2. MINI ASSIGNMENT: LATE FOR SCHOOL
You will be working in groups of 2/3 to film indoor and outdoor footage
for a three-scene drama. The theme of the drama is running late for school.
Locations for the three acts will be:
– Act 1 At home
– Act 2 On the way to school
– Act 3 Arriving at school.
Thought shower How could this make an interesting film? What is the conflict and what is the
resolution? What makes the character late? What happens on the way?
What happens when the character arrives (maybe it is Sunday and school is closed)?
YOU WILL BE COMPLETING PRE-PRODUCTION PAPERWORK BEFORE EASTER, FILMING
FOOTAGE OVER THE HOLIDAYS AND EDITING AFTER EASTER ON OPENSHOT.
Decide on an idea, and film all footage for the three acts.
Task One: Mindmap your ideas (After completing my mind
map, I have decided that I will chose …….idea because…….)
3. CHECKLIST
PRE-PRODUCTION TASKS
1. Mindmap of ideas m
2. Treatment e
3. Script m&l
4. Shot list e
5. Storyboard l
6. Recce/Risk assessment e
7. Organisation of props/costume, equipment, etc
e
8. Production schedule e
4. STORY BOARD
the first clip is of the girl making her bed. the second clip shoes the girl brushing her hair
and her teeth
Close up shot of the girl doing her makeup
5. TREATMENT
• Good Morning
• Characters: the main character is a teenage school girl who is very natural looking. She has long blonde coloured hair and bright
blue eyes.
• Setting: The first act is in the girls bedroom and bathroom as she gets out of bed and gets ready for school. The second act is set
again in a bedroom where she is doing makeup. The final act is set at school as the students are walking into school late.
• The late to school assessment clip starts out with a girl getting out of bed and making her bed and getting ready for school.
There are clips of her brushing her hair, making her bed, brushing her teeth ect. The second act is the girl putting on a little bit of
makeup, which is what causes her to be late. Finally the scene where the girl and her friend walking into school late, this is shown
through the fact they are the only people walking into school, and walk through a door into a block. At this point they are fully
ready and in uniform. This is where the clip ends.
• The main idea being displayed is that the girl took too long getting ready and trying to make herself look nice that she ended up
being late for school.
7. Task Six: Recce/Risk Assessment
Assess locations for suitability – provide photos of potential locations and consider their suitability in
terms of how safe they are, potential audio/lighting problems, etc.
8. PROPS, COSTUME ECT
What they are Potential problems
Setting Bedroom The natural lighting could be
too dark.
Props Alarm clock, bed, toothbrush,
hairbrush
Costume School uniform, pjs
Equipment Camera
9. SCHEDULE
Scene # location Scene date time Cast Equipment/
props
needed
1 Bedroom Getting ready
for school
Megan Hair brush,
toothbrush,
alarm clock,
bed
2 Bedroom Doing make Up Karina Mascara,
eyeshadow,
foundation,
blush
3 School Walking into
school late
Megan and
lucie
School uniform,
school door
