This document contains a schedule of tasks and homework for film students over several weeks. It includes planning for a short film project, with tasks like conducting audience research, location scouting, shooting, and editing. Deadlines are set for completing short film presentations, research, and ancillary tasks like creating a poster and storyboard. The schedule also allocates time for filming on specific dates at a set location and editing sessions to complete the short film.

1. Date Task Homework
14/09/10 Difference between AS and A2 (Examine Continue with independent short film
marking criteria) look at planning, research research. Summer holiday work deadline next
post-production and evaluation - take notes. lesson
Innovative approaches to presentation of work
- discussions. (blogs/media workshops/Nicks
talk)
16/09/10 Summer holiday work deadline Prepare presentation to present to class on
short film
Students to get into film groups; share work
from over the summer and develop ideas
considering details and practicalities - one-to-
one support. Each group to present to class
their ideas and gain feedback
Group members: Sarra Livvy Kieran
20/09/10 Student Learning Centre - independent work on Complete short film presentation
short film research
21/09/10 Class discussion on magazine reviews and Continue with short film research/magazine
posters; students to take notes. Support on reviews
Learnzone
Re-cap on interim deadlines
24/09/10 Student presentations on short film review - Continue with short film research/magazine
peer assessment - 2x WWW and 1x EBI reviews
Meet up at Livvys house and complete
magazine research - assign certain reviews to
each group member.

2. 27/09/10 Complete short film presentations - peer Short film research tasks
assessment - 2x WWW and 1x EBI.
Independent work on research tasks (short
film/poster/magazine review)
28/09/10 Independent work on short film research - one-
to-ones and checks on progress
30/09/10 Student Learning Centre - independent work on Short film research tasks
short film research - one-to-ones and checks on
progress All research to be completed and on blogs by
Friday 1st October by 4pm
Embedding onto blog (slideshare)
Student blog addresses
4/10/10 Audience research lesson - tutor support class, Audience research deadline Friday 8th October
class discussions, support on Learnzone
Create mind map for the type of people we are
Decide how we are going to do our audience going to interview.
research – interviews, questionnaires and
audio interviews Write down the questions we are going to ask
5/10/10 Introduction to planning work - learnzone All audience research deadline Friday
support/expectations
Each member thinks of a certain type of person
Role distribution to interview – carry out interview and edit
footage.
Continue with planning
7/10/10 Complete an ideas generation All members complete location recces.
8/10/10 Meet up, look at location recces and decide on Over weekend - group members complete their

3. appropriate location roles. Send each other completed work- short
story/shot list/shooting script
Story board/actors list/props and costumes
Synopsis/equipment lists
11/10/10 Discuss developments and changes
18/10/10 Plan out storyboard. Makes notes on ancillary Complete storyboard.
tasks
01/11/10 Arrange shooting dates Wednesday at 5.00pm Saturday at 9.30am till
11.30am
04/11/10 Shoot at 5.00pm Shoot the dinner scene and then the window
Meet at Livvy’s house. scene.
Actors = Holly/Jak/Kieran/Livvy and Sarra. (take behind the scene photos)
06/11/10 Shoot at 9.30am Shoot Jak’s footsteps and then Police officers’
Meet at Livvy’s house. footsteps. Shoot the front door scenes, and then
Actors = Kieran/Livvy/Sarra/Holly/Jak. the living room scene.
(take behind the scene photos)
07/11/10 Shoot at 3.00pm Shoot the beginning car scenes and then the
Meet at Livvy’s house. crash. Use slow motion camera.
Actors = Sarra/Livvy/Murrie/Jak/Gav. (take behind the scene photos)
08/11/10 Lesson - establish development between AS & A2
Discuss ancillary tasks - ideas
Go through shooting script - decide what to
reshoot
09/11/10 EDITING
11/11/10 DISCUSS SHOOTING SCRIPT AND SHOT LIST -
LIVVY & SARRA
Set dates and targets - reshoots
13/11/10 Meet up at 3.00pm - Sarra/Livvy/Murrie. Complete reshoot.
14/11/10 Final editing – Sarra/Livvy/Kieran Decide what song to use - more research
Ideas generation for Poster
Title styles/ideas for credits - behind the scene
shots
Complete editing - add sound/title and credits

4. 16/11/10 Show film to Zoe - pick out any problems Props list - remove Carol’s apron from list
Scene where Ben walks down the path - no car in
background – add to evaluation
The mother is too young – add to evaluation
Add title - research title sequences
Needs to be a little longer – add some statistics
22/11/10 Meet at Livvy’s - complete any unfinished work Complete edit decision list
Organize all work and send to each other. Final Begin to plan evaluation
editing session Complete ancillary tasks