Blog feedback

Student Name	What’s missing	What’s good?	What needs improving?
BRADSHAW Emma	·          Analysis/research. ·          Planning (script, storyboard etc) for Prelim task. ·          Final Prelim task	Well laid out. Good use of a range of technologies so far. Some good level of analysis. Well presented work.	·          A lot of research tasks need uploading, blog is full of empty posts.
BULL Eleana	·          Storyboard for Prelim. ·          Final prelim task.	Well presented. Good use of a range of technology for presenting work. Some detailed analysis. Good understanding of the conventions.	·          On Camera movements, possibly link to how these types can be used in a horror film and what ‘message’; the shot type could express. ·          Some blank posts need filling
CANNING Max	·          Ideas/brainstorm for preliminary ·          Edited film. ·          Brief evaluation of prelim.	Well presented Varied use of technology to present research.	·          Comment on the film logo post – what are you hoping to learn from this/purpose of post.
CONSUL Van Abner	·          Brief evaluation of prelim. ·          9 frame storyboard of existing films ·          Timelines of film openings	Excellent storyboards Well presented animatic. Some good focus on audience.	·          Comment on what was learnt/point of including top ten horror. ·
DUFFY Kelsey	·          Timelines of film openings ·          Moving image analysis.	Well structured. Some very good analytical points made Some use of technology shown.	·          Blog needs keeping up to date. ·          A lot of empty posts which need uploading. ·          Posts with analysis in seem to not work (video clips)
EDWARDS Hannah	·          Prelim tasks ·          Opening timelines ·          9 frame storyboards of film openings	Good analysis so far Range of technology used.	·          Keep blog up to date ·          Upload tasks as they are done.
FARMER Max	·          Brief evaluation for prelim. ·          Brief summary/concept of your film in 25 words or less.	Range of technology Some good analysis Up to date blog.	·          Credit/acknowledge that Van drew the storyboard. ·          Remember to include stuff on target audience for your film.
JARVIS Flynn	·          Timeline of film openings ·          Script/storyboard of prelim task ·          Brief evaluation of prelim.	Range of technology to present work/research. Well presented Good understanding of how film opening work.	·          Comment on what was learnt/the point of posting top grossing horror films lists. How did it help your project?
MILLETT-DEISEROTH Emily	·          Prelim planning and brief evaluation of prelim ·          Prelim video	Good level of analysis Some good use of technology	·          A lot of empty posts which need uploading. ·          Keep blog up to date
RODGERS Zak	·          Preliminary script and final film. ·           Timeline and 9 frame shots of film openings.	Detailed analysis Varied technology Well presented blog	·          Continually update blog with development for main task, notes and idea developments.
WOODHOUSE Zoe	·          Preliminary film and planning need adding.	Variety of presentational methods used. Well presented work.	·          Analysis of what questionnaire results show. ·          Consider what was learnt from looking at existing openings and how it impacts on yours. ·          Some links/analysis seem to not work (7even etc)

Animatics

Remember to use animatics after your storyboard planning stage.

The PPT from the lesson can be found in the student shared area in school and below.

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B4lAA0w6wIW8aEpON3czZ2dySjQ


http://www.slideshare.net/rockinmole/animatics-15205733

Your film project task list!

DEADLINE – Friday December 21st.

Preliminary exercise: Continuity task involving filming and editing a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character, with whom she/he then exchanges a couple of lines of dialogue. This task should demonstrate match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180-degree rule.

o    Notes on 3 shot types. 

o    Brainstorm to show ideas for film       

o    Storyboard for film    

o    Script for the dialogue to film

o    Edited film      

o    Evaluation/analysis of preliminary production (Keep it brief – must say what was learnt and how the preliminary task will help you in your main project.

Main task: the titles and opening of a new fiction film, to last a maximum of two minutes.

All video and audio material must be original, produced by the candidate(s), with the exception of music or audio effects from a copyright-free source.

Research:

□    Camera shot types

□    Conventions of horror films

□    Conventions of film openings in general (look at content, style, features)

□    Different genres of films (list films linked to the genre)

□    Questions on ‘What is suspense’

□    Institution research (2 companies)      

□    Notes on at least 8 film openings

□    Conventions of openings of films from horror films (such as regular features, specific techniques, ways narrative is explained)

□    Detailed analysis of AT LEAST 4 existing film openings (at least 2 must be horror)

□    9 frame storyboard for films

□    Opening timelines

□    Audience profile for horror genre

□    Horror location shot types

Planning:

□    Brainstorm/plan ideas for your film (to include narrative, ideas for opening sequence, styles, colours, styles of copy, inspiration)

□    Brainstorm names for your film/state why you chose a particular name for your film.

□    Suitable institution to produce your film. And why.

□    Survey of your target audience to find out what hooks them onto a film from this genre.

□    Audience profile for your film.

□    Storyboard ideas for the opening, with annotations to show development of ideas.

□    Script for film

□    Animatic storyboard

□    Locations photographs with comments on suitability and when they could be used.

□    Costume plans

□    Prop list

□    A range of photographs for the storyboard/opening – blocking out your film.

□    Explanation of your film’s concept in 25 words or less.

□    A production schedule/shooting schedule.

□    A final draft version – with annotations/commentary on good and bad aspects of the production.

□    Survey/feedback of the target audience again to get their opinions on your production and any changes.

Construction:

□    Final opening and titles to your film – lasting no more than 2 minutes – upload final version to your blog as well as recording onto a DVD.

□    Evaluation of whole project (MUST answer ALL of the set questions and NOT just as an essay)

1.     In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

2.    How does your media product represent particular social groups?

3.    What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

4.    Who would be the audience for your media product?

5.    How did you attract/address your audience?

6.    What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

7.    Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

All this is to be included on your BLOG. Keep uploading work to your blog regularly.

The evaluation MUST go on to the end of your blog.

You must present your work using creative and digital media forms where possible – avoid ‘essay’/text based answers as much as you can.

Remember to check http://ktsasmedia2012-13.blogspot.co.uk/ regularly for guidance, resources, and tasks, as well as comments from teachers on work done.

Make clear the roles each person plays in all aspects of the filming and editing process.

The unit is marked out of a total of 100 marks:

o    20 marks for the presentation of the planning and research;

o    60 marks for the construction;

o    20 marks for the evaluation.

Video of film company logos

A nice collection of many fim company logos to help with design for your film.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsOEX2i0B6E

Mrs Scales/Mr McDermott's group checklist

The following work should be on your blogs:

1.       The Shining

2.       Horror genre research

3.       Analysis of Se7en

4.       Camera angles photos and analysis

5.       The Happening

6.       One other horror film analysis in 9 frames

7.       One time line of horror film analysis

8.       Record of lesson one of group work preparation for main task – e.g. group / story line / characters / locations / music / sound / camera angles and use of camera / possible editing decisions...

9.       Editing worksheet

10.   Production companies / institutions research

11.   Own prod co logo development

12.   Preliminary task

13.   Prelim task analysis

14.   Narrative theory

15.   Audience theory

16.   Character theory

17.   Audience research findings

If it is not on there, please upload it as soon as possible so you can move on to your production tasks.