2. Step 1: Take Stock – Blog
*What’s the task?
*What’s the assessment?
*What’s the timeframe?
*What’s the equpment?
Task and Assessment
*Titles and opening of a Thriller film; Up to two minutes long.
*20 marks – Research and Planning.
*60 marks – Construction.
*20 marks – Evaluation.
3. Timeframe and Equipment
*Build up your skills.
*Build up your research.
*Build up your planning.
*Give yourselves time to shoot and edit – time management.
*Keep evidence throughout the whole process – blog.
Step 2: Set Up A Blog
-And keep evidence of everything you do~!-
*Shooting Schedule: Shot descriptions, props, locations, frames, times etc…
*Storyboard: Create and use several to show idea timeline and development.
4. Step 3: Build Up Skills
*Sound.
*Editing.
*Camerawork.
Step 4: Investigation
*What do film openings actually look like?
*What does other student work look like?
*Title Information?
*How is it going to stand out – be unique?
5. Step 5: Brainstorm Ideas
*Possible scenarios for pitches/treatments.
*25 word pitch.
*Moodboard treatment.
*Peer and teacher feedback.
*Realistic expectations.
*Know the film but only make the opening – not a trailer.
Possible Pitch Scenarios…
*Low budget – make sure it’s realistic~!
6. Step 6: Planning
*Experimenting with camera and editing.
*Record shots of location.
*Examples of shots, costumes, props etc. onto blog.
*Post storyboard(s), animatic, moodboard onto blog.
*Logistics planning – Including a risk assessment.
Step 7: The Shoot
*People, location(s), props, costumes.
*Rehearsing; lines, dramatics etc.
*Equipment, jobs on the day – rota.
*Keeping a record of progress – upload to blog.
7. Step 8: Editing
*All having a hand/voice in it – teamwork.
*Screencaps/screengrabs of progress.
*Importance of audio and titles/credits.
*Rough cut deadline.
*Foley – not just music.
Step 9:Evaluation
*’Seven questions become seven tasks’.
Suggested Tasks?
*Nine Frames *Split Screen Comparisons *Voiceover(s) *Ideal target Audience
*Tagged YouTube Video(s) *Screencaps/screengrabs
