Monday, 22 September 2014

DON'T FORGET!

DON'T FORGET THAT THERE IS A LIST OF TARGETS FOR FRIDAY!
Some people are forgetting that analyses need to be made relevant to the emergence of your creative ideas - this means evaluating the film you are analysing, and stating what you think could be taken forward to your own emerging ideas (eg genre use? film language use and particular techniques used? narrative ideas?).
You could organise this as "Techniques and ideas we could use or adapt", and "Things that didn't work for me". Don't forget to explain your reasons.

Friday, 19 September 2014

WHAT TO POST BY THE DEADLINE ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 26TH

Entangled | Short Cuts Canada | TIFF 2014 from TIFF on Vimeo.



Deadline One: Initial Research (refer to pages 4-6 of booklet)

- Your initial summer research on short films should be returned to and you should have acted upon comments made.
- Each group member to post research into a further 5 – 7 short films.  Remember to apply MRANG to each film.  See page 5-6 of booklet for guidance.
- Comment on aspects of the films you find successful or interesting, and suggest elements of these films that could inspire your group’s work.
- Complete a separate posting on titles and credits and document similarities and differences here and any initial ideas that you have - consider how the title works to intrigue the audience - can you account for the choice? Consider and explain the choice of font, colour, placement of title in the film itself (at start? after film starts?)
- Suggest audience profile for each, commenting on what may be learned by where the film was found (eg Youtube? Virgin Media? vimeo etc)
- Think about structure, format (multi-media) and variety of posts
- Clearly label each post with your Name, a title of “Initial research into Short Films” and then follow the advice at the bottom of page 4.

Friday September 26th midnight.

SHORT FILM EXAMPLES

I'll be posting some more ideas of where to go to look for short film research inspiration. Here is a link to vime 'SHORT CUTS' - the new short film strand on vimeo.

Burnt Grass | Short Cuts Canada | TIFF 2014 from TIFF on Vimeo.

NEW LINK ON THE RIGHT TO 'FILM MAKER MAGAZINE' ON SHORT FILM AND TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL

There are some great comments here about the problems with distributing short films, and the concept of audience. Notice also the links to award winning short films from the Toronto Film Festival (one of the most important in the film festival calendar). Link here to the page directly, or use the link list on the right hand bar.

Sunday, 14 September 2014

WELCOME TO MY 2014-15 BLOG!


Welcome to my Advanced Portfolio Blog for 2014-15! 
Check here for advice, links, examples of good work, and reminders of deadlines.
Good luck on your journey to excellence!
Here's a link to the Toronto Film Festival results for short films and other categories. Keep up with festival film news!

We're in the process now of checking that you have completed all of the Summer holiday work. Your research deadline is Friday September 26th