A level Media

2. OVERVIEW: FOR MY AS COURSEWORK IN YEAR 12, I PRODUCED A FILM OPENING
FOR MY COURSEWORK AND THIS YEAR MY COURSEWORK CONTINUES TO A
FULL SHORT FILM AND DIGITAL PACK.
• MY AIM IS TO CONTINUE THE GENRE OF FILM I STUDIED LAST YEAR ‘SPY ACTION THRILLER’ IN SOME WAY.
• BELOW ARE MY IDEAS THAT I AM STARTING WITH.
• THE SHORT FILM FORMAT: A SHORT FILM CAN BE DEFINED AS “A SHORT FILM IS ANY MOTION PICTURE NOT
LONG ENOUGH TO BE CONSIDERED A FEATURE FILM. THE ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND
SCIENCES DEFINES A SHORT FILM AS "AN ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE THAT HAS A RUNNING TIME OF 40
MINUTES OR LESS, INCLUDING ALL CREDITS” (HTTPS://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/SHORT_FILM)
• IT IS MY AIM TO FOLLOW THE STRUCTURE OF A SHOT FILM AND MAKE SURE IT FOLLOWS TODOROV’S
NARRATIVE STRUCTURE OF HAVING A BEGGING, MIDDLE AND END THAT THE AUDIENCE CAN FOLLOW EASILY,
HELPS THEM TO BE ENGAGED AND ENJOY THE NARRATIVE AND PLOT.
Digi-Pack for the film:
For the Digi-pack for my
short film I will be
producing these
elements:
•Short Film
•Film Postcard / Poster
•Website

3. FIRST INITIAL IDEA
• IDEA 1:
• GENRE: SPY ACTION THRILLER
• PLOT SYNOPSIS: MY FIRST IDEA IS TO CONTINUE THIS YEARS COURSEWORK WITH MY SPY CHARACTER
‘JAMES’, BEING INVOLVED IN A BUSINESS DEAL AND THERE BEING A HIGH SPEED CAR CHASE UNTIL E IS CHASED
TO HIS DEATH. THIS IS TO SHOW ACTION ELEMENTS, BUILD SUSPENSE AND HAVE A DRAMATIC ENDING TO
ENGAGE THE AUDIENCE.
• PRODUCTION ISSUES AND CONSIDERATIONS: ISSUES WITH PRODUCING THIS IDEA WOULD BE THE HIGH SPEED
CAR CHASE. ALTHOUGH I DO HAVE ACCESS TO EQUIPMENT THAT I CAN FIX ONTO MY CAR BUT IT STILL MIGHT BE
HARD TO ACTUALLY FILM THIS WAY.

4. IDEA 2 :
• IDEA 2:
• GENRE: : SPY DRAMA
• PLOT SYNOPSIS: MY SECOND IDEA IS TO SHOW A DIFFERENT SIDE TO MY SPY CHARACTER BUT STILL FOLLOW THE ORIGINAL
CHARACTER I CREATED FOR MY AS COURSEWORK AND SHOW HIM ON A ANOTHER MISSION BUT HAVING TO CHOOSE
BETWEEN HIS WORK AND HIS GIRLFRIEND BUT STILL SHOW LOTS OF ACTION TO THE AUDIENCE TO FIT WITH THE GENRE.
• PRODUCTION ISSUES AND CONSIDERATIONS: THIS COULD BE EASY TO SHOOT BUT MIGHT BE A BIT BORING IF I CAN’T FIND
MUCH ACTION TO INCLUDE BUT AUDIENCES TO LIKE ROMANCE WITH FILM SO THIS COULD WORK WITH WHAT AUDIENCE
RESEARCH I HAVE COMPLETED SHOWS IS POPULAR.

5. IDEA 3
• IDEA 3:
• GENRE: SPY SUSPENSE DRAMA
• PLOT SYNOPSIS: MY OTHER IDEA COULD COMBINE MY FIRST TWO IDEAS, HAVING LOTS OF ACTION TO MEET
THE ACTION GENRE AND ROMANCE TO ENGAGE THE AUDIENCE. IF I DO THIS IDEA, I MIGHT HAVE A SUSPENSE
PLOT LINE WHERE THE AUDIENCE THINK THE SPY MIGHT KILL IS GIRLFRIEND BUT HE ACTUALLY KILLS SOMEONE
ELSE OR HIMSELF.
• PRODUCTION ISSUES AND CONSIDERATIONS: THIS MIGHT BE EASIER TO SHOOT THAN IDEA 1 AND I HAVE
ACCESS TO LOCATIONS AND EQUIPMENT TO MAKE THIS IDEA WORK.