This document outlines the tasks and requirements for a short film project assignment. Students must: 1. Develop ideas for a 1-minute short film plot and characters, documenting the process. 2. Conduct primary audience research and background research on elements needed for production. 3. Shoot and edit a 1-minute film using techniques like rule of thirds. 4. Create a report and presentation pitching their film idea to a producer, including why it should be made and how it will appeal to audiences. The pitch must be adjusted based on feedback. 5. Research film production requirements like funding, crews, equipment, locations and regulatory bodies.

1. Assignment: Short Film Project
What you have to do
Task Assessment Evidence Assessment Focus
TASK 3: Ideas & Preliminary Skills Assessment (26/2/15)
a) Using the techniques learned in lessons about narrative –
i.e Todorov’s theory, Barthes Enigma and Action Codes
and Propp’s stock characters, Non-Linear, Multi-stranded,
Parallel develop an idea for a 1 minute short film plot
and characters – you need to document this process with
minutes of meetings and show the process of ideas
generation that you have gone through with a personal
diary or log. (15/1/16)
1. Treatment
2. Storyboard
3. Recce
4. Script
5. Casting
6. Diary/Log
7. Influences (Research into your story)
Grading Criteria:
Unit 2 P1/M1/D1
Unit 22 P2/M2/D2
PLTS:
Creative Thinkers:
generating ideas and exploring
possibilities for a short film
Reflective learners:
setting goals w ith success
criteria for their production
w ork.
Team w orkers:
managing discussions to
reach agreements and
achieve results
Functional Skills:
ICT:
Use ICT to effectivelyplan
w orkand evaluate the
effectivenessof the ICT
systemthey have used
English
taking part in brainstorming
sessions to generate ideas as
a
response to a creative brief
presenting the finalmotion
graphics sequence to their
peer group and talking about it
b) Primary research into your audience and their preferences
or understanding of the genre or style of film that you are
producing. (15/1/16).
Questionnaires, Vox pops or interviews with your target
audience that have been analysed to show your
understanding of them.
c) Research the elements that would be needed for a
production – this is both background research to inform
your story and research into the elements that you will
need to produce it such as a budget, types of location,
types of costume and mise-en-scene. . (15/1/16)
A comprehensive amount of research which is fully
referenced, with summaries and notes to show that you
have understood it.
d) Shoot (using rule of 3rds, 180 deg rule, low and high
angles, master shots and coverage) and edit your
Individual 1 minute Short Film (using continuity
techniques) (12/2/16)
Completed 1 minute Thriller/Drama Short Film using Non-
Linear/Non-Linear Editing
e) Crit. Show each other the 1 minute short and upload to
YouTube. The class will vote on the best ones which will
be made into the 5 minute project as a group production
in 3’s. Each of will have a clearly defined role and
responsibility for the production. (26/2/16)
Crit and Evaluation of improvements

2. Key Termsthat you should be using in your work:
 Written sources: eg books, journals, websites, magazines, newspapers, handouts
 Reading: with concentration; skim-reading: scanning; usingindex; using word search; using phrase search
 Extract information: eg write notes, summarise, highlight text, annotate document,underlinepassages, copy and paste extracts
 Originate ideas: groupand individual brainstorming; analysisof each idea; selection; justification
 Develop an idea: eg mood boards, thumbnails, mock-ups, surveys
 Constraints: time; costs; personnel; resources; legal andethical considerations, eg privacy, libel law, defamation, race discriminationlaw, dataprotection, freedom of information; codesof practice;
copyright (requirement, owner, clearance, cost)
 Research an idea: audience research, eg age, gender, socio-economic grouping, lifestyle, location; audiencefigures, eg RAJAR, BARB, ABC, CAA, ELSPA,ChartTrack, MCV; primary content
research, eg interviews, questionnaires, own observations; secondary content research, eg newspapers, magazines, books, audio , audio-visual,electronic,internet,archives, libraries; research into
competitors; research into market
 Devising: findingideas; developingideas; narrativestructures; character; scripts; treatments; storyboards
 Resources: talent; properties; costume; locations; video recordingand playbackequipment;audio recording and playbackequipment; lighting equipment; sound and visual effects
 Planning: treatments; shootingscripts; records of pre-productionmeetings; shooting schedules; call sheets; production roles; floor or locationplans; prop lists; daily report sheets; production schedules
 Health and safety: riskassessments (studio, locations)

3. Assignment: Short Film Project
What you have to do
Task Assessment Evidence Assessment Focus
TASK 4: The Pitch (15.1.16)
a) Create a report to be presented to a producer or producers
detailing all of the information that you have discovered through
your research. Most importantly, this report must SELL the idea
of your film – so it must include why the film should be made and
how it will appeal as a product to a target market
A detailed written report in the
form of a script or prose for the
group to read out as part of a
presentation.
Grading Criteria:
Unit 2 P2/M2/D2, P3/M3/D3
P4/M4/D4, P5/M5/D5
PLTS:
Independent Enquirers
presenting inf ormation orally and in writing using reasoned
arguments and ev idence, and prov iding supporting ev idence
Creativ e Thinkers
generating ideas f or pitches, asking questions in production
contexts to extend their thinking
Ref lectiv e Learners
presenting ideas, inv iting f eedback and dealing positiv ely
with praise, setbacks and criticism, communicating ideas f or
dif f erent audiences using oral presentations and written
f ormats, setting goals and success criteria f or their
dev elopment, rev iewing their own progress and acting on
the outcomes
Self Managers
organising time and resources to create ef f ective reports or
pitches responding positiv ely to change, seeking adv ice and
support when needed
Functional Skills:
ICT:
using ICT to plan and prepare oral and written presentations
in a v ariety of formats
English:
making v alid contributions to class discussions and f ocus
groups communicating ef f ectively to audience during oral
presentations
b) Create a presentation to go with your report which is to be used
as a prompt rather than containing all of the information. This is
then pitched to a producer using all of the skills associated with
presenting that you have learned through your lessons
A PowerPoint presentation to go
with your report
c) Report review – each member of the group needs to take a copy
of the report and PowerPoint and adjust them based upon the
feedback from peers and staff following their presentation – this
process must be documented in your log or diary and will be your
own final version to hand in. (22.1.16)
A finalised copy of your report
and PowerPoint presentation.
Key Terms that you should be using in your w ork:
 Create report: content; structure; linguistic register; summary; index; presentation; visuals, eg illustrations, graphics, charts, graphs
 Contexts: eg for client, for employer, market assessment, market analysis, product analysis, self -evaluation
 Revision: proof-reading (spelling, punctuation, grammar, clarity of expression, structureof content); electronicchecks (spelling, punctuation, grammar, thesaurus)
 Proposal: content outline; target audience; resources; personnelrequirements, eg cast and crew, team, specialists; budget; project schedule
 Pitch: style; format, eg Pow erPoint, video presentation, multiple presentation; technology, eg video screen, projector, audio playback; product information (content outline, target audience,
resources, cast and crew requirements, budget, project schedule, market fit); preparation of materials; rehearsalof pitch; delivery of pitch

4. Assignment: Short Film Project
What you have to do
Task Assessment Evidence Assessment Focus
TASK 5: Understanding Pre-production Requirements
(5.2.16)
a) Research into sources of funding for a film giving
examples of films that have been funded by these
sources and how it has helped them to be successful –
this could be through grants or investments.
A document or presentation about funding for films with
examples.
Grading Criteria:
Unit 1 P1/M1/D1, P2/M2/D2
PLTS:
Independent Enquirers:
Investigating requirements for
production in the media
industries.
Functional Skills:
ICT:
researching materials and
resources forpre-production
English
researching the techniques
and conventions of pre-
production
w ork
b) (Group Collaboration) Research into requirements for
film, TV or video production, giving examples of
agencies or institutions, processes involved and how
these would be organised
What is required (ie what is needed)?
What procedures, costs or activity is involved?
How do Production Managers organise and source what is
required?
A class google doc worksheet
Type of Production
Time: Schedules & deadlines; availability of equipment; availability of
personnel
Crew and Personnel: size of team & roles; skills and experience; costs
Facilities: production equipment; post-production equipment; availability &
costs
Materials: sound library materials; costs & clearances
Contributors: talent;
Locations: identification; recces; limitations and risks; location
permissions; (local council - Kent film licence)
c) Research into requirements for film, TV or video
production, giving examples of agencies or institutions,
processes involved and how these would be organised
What is required (ie what is needed)?
What procedures, costs or activity is involved?
How do Production Managers organise and source what is
required?
A report on Pre-production Requirements for your Short Film
or Webisode discussing how you will source, manage and
organise the production with examples from Industry
practice
Type of Production
Time: Schedules & deadlines; availability of equipment; availability of
personnel
Crew and Personnel: size of team & roles; skills and experience; costs
Facilities: production equipment; post-production equipment; availability &
costs
Materials: sound library materials; costs & clearances

5. Contributors: talent;
Locations: identification; recces; limitations and risks; location
permissions; (local council - Kent film licence)
d) Research what regulatory bodies your film would have
to go through for general release (such as BBFC or the
ASA if you are advertising it) and find out the rules that
you would need to comply with.
A document or presentation about regulatory bodies and the
rules that you would need to comply with.
e) Find out about the copyright issues relating to any
archive material or music that you may use and state
how you would go about getting permission to use this
(try MCPS).
A document or presentation about the copyright issues and
what you would need to do.
Key Terms that you should be using in your work:
 Type of production:eg film,television,video, radio, audio,interactive media,web,computer game,print,photo-imaging
 Finance:sources offinance;requirements,eg equipment,transport,talent,crew, materials,facility hire, clearances
 Time:eg deadlines,availabilityof equipment,availabilityof personnel,timescales for clearances
 Personnel:size of team;roles;skills and experience;resourcing;availability;costs;team or crew CVs
 Facilities:eg production equipment,post-production equipment,facility houses,outsourcing;availability;costs
 Materials: type, eg original materials,archive and library materials,photo-librarymaterials,sound librarymaterials,internet,assets,audio,script,animatics,graphics,
interviews,costumes,properties,recorded music;sources;costs;clearances
 Contributors:type, eg specialists,experts,talent, public;contributor biographies
 Codes of practice and regulation:clearances,eg Mechanical CopyrightProtection Society-Performing Rights Society Alliance (MCPS-PRS), model releases,location
permissions;legal,eg copyright, health and safety; insurance,eg public liability,completion insurance;regulatorybodies, eg Ofcom,Press Complaints Commission
(PCC), Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), British Board of Film Classification (BBFC);trade unions,eg Producers’ Alliance for Cinema and Television (PACT),
National Union ofJournalists (NUJ),Broadcasting Entertainment,Cinematograph and Theatre Union (BECTU)