportunity to interpret the word "landscape" broadly and metaphorically if you wish.  You may choose to literally investigate the landscape of your neighborhood, or you might consider historical landscapes, microscopic landscapes, bodily landscapes, virtual landscapes, ideological landscapes, etc.  
Use multiple layers in Photoshop to create an image or series of images that represents your personal vision of this landscape, the way that you navigate it, or the way you might dream of transforming it.

Create a 1-2 minute video that tells a story with one continuous shot, no edits.  No dialogue or narration aloud.  Make something happen for the camera.  Use limitations to your advantage and pay close attention to details. 

Create a composition that serves as a self-portrait in sound

Create a video composition that is comprised of

A performance comprised of playing a part of your favorite song and explaining why it's your favorite...

Create a shot work of video where every effect available in Final Cut Pro is used.