DEADLINE APPROACHING - WEDNESDAY NOV 30TH 9pm

The deadline for the planning stage is still this Wednesday 30th. You won't be in college, but most of the items are blogged and you should be working on this in your own time in and out of college.
You will need to make sure that the animatic is uploaded before the end of tomorrow (Tues).
The following must ALL  be on the blog by 9pm Wednesday:

Evidence of ongoing research into short films which reflect the ongoing process of your planning (embed links to more films the group finds inspiring, with comments)

- short statements (bullet pointed paragraphs) on initial group decisions in each of the areas for assessment in Unit G325: genre/style, narrative, representation, target audience, use of film language (eg ideas for key shots and dominant mise en scene). Remember that you will need to consult members of your audience for feedback later in the process!

- allocation of roles at this stage - see booklet on this, but it includes camera operation, prop research and acquisition, location research and justification, storyboarding, scripting, animatic production, costume, make-up, actor selection and contacting, lighting decisions, sound/foley research etc. All members of the group should take part in the editing process.

- location research (photos taken and uploaded with notes)

- initial props ideas and photos with notes

- lighting notes (on animatic or as separate posting)- use examples from others

- storyboard as animatic (with or without commentary - ONLY WITHOUT IF DRAWING IS VERY DETAILED AND ALL ELEMENTS OF FRAME PLANNING, LENGTH OF SHOT ETC ARE PRESENT)

- outline script (either as part of animatic, or separate posting)

- initial ideas for additional sound (soundtrack, foley/fx, ambient)

- notes, images, links on initial research into short film promotion (advertising, reviews - see my blog side bar)

- some audience feedback on story ideas, proposed characters and scenes (can  be gathered and presented through social networking sites), with comments posted

PLANNING

You need to provide a shot list for every shot in the film, which states shot size, angle, movement and character movement in the scene. Locations should be clear, as should any lighting instructions and any other aspect of mise en scene. Decide on editing transitions and add these in too.
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You do not have to storyboard every shot.  However, make sure your storyboard and animatic covers key scenes. Remember you'll need a voice over to explain the content of images, and how they connect.

READ MY COMMENTS!

Today and tomorrow I will be making comments on your research. Many of you are not providing sufficiently detailed or precise analysis for A2. Each of the bullet point questions need a FULL answer - about 20 lines minimum, and each short film analysis should be at least 1 screen's worth of notes. Some of the notes wouldn't achieve a level 2 at AS, and certainly not A2!
Act straight away to edit your posts, if you wish to avoid losing substantial marks.

REMEMBER TO USE TERMS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF FILM LANGUAGE.

DON'T FORGET YOUR SUMMER EVALUATION WORK!

Don't forget that you all need to have your group evaluations from the summer posted on the blog. This should have been your first post, and if it isn't, must be posted asap.

LINKS ON THE SIDE BAR

There are loads of links to related websites for your production work on the right.
Keep visiting them through the process to help with ideas/research/context etc.

NOW START PLANNING - DEADLINE NOVEMBER 30TH!

Now that the first deadline has passed, I'll be posting comments on your blogged research. If you think you haven't done enough, or I suggest you haven't, I suggest you edit posts to improve or add more posts.
You should continue to research short films throughout the planning process, but would also benefit from doing it right through the short film production stage.

PLANNING

Deadline Two: Ongoing Research and Pre-Production Planning
On your group blog by the date below, with everyone contributing equally, and all individual posts tagged, aiming for 1 post per day per group member:

- evidence of ongoing research into short films which reflect the ongoing process of your planning (embed links to more films the group finds inspiring, with comments)
- short statements (bullet pointed paragraphs) on initial group decisions in each of the areas for assessment in Unit G325: genre/style, narrative, representation, target audience, use of film language (eg ideas for key shots and dominant mise en scene). Remember that you will need to consult members of your audience for feedback later in the process!
- allocation of roles at this stage
- location research (photos taken and uploaded with notes)
- initial props ideas and photos with notes
- lighting notes (on animatic or as separate posting)- use examples from others
- storyboard as animatic (with or without commentary)
- outline script (either as part of animatic, or separate posting)
- initial ideas for additional sound (soundtrack, foley/fx, ambient)
- notes, images, links on initial research into short film promotion (advertising, reviews)
- some audience feedback on story ideas, proposed characters and scenes (can be gathered and presented through social networking sites), with comments posted

DEADLINE FOR THIS STAGE: Wednesday November 30th, 9pm

FIRST DEADLINE APPROACHING! (WED NOV 16TH 9PM)

Your first deadline for research into at least 4 short films each is approaching.

Study the instructions for this carefully (on moodle) and make sure you have written notes, not an essay.

You'll find useful links to short film websites on the left hand bar of my blog. Have a look!

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