This document outlines a research and planning timeline for a film project, including lessons on genre, narrative, representation, audience, and institutions. It also includes assignments such as researching film directors, analyzing film sequences, conducting audience research, and producing a treatment proposal. Students will work in groups, meeting regularly for planning and receiving individual meetings with their teacher, with the goal of publishing their research and planning on a blog by November 25th.

1. Research and Planning TIMELINE
Date Lesson Content Homework (for research and
planning Portfolio)
26/9 IntroductiontoUnit – OpeningSequences FilmDirectorResearch
29/9 THEORY - Genre
30/9 Genre Case-Study Complete Genre Case-Study
3/10 THEORY - Narrative
4/10 LightingWorkshop – Practical inDrama
Studio
7/10 IndependentResearchTime
10/10 THEORY - RepresentationinFilm Analysisof 4 openingsequences.
13/10 Group PlanningMeeting Produce a treatmentproposal
14/10 Group planningandresearchtime.
17/10 Group planningandresearchtime.
18/10 THEORY – Audience Research
Group planningandresearchtime.
ConductAudience Research
21/10 Group planningandresearchtime. Analysisof Title Sequences
Half Term
3/11 Group planningandresearchtime. DiaryEntry of Workshop
4/11 Treatment Presentations
7/11 Overviewof planning. Groupplanning
8/11 Group planning- Individual meetingswith
Miss M.
11/11 Group planning
14/11 THEORY – Institutions Institution Research
17/11 Group planning
18/11 Group planning- Individual meetingswith
Miss M.
21/11 Editing Lighting Footage and write-up onto blogs
22/11 Group planning
25/11 Deadline for
RESEARCH AND PLANNING to be published on blog.