This document outlines the requirements for creating a short film as part of a school assignment. It lists various types of evidence that must be included on a website such as research into film conventions and genres, influences on narrative choices, planning materials like storyboards and schedules, documentation of the filmmaking process like raw footage and drafts, and an evaluation section addressing the effectiveness of the film and ancillary materials as well as lessons learned. The goal is for students to demonstrate their research, planning, production, and evaluation work in developing their short film project.

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.