12C - First planning task

Year 12C - Mrs Fernandez

Your HW and cover work all due for Wednesday's lesson is as follows:

1. Post up your HW research from last week, looking at different styles of film openings

2. Complete the genre analysis tasks 1,2,3 in /planning/ - each group member researching the conventions of one of the three genres. Use images and embedded clips in your post where possible.

3. Comment on each other's research and discuss on the blog which genre you are going to work in

4. visit http://www.artofthetitle.com/ and begin researching a variety of film openings. The more film you watch over the next few weeks - the broader your creative path. Post a review on the blog that particularly inspire you.

5. Watch the lecture by Kyle Cooper - famous title graphic designer / editor on The Art of the Title website. It is over 80 mins long, so skim through however he is the director of famous openings such as 'Seven' and it is incredibly interesting to hear his ideas.

Marking your blogs

You need to ensure that you have the following evidence, findings, scanned in examples are on the blog in its own clearly marked post(s):

1. audience research - concept
2. audience research - rough cut
3. audience research - final cut
4. Pitch slides and feedback on idea
5. preliminary task and reflection on how it went, what you learnt
6. Animatic - reflect on how storyboarding went
7. Reccie images...
8. Scanned in risk assessment and call sheet with explanation of 'process'

Make sure all posts are tidy, spellchecked and completed and that you have commented on each other's posts.
URGENTLY

12A P4 cover tasks

Y12A
As you have been uprooted from your editing stations, use this lesson to catch up and improve your planning marks. read Ms Johnson's post below - think about whether you are demonstrating excellence in those areas. Here are some tasks to complete this lesson:

1. Write reflections on your shoots - what technical issues did you encounter? Did you shoot outside of your storyboard? How did you come up with creative solutions on set? What worked and what didn't?
2. Ensure that your pitch slides with summary feedback and audience research are detailed on blog
3. Go back through your posts and make sure you have commented on each other's posts
3. Look back at your research - are there any shot ideas you could add to improve your work?
4. discuss and plan shoots and editing on your calendar sheet
5. Find and sample fonts - use www.1001freefonts.com. Post on blog
6. Spend some time reviewing possible sound effects and ambient music. Post on blog
5. Spend some time looking at other films on youtube. Post any interesting observations on blog
6. Complete any risk assessments / call sheets for weekend. In word, save document as jpg and upload onto blog as a sample of your "logistic organisation".

Good luck with shoots at weekend
See you Monday. Make sure all kit comes back in tutor time.
Mrs Fernandez

Planning Mark Scheme

Level 4 16–20 marks

• There is excellent research into similar products and a potential target audience.
  
• There is excellent organisation of actors, locations, costumes or props.
  
• There is excellent work on shotlists, layouts, drafting, scripting or storyboarding.
  
• There is an excellent level of care in the presentation of the research and planning
  
• Time management is excellent.
  

This is what you are all aiming for. Please assess your work and make sure you are fulfilling all the criteria. We want to give you full marks!

Feedback on blogs

Having reviewed your blogs - here is some general feedback. You should make any necessary amendments by the end of THIS WEEK (Friday 26th) so we can sign you off ready to shoot.

• Product and technical analysis posts need to be reviewed, detail added where indicated by teacher feedback. THIS IS VITAL for top band marks
• Is there a clear link between the films that you chose to analyse in your group and your concept? Make sure it is explicit on your blog
• Use of ICT - you must think carefully about design and layout for your posts - use of images, highlighting, subheadings, bullet points
• Accuracy - make sure you punctuate carefully
• Locations, props, characters - I expect to see photographic evidence of you planning and exploring these elements
• Audience research - clear evaluation of methodology and results must be on blog this week
• Pitch slides and evaluation of feedback once the pitch is carried out

Audience research and pitch

You need to prepare the following for the first week back- ready to pitch your film to the group and get the green light... this should be prepared on Powerpoint and you should take real care in its presentation, not posting a script on the slides, but instead using the notes pages for your script and images / key words on the screen. I suggest you divide up the sections and prepare slides over half term - ready to compile and rehearse in your first lesson.

Pitch (in any order):

• treatment including outline of your opening sequence idea
• summary of findings from film analysis/research
• moodboards
• summary of findings from audience research (questionnaire on surveymonkey)
• Location reccie
• Information on characters / costume / props
• Specific shot / technical ideas
• any other information / research which will convince us that your concept is well thought out, feasible and set to be a successful piece

The pitch is a formal part of the coursework and we will need to be contacted in advance if there are any absences.

Moodboard - 12B

Well done, most of your blogs are excellent. Don't forget to comment on each others ideas. Today you have been working on your moodboard. This could be a good way to open your pitch. Please ensure that this is done and uploaded on to your blog by Thursday 29 January 6pm. Look below for ideas on how to construct it.