2. LAST WEEK
We discussed your FMP project.
What does FMP stand for?
What do you have to produce?
Why are you doing an FMP? What skills,
knowledge & experience will you gain?
3. TODAY
You are going to begin developing your
ideas.
You will need to identify a format of video
you want to produce, based on your own
career goals and aspirations.
You will need to begin some ideas
generation, recording these for your
planning.
4. BY THE END OF THE LESSON,
YOU
MUST identify a format of video to
produce which meets your career
goals.
SHOULD create a range of simple
concepts for your FMP
COULD develop one of these ideas,
conducting research into comparable
work.
6. What do you love doing?
What are you good at doing?
Which job combines those things?
If you don’t have the skillset you need to do
that job, is it something you could learn?
How could you learn it? Where? When could
you start learning it?A
7. Its good to have career goals.
Can your FMP help you to gain the
experience, knowledge or skills to help
you with your dream job?
8.
9. Task 2: what format of video best
aligns with your career goals?
10. Rules: Short Film
Runtime: 6 -10 minutes long.
Restricted content: No drugs. Cursing/violence must be tastefully done,
and pre-approved by Tutor.
Copyright material: only approved royalty free music downloaded legally
from a permissible source. No exceptions. Even if you really, really like the
track.
Original material: all video/stills must be your own original content,
recorded by you.
Camera-operation must be by the director. Editing must be by the director.
11. Rules: Music Video
Runtime: full track length
Artist: Must be a local artist from Coventry/West Midlands area. Must
approve directors plans.
Track: Must be original track. Tutor maintains right to veto use of track
based on lyrics / swearing / content. You have been warned. Don’t try to
sneak it by me.
Restricted content: No drugs/gang related activity.
Copyright material: Artist must give written consent for use of track
Original material: all video/stills must be directors own original content,
recorded by you.
Camera-operation must be by the director. Editing must be by the director.
12. Rules: Documentary / Factual
Runtime: 10 minutes.
Subject: Must be suitable for a PG audience. Must not contain illegal
activities. Tutor must approve subject & content.
Restricted content: No drugs/violence/illegal activity.
Content: MUST include interviews with range of subjects & experts,
cutaways, actuality footage.
Copyright material: only approved royalty free music downloaded legally
from a permissible source. No exceptions. Even if you really, really like the
track.
Original material: all video/stills must be your own original content,
recorded by you.
Camera-operation must be by the director. Editing must be by the director.
13. Rules: PIF
Runtime: 6 -10 minutes long.
Restricted content: All content must be tastefully done, and pre-approved
by Tutor.
Subject: Must be for a real organisation (the ‘client’), and must be made
with clients pre-approval and involvement. Student must meet with client
for an interview on the clients goals for the video. Client must sign off idea.
Copyright material: only approved royalty free music downloaded legally
from a permissible source. No exceptions. Even if you really, really like the
track.
Original material: all video/stills must be your own original content,
recorded by you.
Camera-operation must be by the director. Editing must be by the director.
14. TERMS & CONDITIONS APPLY*
* Iain reserves the right to make any ‘unreasonable’ demands as he sees fit,
and may change his mind at any time. Be prepared. As your ideas evolve so
will Iains list of restrictions.
15. Task 3: ideas generation
Remember, your 1st idea is your….
So, you will need to:
brainstorm 3 simple concepts for a short film, or
Identify 3 bands / artists for a music video, or
Identify 3 interesting subjects / people for a
documentary, or
Identify 3 issues for a PIF.
