1. Film each shot several times - use a whiteboard to indicate number of shot and which take - thus : - "Shot one, take one" etc etc. This will make editing easier and give you more footage to play with in the editing suite.
2. Make a sandwich! Make sure that you have wastage material (a few seconds) both at the beginning and end of each shot - very important for later in the editing suite.
3. Your storyboard is very important - the better this is thought out and adhered to, the more likely you are to be successful.
4. Stay on the campus
Monday, 13 December 2010
To those that I am supervising
You need to get into the habit of now checking my blog for important posts
AS Media 2010-11 - The preliminary task
Media Studies Foundation Portfolio
Preliminary Exercise in Continuity Editing
Your Task:
THIS TASK CONTRIBUTES TO YOUR COURSEWORK GRADE:
COURSEWORK REPRESENTS 50% OF THE AS LEVEL
The specification states that this must be:
‘ A 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.’ The sequence must last no longer than one minute.
This task should demonstrate:
Match on Action
Shot/Reverse Shot
The 180 degree Rule
All filming and editing must take place on Haywards Heath College campus. You will record your learning and processes on a group blog, which you will continue into the Main Task (the opening of thriller film).
Stages of the Work
You will work on this in all of your Media Studies lessons between Monday December 13th 2010, and Friday January 14th 2011. However, the final deadline for all parts of the work will be one week after on Friday January 21st. (See below for information on what to hand in).
Stage One
You will decide upon your groups. Groups must be a maximum of four students, and a minimum of three. (NB Smaller groups may create a shortage of cameras).
Stage Two
In your groups, you will revise the continuity terms referred to above, and ensure that everyone in the group understands what you are required to demonstrate in the finished product.
Stage Three
You will set up your group’s blog, and begin to make entries on it.
Based on skills demonstrated in the practice work earlier, you will decide which group members are most skilled at camera operation, and assign them the task of filming. At least two people should take responsibility for filming. Assign tasks to everyone in the group from the list below:
Storyboard artist/s (draws storyboard to group’s plans)
Location Scout/s (selects locations and organises to shoot there)
Prop Manager (organises props for shooting)
Casting Director (organises actors where needed)
Director of filming (calls lead in and out to start and end filming)
ALL MEMBERS OF THE GROUP MUST BE INVOLVED AND PRESENT FOR THE EDIT.
Stage Four
You will all contribute to a planning discussion, in which you create initial ideas. These must include exact location/s to be used (see below), precise decisions about action to be filmed, and continuity methods.
You will then begin the storyboarding process: each shot must be the result of careful discussion and frequent checks that you are meeting the brief. Your storyboard must use the correct format, and include all of the information shown on page 25 of your booklet on Moving Image Language. However, it should also include timing in seconds for each shot, and exact lines of dialogue alongside the shot/s that it would be heard.
Your discussion must include decisions about how you will make sure that you demonstrate the rules of continuity listed above.
GROUPS MUST BLOG THEIR DECISIONS THROUGHOUT.
Stage Five
Check that your locations are available at the times you will be filming, and that no one else is using it at the same time.
Check that props are ready for filming.
Check that actors (either members of the group or others you have invited to take part) are available when you are shooting.
Revise the Health and Safety procedures for filming.
Stage Six
Remind yourselves of the necessary checks (especially white balance and health and safety) you need to do before and during filming, and gather your equipment together:
Camera
Tripod
Dolly?
Tape
Portable lights? (You will not be assessed on your use of lighting at this stage)
Start filming.
You are expected to use three lessons for filming. You will need to be efficient and effective with your use of time (as in the real world), as any delays at this stage will impact on the rest of your work.
Shoot the sequence several times, and from a variety of positions. Make absolutely certain that you have sufficient footage to edit successfully – a shortage of footage very often causes poor productions!! Make sure that you allow plenty of recorded time BEFORE AND AFTER the part of the shot you intend to use. EVERY GROUP MEMBER MUST BE PRESENT AND PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCESS.
GROUPS MUST UPDATE THEIR BLOG AS SHOWN ON THE DEADLINE SHEET. Make sure the ‘rushes’ are on the mac network by the deadline to allow for feedback.
Stage Seven
Edit the sequence using I-movie. This must be done by the deadline you are given. EVERY GROUP MEMBER MUST PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCESS. BURN THE PRODUCT TO A DISC. PRIORITY USE OF THE EDITING SUITE WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE WITH LESSONS AT THAT TIME.
MEDIA STUDIES PRELIMINARY EXERCISE DEADLINES
EVERY MEMBER OF THE GROUP TAKES RESPONSIBILITY TO MEET THE DEADLINES SET. FAILURE TO MEET THESE DEADLINES BY THE GROUP OR INDIVIDUAL WILL BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY, AND MAY RESULT IN A STUDENT BEING ASKED TO LEAVE THE COURSE.
DEADLINE ONE: END OF YOUR SECOND LESSON OF THE WEEK
WEEK BEGINNING MONDAY 13th DECEMBER 2010 – YOUR DATE:
Show a completed storyboard using storyboard conventions plus timing and dialogue to a teacher.
Record the following on your group’s blog:
Your discussion and decisions, explaining your reasons for elements of the sequence in storyboard form.
Your cast, props you intend to use, and locations
Your timetable for filming
DEADLINE TWO: YOUR SIXTH LESSON IN TOTAL, DURING WEEK BEGINNING MONDAY JANUARY 3RD – YOUR DATE:
Finish filming ‘rushes’ AND log these to the mac network, saving material in the correct folder (consult technicians for advice on this).
Update the blog with decisions, problems and solutions
DEADLINE THREE: 14th JANUARY OR YOUR LAST LESSON THIS WEEK
This will be your last lesson allocated to editing. Any further editing will need to be completed in own time (you will need to book time for this) and completed by the final deadline below at the very latest.
Your group’s blog must be updated.
DEADLINE FOUR: FRIDAY JANUARY 21ST 2010 AT 4.10PM
FINAL DEADLINE:
FINISHED PRODUCT MUST BE BURNED TO DISC
GROUP BLOG MUST BE COMPLETE TO FINAL STAGES
NB AS THIS IS AN EXAMINATION REQUIREMENT, ALL STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE AND PASS THE PRELIMINARY EXERCISE BEFORE BEING ALLOWED TO CONTINUE TO THE MAIN TASK FOR THE FOUNDATION PORTFOLIO. THEREFORE, ANY STUDENT NOT ABLE TO TAKE PART IN THE ABOVE PROCESS TO A SATISFACTORY DEGREE WILL BE ASKED TO INDIVIDUALLY COMPLETE OR SEPARATELY UNDERTAKE THE TASK AS A MATTER OF PRIORITY ON THEIR RETURN TO COLLEGE.
Preliminary Exercise in Continuity Editing
Your Task:
THIS TASK CONTRIBUTES TO YOUR COURSEWORK GRADE:
COURSEWORK REPRESENTS 50% OF THE AS LEVEL
The specification states that this must be:
‘ A 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.’ The sequence must last no longer than one minute.
This task should demonstrate:
Match on Action
Shot/Reverse Shot
The 180 degree Rule
All filming and editing must take place on Haywards Heath College campus. You will record your learning and processes on a group blog, which you will continue into the Main Task (the opening of thriller film).
Stages of the Work
You will work on this in all of your Media Studies lessons between Monday December 13th 2010, and Friday January 14th 2011. However, the final deadline for all parts of the work will be one week after on Friday January 21st. (See below for information on what to hand in).
Stage One
You will decide upon your groups. Groups must be a maximum of four students, and a minimum of three. (NB Smaller groups may create a shortage of cameras).
Stage Two
In your groups, you will revise the continuity terms referred to above, and ensure that everyone in the group understands what you are required to demonstrate in the finished product.
Stage Three
You will set up your group’s blog, and begin to make entries on it.
Based on skills demonstrated in the practice work earlier, you will decide which group members are most skilled at camera operation, and assign them the task of filming. At least two people should take responsibility for filming. Assign tasks to everyone in the group from the list below:
Storyboard artist/s (draws storyboard to group’s plans)
Location Scout/s (selects locations and organises to shoot there)
Prop Manager (organises props for shooting)
Casting Director (organises actors where needed)
Director of filming (calls lead in and out to start and end filming)
ALL MEMBERS OF THE GROUP MUST BE INVOLVED AND PRESENT FOR THE EDIT.
Stage Four
You will all contribute to a planning discussion, in which you create initial ideas. These must include exact location/s to be used (see below), precise decisions about action to be filmed, and continuity methods.
You will then begin the storyboarding process: each shot must be the result of careful discussion and frequent checks that you are meeting the brief. Your storyboard must use the correct format, and include all of the information shown on page 25 of your booklet on Moving Image Language. However, it should also include timing in seconds for each shot, and exact lines of dialogue alongside the shot/s that it would be heard.
Your discussion must include decisions about how you will make sure that you demonstrate the rules of continuity listed above.
GROUPS MUST BLOG THEIR DECISIONS THROUGHOUT.
Stage Five
Check that your locations are available at the times you will be filming, and that no one else is using it at the same time.
Check that props are ready for filming.
Check that actors (either members of the group or others you have invited to take part) are available when you are shooting.
Revise the Health and Safety procedures for filming.
Stage Six
Remind yourselves of the necessary checks (especially white balance and health and safety) you need to do before and during filming, and gather your equipment together:
Camera
Tripod
Dolly?
Tape
Portable lights? (You will not be assessed on your use of lighting at this stage)
Start filming.
You are expected to use three lessons for filming. You will need to be efficient and effective with your use of time (as in the real world), as any delays at this stage will impact on the rest of your work.
Shoot the sequence several times, and from a variety of positions. Make absolutely certain that you have sufficient footage to edit successfully – a shortage of footage very often causes poor productions!! Make sure that you allow plenty of recorded time BEFORE AND AFTER the part of the shot you intend to use. EVERY GROUP MEMBER MUST BE PRESENT AND PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCESS.
GROUPS MUST UPDATE THEIR BLOG AS SHOWN ON THE DEADLINE SHEET. Make sure the ‘rushes’ are on the mac network by the deadline to allow for feedback.
Stage Seven
Edit the sequence using I-movie. This must be done by the deadline you are given. EVERY GROUP MEMBER MUST PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCESS. BURN THE PRODUCT TO A DISC. PRIORITY USE OF THE EDITING SUITE WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE WITH LESSONS AT THAT TIME.
MEDIA STUDIES PRELIMINARY EXERCISE DEADLINES
EVERY MEMBER OF THE GROUP TAKES RESPONSIBILITY TO MEET THE DEADLINES SET. FAILURE TO MEET THESE DEADLINES BY THE GROUP OR INDIVIDUAL WILL BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY, AND MAY RESULT IN A STUDENT BEING ASKED TO LEAVE THE COURSE.
DEADLINE ONE: END OF YOUR SECOND LESSON OF THE WEEK
WEEK BEGINNING MONDAY 13th DECEMBER 2010 – YOUR DATE:
Show a completed storyboard using storyboard conventions plus timing and dialogue to a teacher.
Record the following on your group’s blog:
Your discussion and decisions, explaining your reasons for elements of the sequence in storyboard form.
Your cast, props you intend to use, and locations
Your timetable for filming
DEADLINE TWO: YOUR SIXTH LESSON IN TOTAL, DURING WEEK BEGINNING MONDAY JANUARY 3RD – YOUR DATE:
Finish filming ‘rushes’ AND log these to the mac network, saving material in the correct folder (consult technicians for advice on this).
Update the blog with decisions, problems and solutions
DEADLINE THREE: 14th JANUARY OR YOUR LAST LESSON THIS WEEK
This will be your last lesson allocated to editing. Any further editing will need to be completed in own time (you will need to book time for this) and completed by the final deadline below at the very latest.
Your group’s blog must be updated.
DEADLINE FOUR: FRIDAY JANUARY 21ST 2010 AT 4.10PM
FINAL DEADLINE:
FINISHED PRODUCT MUST BE BURNED TO DISC
GROUP BLOG MUST BE COMPLETE TO FINAL STAGES
NB AS THIS IS AN EXAMINATION REQUIREMENT, ALL STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE AND PASS THE PRELIMINARY EXERCISE BEFORE BEING ALLOWED TO CONTINUE TO THE MAIN TASK FOR THE FOUNDATION PORTFOLIO. THEREFORE, ANY STUDENT NOT ABLE TO TAKE PART IN THE ABOVE PROCESS TO A SATISFACTORY DEGREE WILL BE ASKED TO INDIVIDUALLY COMPLETE OR SEPARATELY UNDERTAKE THE TASK AS A MATTER OF PRIORITY ON THEIR RETURN TO COLLEGE.
Thursday, 15 April 2010
Your individual evaluation - draft deadline 19th April
MEDIA STUDIES AS LEVEL, FOUNDATION PORTFOLIO
THE EVALUATION
DRAFT DEADLINE: MONDAY APRIL 19TH ON THE BLOG
An evaluation must be completed by every student individually in the group, and must be on the blog by the final deadline: April 30th.
You are strongly recommended to obtain your own copy of your product before the end of term so that you can make precise references to shots in the sequence. You will need to supply your own blank dvd for this. For the purposes of audience feedback and your own evaluation, you are also strongly advised to upload the film to youtube (through your own account, or ours – ask Andy Paul or Richard Ellis). When you have done this, put a link on your blog.
The exam board states that the evaluation must address the questions appearing below. There is no word count specified, but you must ensure that your answers address each of the questions fully.
You should support your evaluation with visuals (eg new additions of youtube extracts as evidence of a point, or references to existing visuals on the blog, such as animatics or photo location research.)
NB: the evaluation must not be written as an essay. The examiners are looking for creative use of the blog here to make this task visually interesting with plenty of incorporated visual material, embedded moving image, precise bullet point responses, and hyperlinks as well as informative and analytical discussion which uses media terms and answers questions in full.
The questions that must be addressed are as follows:
1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
Here you should show that you understand the conventions of a thriller, and use terms to explain this. Make sure that you discuss enigma, restricted and unrestricted narration, typical elements of mise en scene (the 11 areas, and specifics within them eg low key lighting), iconography, protagonist, antagonist, binary oppositions, use of camera, use of sound, use of typical themes and issues, and how the 3 stages of narrative are used. You need to refer to examples to support your points, but you may use your research and planning analyses to do this.
You need to explain how your product uses those conventions and forms of a thriller film, and how you have tried to do something unique and different. Provide precise detail from frames of your product to support your points. If you have had any feedback from members of the target audience (through youtube, for example), then you should incorporate comments as supporting evidence.
2. How does your media product represent particular social groups?
You will continue to work on this section after Easter.
‘Social groups’ refers to the types of social groups your characters belong to; for example, their gender, age, social class, ethnicity, and sexual orientation.
Here, you need to consider the same questions on representation as you are going to use to frame your work on representation in TV Drama. For example, you need to ask who is being represented by your product (Gender? Age? Ethnicity etc)? Be sensible about this, and focus on the main characters in your product. You then need to ask How they are represented? Here you need to analyse the representation of your types of characters in terms of the use of technical codes (eg camera, mise en scene, editing, sound). You should consider whether these are positive or negative representations of this social group, and how this is achieved. You might also discuss who has the power or higher status in your film opening. Is this more in line with traditional or modern representations of the types of people you have chosen to represent? Next you need to ask Why? Here you need to explain why you have represented a particular character (eg a woman) in this way. Perhaps you wanted to create empathy with the audience, or perhaps you wanted to indicate that he/she is an antagonist? You may need to link this to the conventions of a thriller, but you must explain clearly your rationale for creating the characters this way. You will need to specify who your audience is for the product, and why you think the characters help to target this audience. Perhaps your representation fits in with standard stereotypes? If so, you will need to discuss why this is, and explain why you did this. Do not simply describe what kind of person your character is: description is not textual analysis, and will not achieve a pass grade! Use screen grabs, stills or storyboard material to illustrate- material from your work and real media products.
What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
Here you need to consider the distribution route for your product. You will receive some teaching on this after Easter, so do not attempt to write this section until after Easter. Use links and visuals here to illustrate where possible.
Who would be the audience for your media product?
Your audience must be clearly stated, in terms of gender and age. You should also suggest which other real thriller films your audience has enjoyed (try to find evidence of this).
How did you attract/address your audience?
Here you need to explain why your audience would enjoy your film. Select detail from your film to support your answer, including material on for example, the story told through the narrative, the use of camera, the use of mise en scene, the use of character, the reference to certain themes or issues, and the use of sound. You should use screen grabs from your film or stills to illustrate your points
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
Here you need to include a list of all of the technology you used for this main task. You could include images of you using some of the equipment. You need to explain what you learned about the camera (methods, procedures etc), and what you learned about using the editing software to create a sequence that an audience. Provide an honest evaluation of your success as an individual and as a group; you should use the peer evaluation to support your answers here.
Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learned in the progression from it to the full product?
Here you need to explain how you think you have progressed from the preliminary task to the main task. You should discuss your development of technical skills (use of camera, sound editing, vision editing, your use of continuity editing (if this has improved!), your construction of character and story. Try to provide links to the earlier posts (refer to entries in your archive).
If you need help with uploading anything to the blog, or with uploading to youtube, allow plenty of time to ask either Richard Ellis or Andy Paul.
You should assume that this work will need to be done in your own time – lessons will not be allocated to this work, and we return to exam work after Easter.
DEADLINE FOR DRAFT EVALUATION TO BLOG – MONDAY APRIL 19TH.
FAILURE TO POST YOUR EVALUATION BY THIS DATE WILL PREVENT YOU FROM GETTING PROPER FEEDBACK FROM YOUR SUPERVISOR, AND WILL SERIOUSLY JEOPARDISE YOUR RESULT.
THE EVALUATION
DRAFT DEADLINE: MONDAY APRIL 19TH ON THE BLOG
An evaluation must be completed by every student individually in the group, and must be on the blog by the final deadline: April 30th.
You are strongly recommended to obtain your own copy of your product before the end of term so that you can make precise references to shots in the sequence. You will need to supply your own blank dvd for this. For the purposes of audience feedback and your own evaluation, you are also strongly advised to upload the film to youtube (through your own account, or ours – ask Andy Paul or Richard Ellis). When you have done this, put a link on your blog.
The exam board states that the evaluation must address the questions appearing below. There is no word count specified, but you must ensure that your answers address each of the questions fully.
You should support your evaluation with visuals (eg new additions of youtube extracts as evidence of a point, or references to existing visuals on the blog, such as animatics or photo location research.)
NB: the evaluation must not be written as an essay. The examiners are looking for creative use of the blog here to make this task visually interesting with plenty of incorporated visual material, embedded moving image, precise bullet point responses, and hyperlinks as well as informative and analytical discussion which uses media terms and answers questions in full.
The questions that must be addressed are as follows:
1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
Here you should show that you understand the conventions of a thriller, and use terms to explain this. Make sure that you discuss enigma, restricted and unrestricted narration, typical elements of mise en scene (the 11 areas, and specifics within them eg low key lighting), iconography, protagonist, antagonist, binary oppositions, use of camera, use of sound, use of typical themes and issues, and how the 3 stages of narrative are used. You need to refer to examples to support your points, but you may use your research and planning analyses to do this.
You need to explain how your product uses those conventions and forms of a thriller film, and how you have tried to do something unique and different. Provide precise detail from frames of your product to support your points. If you have had any feedback from members of the target audience (through youtube, for example), then you should incorporate comments as supporting evidence.
2. How does your media product represent particular social groups?
You will continue to work on this section after Easter.
‘Social groups’ refers to the types of social groups your characters belong to; for example, their gender, age, social class, ethnicity, and sexual orientation.
Here, you need to consider the same questions on representation as you are going to use to frame your work on representation in TV Drama. For example, you need to ask who is being represented by your product (Gender? Age? Ethnicity etc)? Be sensible about this, and focus on the main characters in your product. You then need to ask How they are represented? Here you need to analyse the representation of your types of characters in terms of the use of technical codes (eg camera, mise en scene, editing, sound). You should consider whether these are positive or negative representations of this social group, and how this is achieved. You might also discuss who has the power or higher status in your film opening. Is this more in line with traditional or modern representations of the types of people you have chosen to represent? Next you need to ask Why? Here you need to explain why you have represented a particular character (eg a woman) in this way. Perhaps you wanted to create empathy with the audience, or perhaps you wanted to indicate that he/she is an antagonist? You may need to link this to the conventions of a thriller, but you must explain clearly your rationale for creating the characters this way. You will need to specify who your audience is for the product, and why you think the characters help to target this audience. Perhaps your representation fits in with standard stereotypes? If so, you will need to discuss why this is, and explain why you did this. Do not simply describe what kind of person your character is: description is not textual analysis, and will not achieve a pass grade! Use screen grabs, stills or storyboard material to illustrate- material from your work and real media products.
What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
Here you need to consider the distribution route for your product. You will receive some teaching on this after Easter, so do not attempt to write this section until after Easter. Use links and visuals here to illustrate where possible.
Who would be the audience for your media product?
Your audience must be clearly stated, in terms of gender and age. You should also suggest which other real thriller films your audience has enjoyed (try to find evidence of this).
How did you attract/address your audience?
Here you need to explain why your audience would enjoy your film. Select detail from your film to support your answer, including material on for example, the story told through the narrative, the use of camera, the use of mise en scene, the use of character, the reference to certain themes or issues, and the use of sound. You should use screen grabs from your film or stills to illustrate your points
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
Here you need to include a list of all of the technology you used for this main task. You could include images of you using some of the equipment. You need to explain what you learned about the camera (methods, procedures etc), and what you learned about using the editing software to create a sequence that an audience. Provide an honest evaluation of your success as an individual and as a group; you should use the peer evaluation to support your answers here.
Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learned in the progression from it to the full product?
Here you need to explain how you think you have progressed from the preliminary task to the main task. You should discuss your development of technical skills (use of camera, sound editing, vision editing, your use of continuity editing (if this has improved!), your construction of character and story. Try to provide links to the earlier posts (refer to entries in your archive).
If you need help with uploading anything to the blog, or with uploading to youtube, allow plenty of time to ask either Richard Ellis or Andy Paul.
You should assume that this work will need to be done in your own time – lessons will not be allocated to this work, and we return to exam work after Easter.
DEADLINE FOR DRAFT EVALUATION TO BLOG – MONDAY APRIL 19TH.
FAILURE TO POST YOUR EVALUATION BY THIS DATE WILL PREVENT YOU FROM GETTING PROPER FEEDBACK FROM YOUR SUPERVISOR, AND WILL SERIOUSLY JEOPARDISE YOUR RESULT.
Monday, 29 March 2010
Recording your editing work - another suggestion
Some of you have had long discussuions over the pros and cons of two versions of the same sequence. Very good practice would be to upload both versions onto your blog and discuss why you chose one version over the other. Admitedly, a bit of work, but this would benefit your grade.
Friday, 19 March 2010
Recording your editing experience
You also need to record your experience of editing. What programme you are using, without getting too biogged down in detail, you could discuss some of the more interesting techniques that you have learnt, or talk through a continuity sequence and how you achieved this.
Again, images, uploaded footage (perhaps of an editied sequence that you rejected), and ensure again that it is honest and evaluative.
Again, images, uploaded footage (perhaps of an editied sequence that you rejected), and ensure again that it is honest and evaluative.
Recording your filming experience
You should ensure that you have posted an account of your filming experience. Rather than a descriptive account, this should be reflective, evaluative and honest. What was it like? What went well, not so well. Comment on Mise en scene and camerawork in particular.
Consider format again - some screen grabs of rejected material, filming in progress etc.
Consider format again - some screen grabs of rejected material, filming in progress etc.
Monday, 15 March 2010
Logging your rushes on to the MAC
Please make this a priority - I need to see what filming you have done and make comments on it. You should now be starting your editing, however, if your filming is not up to standard, I need to tell you so, inorder that you do not waste your time doing this.
Feedback on Credits and Titles
Some of you have completed this work - some of you have done nothing at all. Those of you that have done very little are jeopardising part of your planning and research grade.
In addition, please consider your format - far too many of you are presenting huge walls of very user unfriendly text that is not easy to mark. Cherry pick, use screengrabs, subheadings, bullet points.
In addition, please consider your format - far too many of you are presenting huge walls of very user unfriendly text that is not easy to mark. Cherry pick, use screengrabs, subheadings, bullet points.
Tuesday, 9 March 2010
Enter a heading on your blog
Please enter a title on your blog, under which we can enter comments about your filming when we review this on Monday.
Please write a title for a post called "Teacher comments on our film rushes"
Thanks
Please write a title for a post called "Teacher comments on our film rushes"
Thanks
Wednesday, 3 March 2010
Additional Homework on Titles and Credits
Using the website "Art of the title sequence" at http://www.artofthetitle.com/, blog another 4 title sequences of your own choice.
Filming
You urgently need to start filming. The next deadline is approaching (12th March). Any animatics not yet completed, need to be ASAP. We need to judge if your proposals are practical, and are not compromising your health and safety.
Film Titles and credits
The Orphanage
1. Are the titles/credits Separate to the moving image, incorporated into/superimposed over the moving image, or is it in the form of a mini narrative?
2. Conduct a textual analysis. You will have formed a strong idea as to what the opening credit sequence is trying to communicate. Cherry Pick "eight" significant aspects relating to its construction. You need to blog "How" the credit sequence has been constructed in order to communicate this. Consider two aspects of Mise en scene, two relating to sound, two relating to camera work and two relating to editing.
Old Boy
1. Repeat the process for "Old Boy"
Deadline for this work is Monday 8th.
1. Are the titles/credits Separate to the moving image, incorporated into/superimposed over the moving image, or is it in the form of a mini narrative?
2. Conduct a textual analysis. You will have formed a strong idea as to what the opening credit sequence is trying to communicate. Cherry Pick "eight" significant aspects relating to its construction. You need to blog "How" the credit sequence has been constructed in order to communicate this. Consider two aspects of Mise en scene, two relating to sound, two relating to camera work and two relating to editing.
Old Boy
1. Repeat the process for "Old Boy"
Deadline for this work is Monday 8th.
Monday, 22 February 2010
Your Animatic
Don't forget to allow time to draw each frame of the storyboard (each frame representing the shot) with all of the information required.
Consult your notes, film language booklet and the displays on the classroom walls to remind you.
Timing notes are essential to plan effectively.
Allow plenty of time to produce the animatic, and notice any frames of the storyboard where you might not have thought about the progression of the shot (remember the storyboard only shows a frame or snapshot of the shot as a whole). Allow time to upload the animatic to youtube and then to the blog.
Best if you use a tripod, frame the entirety of the drawing.
You can put a commentary over the top
Each frame should last for the intended duration in your final film.
Consult your notes, film language booklet and the displays on the classroom walls to remind you.
Timing notes are essential to plan effectively.
Allow plenty of time to produce the animatic, and notice any frames of the storyboard where you might not have thought about the progression of the shot (remember the storyboard only shows a frame or snapshot of the shot as a whole). Allow time to upload the animatic to youtube and then to the blog.
Best if you use a tripod, frame the entirety of the drawing.
You can put a commentary over the top
Each frame should last for the intended duration in your final film.
Deadline two - Friday February 26th - what you need to submit.
Due to the extension of the previous deadline, we have had to extend the next deadline for pre-production planning to FRIDAY FEBRUARY 26TH. By that time, you must have completed the following:
Deadline Two
Completed Storyboard and planning for your opening sequence:
-a synopsis for the film opening (about 100 words), and some indication of what the narrative would contain after the opening,
- the storyboard as an animatic (uploaded to blog),
- the script,
- list of roles,
- imagery of locations and decisions about locations,
- prop research,
- health and safety considerations,
- prop and location images and decisions,
- lighting decisions. All this Blogged under heading: “Pre-Production Planning”(clearly label which group member has taken responsibility for each of the various posts). Again, consider format – images, text, screen grabs, embedded video, hyperlinks, animatics.
Deadline Two
Completed Storyboard and planning for your opening sequence:
-a synopsis for the film opening (about 100 words), and some indication of what the narrative would contain after the opening,
- the storyboard as an animatic (uploaded to blog),
- the script,
- list of roles,
- imagery of locations and decisions about locations,
- prop research,
- health and safety considerations,
- prop and location images and decisions,
- lighting decisions. All this Blogged under heading: “Pre-Production Planning”(clearly label which group member has taken responsibility for each of the various posts). Again, consider format – images, text, screen grabs, embedded video, hyperlinks, animatics.
Deadline two - Friday February 26th
Due to the extension of the previous deadline, we have had to extend the next deadline for pre-production planning to FRIDAY FEBRUARY 26TH. By that time, you must have completed the following:
Deadline Two
Completed Storyboard and planning for your opening sequence:
-a synopsis for the film opening (about 100 words), and some indication of what the narrative would contain after the opening,
- the storyboard as an animatic (uploaded to blog),
- the script,
- list of roles,
- imagery of locations and decisions about locations,
- prop research,
- health and safety considerations,
- prop and location images and decisions,
- lighting decisions. All this Blogged under heading: “Pre-Production Planning”(clearly label which group member has taken responsibility for each of the various posts). Again, consider format – images, text, screen grabs, embedded video, hyperlinks, animatics.
Deadline Two
Completed Storyboard and planning for your opening sequence:
-a synopsis for the film opening (about 100 words), and some indication of what the narrative would contain after the opening,
- the storyboard as an animatic (uploaded to blog),
- the script,
- list of roles,
- imagery of locations and decisions about locations,
- prop research,
- health and safety considerations,
- prop and location images and decisions,
- lighting decisions. All this Blogged under heading: “Pre-Production Planning”(clearly label which group member has taken responsibility for each of the various posts). Again, consider format – images, text, screen grabs, embedded video, hyperlinks, animatics.
Deadline two - Friday February 26th
Due to the extension of the previous deadline, we have had to extend the next deadline for pre-production planning to FRIDAY FEBRUARY 26TH. By that time, you must have completed the following:
Deadline Two
Completed Storyboard and planning for your opening sequence:
-a synopsis for the film opening (about 100 words), and some indication of what the narrative would contain after the opening,
- the storyboard as an animatic (uploaded to blog),
- the script,
- list of roles,
- imagery of locations and decisions about locations,
- prop research,
- health and safety considerations,
- prop and location images and decisions,
- lighting decisions. All this Blogged under heading: “Pre-Production Planning”(clearly label which group member has taken responsibility for each of the various posts). Again, consider format – images, text, screen grabs, embedded video, hyperlinks, animatics.
Deadline Two
Completed Storyboard and planning for your opening sequence:
-a synopsis for the film opening (about 100 words), and some indication of what the narrative would contain after the opening,
- the storyboard as an animatic (uploaded to blog),
- the script,
- list of roles,
- imagery of locations and decisions about locations,
- prop research,
- health and safety considerations,
- prop and location images and decisions,
- lighting decisions. All this Blogged under heading: “Pre-Production Planning”(clearly label which group member has taken responsibility for each of the various posts). Again, consider format – images, text, screen grabs, embedded video, hyperlinks, animatics.
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
To those that I am supervising - Deadline One
I will be posting comments under your various posts over the next couple of days. Please read them and take them on board
Tuesday, 2 February 2010
Extended deadline for Research Task!
Your first deadline for "Research work for Thriller Opening sequences" has been extended to Monday 8th Feb.
Read my previous posting to check what it is that you have to do and HOW.
Now that you have completed all the introductory work on narrative, you can also apply these terms, as well as all the others that you have learnt, in your write ups of opening sequences.
How do the various aspects of film language work to communicate meaning? Sound, Mise en scene, editing, camerawork.
Explain why you think the narrative begins as it does (does it conform to the classic structure, or not, and why?).
What is the effect on the spectator/member of audience?
What examples of enigma code, restricted/unrestricted narration, and binary opposition do you find? Can you explain the effects of each? Can you find examples of Subjective camerawork?
How effective as a thriller opening do you find it? Are there any techniques you would like to use in your own opening?
Read my previous posting to check what it is that you have to do and HOW.
Now that you have completed all the introductory work on narrative, you can also apply these terms, as well as all the others that you have learnt, in your write ups of opening sequences.
How do the various aspects of film language work to communicate meaning? Sound, Mise en scene, editing, camerawork.
Explain why you think the narrative begins as it does (does it conform to the classic structure, or not, and why?).
What is the effect on the spectator/member of audience?
What examples of enigma code, restricted/unrestricted narration, and binary opposition do you find? Can you explain the effects of each? Can you find examples of Subjective camerawork?
How effective as a thriller opening do you find it? Are there any techniques you would like to use in your own opening?
Monday, 1 February 2010
Deadline One - Wednesday 3rd february "Research Work"
Under a posting heading of "Your individual name i.e John Smith" "Research Work for Thriller opening sequences"
Blog minimum of 5 openings.
Discuss various aspects of Film Language - sound, Mise en scene, Camerawork and editing (each as sub headings)- how do they create meaning?
Ensure that you adopt an appropriate BLOG format :-
Headings
Text as bullet points
Screen grabs
Hyper links
Embedded video
etc etc
All individual members of the group need to do this. This is not a group effort.
Blog minimum of 5 openings.
Discuss various aspects of Film Language - sound, Mise en scene, Camerawork and editing (each as sub headings)- how do they create meaning?
Ensure that you adopt an appropriate BLOG format :-
Headings
Text as bullet points
Screen grabs
Hyper links
Embedded video
etc etc
All individual members of the group need to do this. This is not a group effort.
Friday, 15 January 2010
Well done!
The overwhelming majority of you have succeeded in posting your evaluations. I will be looking at your films and reading your blogs (including the evaluation) soon. Expect feedback next week.
Wednesday, 13 January 2010
Deadline and the snow
No change - this is an electronic document so there is no excuse not to complete your blog. If you have yet to save and file your completed product, don't worry, do this tommorow morning - ask Andy or richard. Its still a 4 @O@ Clock deadline today!!!!!!
Tuesday, 12 January 2010
Getting your film onto your blog
Go and speak to Andy Paul or Richard ellis (Our technicians)
They willl compress it, place it onto you tube and from there you can upload it onto your blog.
They willl compress it, place it onto you tube and from there you can upload it onto your blog.
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