Thursday, 19 December 2013

Christmas Homework - Pre-production

A copy of the homework details can be found here.

Remember to check back to see an updated tracker.




Christmas Myspace Animated Gifs

Have a fantastic and restful break! 

 Mrs Jones and Mr Coppard

Wednesday, 18 December 2013

Production roles - Top Trumps

We all have skills in different areas.

What would you rate yourself out of 10 for the following skills?
  • Creativity
  • Organisation
  • Technical
  • Leadership
  • Communication skills
What role would suit you in your production group?

Director
Producer
Camera Operator
Editor
Props and Costume
Sound recordist



































Mrs Jones

Thursday, 12 December 2013

hoework - institutions


Task 1
Using Prezi:
How much money did the film make?
Who is the target audience?
Who distributed the film?
Was it distributed by an independent or main stream distribution company?
What other films have they distributed?
Task 2
Film and upload a Vlog:
What distribution company would you choose to distribute your film? Explain why (consider, target audience, budget, marketing ploys you might want to use and the previous films that they have distributed)

genre conventions homework


A reminder of the classwork that must be completed and uploaded to your blog by next weeks lesson:
You are going to explore the genre conventions and record your observations using glogster.
Consider:
Mise-en-scene
Verbal/symbolic/technical codes (iconography)
Character development
Narrative techniques
Plot
Technical conventions
Theme/Style
Sound

Wednesday, 11 December 2013

And So It Begins...

Hi All

Today marked the day you chose your final AS Film opening Ideas. These will evolve over the next few weeks so remember they are flexible!

Below are the links from todays lesson - these are all extremely useful so read them carefully

Old Harris Students:


Gaaron's Opening - Good Video, not so good blog!

D'Mee's Opening - D grade Blog and Video

Enid's Opening - A solid all rounder

Other Centre Students:
Sophie's Blog

Chione's Blog

Eli's Blog

REMEMBER: Film Treatments are due TUESDAY 17th December 11:40am.



Thursday, 5 December 2013

Planning your idea...

Here is an updated version of the tracker (5/12/13)

What are you missing?
What do you need to improve?
What have you completed?

Use this to support you in completing and updating your work to a high standard.

Remember, for a Level 4 you must demonstrate:


  • There is excellent research into similar products and a potential target audience.
  • There is an excellent level of care in the presentation of the research and planning
  • Time management is excellent. 


Mrs Jones


Tuesday, 3 December 2013

Soundscape

Hi All

Here are the notes from todays session - read them carefully and don't forget to post these to your blog:

1) What terminology did we discuss in todays lesson?
2) Your Commentary on the use of sound in film openings - stretch yourself by comparing more than one!


REMEMBER: Your homework is due next Wednesday 10/12/13