The student, Aaron Cogdell, received feedback on their pre-production tasks for a film project. The teacher noted several areas that were missing details or required further work, including analyses of similar films, the target genre and audience, scripts, storyboards, locations, costumes, props, actors, and equipment. The student was instructed to add all missing work. For the areas that did include details, like the production schedule and initial ideas, the teacher provided positive feedback but also suggested further improvements. The student received an initial mark of 4 out of 20 and was told to improve the project based on the feedback. Their final mark after adding the additional work was 17 out of 20.

1. AS Pre-production Tasks Feedback
Student Name: COGDELL Aaron
Task 1 – Pre-production: Research & Planning Evidence on blog
1. Similar Products – film beginning analysis No
Jaws
Insidious
Woman in Black
Nightmare on Elm Street
2. Genre Analysis Horror - detail needed - added
3. Target Audience Blog- detail needed
4. Script No - added
5. Drafts / Ideas No - added
6. Storyboard No - added
7. Shotlist Blog
8. Layouts – floor plan Blog
9. Locations No - added
10.Costumes No - added
11.Props No - added
12.Actors No - added
13.Equipment No - added
14.Production schedule Blog
Teachers comments
1. Missing
Jaws – some detail but too much key info missing. We are introduced to the boy who chases
her – what does he represent? The beach party that they leave – connotations? Running past
the fence – what does that connote? The actual attack – subjective camerawork, editing,
music????
Insidious – much better analysis with thought into how director has introduced narrative and
used genre conventions.
Woman in Black – some good detail on beginning – could have added detail on how props are
now associated with horror genre.
Nightmare on Elm Street – good detail on how sound has been used to create atmosphere.
Good detail on props and location. More detail needed on camera and edit.
2. Some info into chosen genre but not enough detail given. What are the key conventions? What
are the landmark films, actors, and directors? Slides added to give some more info. Key
conventions added. Images or links to trailers/clips would have been effective. Good addition
of horror key conventions – fantastic detail. Only thing missing are key films/directors/actors
and images.
3. Some information as to the age of potential audience but no real detail on other interest they
may have.
4. Missing. Good effective script with links to genre. Narrative introduced.
5. No second draft. Mind map of initial ideas added. Title suggestions added with detail on
decisions. Good post on how ideas developing.
6. Missing Added. Good detail with shot type/movement added. Simple but effective.
7. Very good detail on shotlist
8. Good detail for cameras on layout but nothing on actors.
9. Location missing. Good images and detail added on how locations will be used in film.
10. Information and Images needed. Good detail on how costume will link to characters. Images
included.
11. Detail and Images needed. Good detail added with images with links to narrative/genre and
characters.

2. 12. Information and Images needed. Detail added with justification for starring in the film and how
appearance will link to genre archetypes. Needs images.
13. Equipment missing. Good detail added on equipment needed and how/why it will be used.
14. Very good detail on schedule with equipment, actors, costumes, location and props
Add all missing work!
Mark out of 20: 4
Teacher name: MDR Date: Dec 14
Student action plan for improvement
Final mark out of 20: 17 Date: Mar 15