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1. Short Film
Concepts & synopsising

2. In todays workshop you will be;
 applying your knowledge of concepting to create and develop 3
ideas for screenplays
 Conducting initial research for each of these ideas.
Today

3. MUST use idea generation strategies to create 3
story concepts
SHOULD be able to develop your 3 ideas by
conducting research
COULD evaluate your ideas effectiveness using
peer assessment & reflection
By the end of today, you

4. Famous American screenwriter Syd Field
came up with a way to describe a films
concept in its simplest form.
Syd Field

5. Describe each

6. A person
A geeky high
school loser
Story Concepts

7. In a place
New York City
Story Concepts

8. Doing his or
her thing
Fighting crime
as a masked
vigilante
Story Concepts

10. A person,
in a place,
doing his or her thing.
Syd Fields rule
of story concepting

11. A recently widowed OAP
In America
Flying his house off
on the adventure of a lifetime
GUESS THE FILM…

12. A wealthy industrialist
In America
Using his super armour to fight terrorism
GUESS THE FILM…

13. A young farm hand
On Tattoine
Trying to rescue a princess from an evil empire
GUESS THE FILM…

14. An orphaned billionaire
In Gotham City
Becoming a vigilante crime fighter
GUESS THE FILM…

15. You will work in small groups to produce a short
film based around a theme.
OVER THIS YEAR

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JUMP CUTS

17. Jump Cuts is a three month film production
challenge.
You will need to plan, organise and film a 2 to 5
minute short film.
You will need to work in small groups, and work
hard outside of your class time as well as in it.
What is Jump Cuts

18. What do I need to plan?
You must submit a proposal, script & storyboard.
You must have a detailed production schedule
(for pre-production & production), risk
assessments, budget and consent forms.
Jump Cuts Rules (1)

19. What do I have to make
Jump Cuts is a horror and thriller film festival. Your film will
need to be influenced by one (or both) of these genres.
This years entries must be based around the theme “Flashback”,
but how your story does this is up to you.
You can only have a maximum of three actors. Try to think of an
idea with as little dialogue as possible.
Jump Cuts Rules (2)

20. What next?
Get in groups of no more than 4. You will need to come up with an
idea & pitch it to your group today. The group will vote for 1 idea
that they want to make.
Remember to keep your ideas realistic & attainable. 5 minute films
should not have a lot of dialogue, exposition etc... Think short and
snappy.
Jump Cuts

21. “What’s this about working outside of class time?”
If you want something you have to work at it.
You need to have filmed this by mid-december
That means you have complete pre-production by the end of next week.
That means putting in some time outside of class.
You will only have this class on a Monday
to spend on it….
Jump Cuts

22. Go away and begin coming up with some concepts:
A person
In a place
Doing their thing.
It doesn’t have to be the best idea ever – you only have 2- 5 minutes to tell your
story. The simpler the story the better. Simple stories can be the smartest
stories.
Task 1: working alone

23. Pitch your ideas to each other and discuss what you like and dislike
about them.
 How creative is the idea?
 How many actors will it need?
 Will you need to spend money on props for the idea to work?
 Will you realistically be able to film it?
Task 2: in your groups

24.  Now you have a rough idea work in your
groups to develop the story:
 How does it start?
 What happens next?
 How does it end?
 Is there a twist?
Task 3: Group breakout

25. In your groups decide who is responsible for the
following plans;
 Storyboard
 Script
 Risk assessments
 Production schedule
 Proposal
Task 4: responsibilities

26.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Ffcfgg
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 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=VMm
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 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2VcK8xy6CQ
Here’s some of previous
years entries