G324 Short Film Checklist

1. Short Film
RESEARCH EVIDENCE
Things to include on your
website
Complete? Format (s)
selected
Technology used Notes
1 Conventions of a short film
2 Research into real media
3 Analysis of short films which
are from the same genre
4 Influences of society on choices
made for narrative and
character type
5 Research into the relevant film
genre
6 Film theory
7 Evidence of films/ techniques
that you admire or are
influenced by
8 Analysis of existing Film Poster

2. Short Film
10 What is a Film Review in a
magazine?
11 Analysis of previous students’
A2 work
12 Audience research
14 Short film typography style
(credits and titles)
15 A chronological blog of activities

3. Short Film
PLANNING EVIDENCE
Things to include on your
website
Complete? Format selected Technology used Notes
1 Initial planning ideas
2 Moodboard
3 Costume planning
4 Photographs of locations
5 Raw footage of the locations
6 Props list
7 Contact with the actors
8 Filming/editing schedule

4. Short Film
9 Storyboards
10 Scripts
11 Editing software (preparation in
use)
12 Structure of your film – a
timeline
13 Planning for Review
14 Planning for Poster
15 Health and safety evidence
16 Alterations made along the way
17 A chronological blog of activities

5. Short Film
CONSTRUCTION EVIDENCE
Things to include on your
blog
Complete? Formal selected Technology used Notes
1 Original footage in its raw
state
2 Rough cut
3 Drafting process
4 Photographs from filming
5 Technical difficulties

6. Short Film
6 Evaluations along the way
7 Various drafts + feedback
from peers/ teachers/
target audience
8 Final video
9 Review draft(s)
10 Poster draft(s)
11 Feedback on Ancillary tasks
12 Review final
13 Poster final

7. Short Film
EVALUATION
The actual question Format selected Technology used Teacher Comments
1 In what ways does your media
product use, develop or challenge
forms and conventions of real media
products?
2 How effective is the combination of
your main product and ancilliary
texts?
3 What have you learnt from your
audience feedback?
4 How did you use new media
technologies in the construction and
research, planning and evaluation
stages?
5 A general 5 minute Video blog where
your group speaks directly to the
camera about how the project went,
and referring to the four questions
as you go through.