The document outlines 11 tasks for a film project, including: 1. Creating mood boards of film genres and inspiration films 2. Brainstorming film ideas and choosing a genre 3. Developing characters, locations, props, and costumes inspired by other films of the same genre 4. Storyboarding the opening scene 5. Creating a presentation on the target audience's age, gender, ethnicity, social class, and location.

1. FILM TASKS
YOU MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING TASKS,
PRINT THEM OFF AND PUT IN YOUR RESEARCH
AND PLANNING FOLDER.

2. TASK 1
Create a mood-
board or brainstorm
detailing the
different types of
film genres that
there are.

3. TASK 2
Brainstorm 10 ideas that your film could be
based on.
My Film
Ideas
A film about a kidnapping
A film about a gang fight
A horror chase scene
A film about the police
investigating a murder

4. TASK 3
Decide what genre your film will belong to
and explain the reasons for your choice..
For our film my group has
decided to make a film that is
of the Horror genre. This is
because we know the codes
and conventions of this genre
best and most of our initial
ideas were linked to the Horror
genre. We will be able to use
locations such as the local
woods to film our scenes and
already know people who can
portray the characters well as
they do drama.

5. TASK 4
Create a mood-board of images of film
posters of films that are of the same genre
as your own.

6. TASK 5
Discuss 3 films from your mood-board that you know will
definitely inspire your own film.
You should discuss:
• Storyline
• Characters
• Setting
• Costume / Props
• Music
• Technical areas
Example: The Blair Witch Project will inspire my
own film because the storyline is based on a
character being followed which our own film will do
too. Also I like the use of a forest as a setting and
intend to use the same setting for my own film. I
will also use hand-held camera work as it creates a
sense of drama and creepy music for the same
reason.

7. TASK 6
Create a mood-board detailing the
stereotypical locations used in a film of the
same genre as your own.

8. TASK 7
Discuss 4 characters from other films of the same
genre as yours that will act as inspiration for
characters in your own film.
You must explain what it is about the characters
that you like and why it will add to the story.

9. TASK 8
Create a mood-board of the stereotypical props
that would be used in a film of the same genre as
yours.

10. TASK 9
Create a mood-board of the stereotypical costume
that would be used in a film of the same genre as
yours.

11. TASK 10
Create a storyboard detailing the opening scene of
your film.

12. TASK 11
You must create a PowerPoint presentation detailing who the
target audience of your film is. Within the presentation you will
discuss their Age, Gender, Ethnicity Social Class and Location.
See the following slides for
guidance on each area

13. TARGET
AUDIENCE
GUIDANCE

14. AGE
What age group will your product be targeted at? Will it be
teenagers, young adults, middle aged or elderly people?
It may be a very wide audience or very specific
You must explain why you have decided upon the audience
you have chosen

15. GENDER
Will your product target a particular gender or will it target
both genders
Why is your product suitable to the gender/s you have
specified?

16. LOCATION
How will your product be distributed?
Will it a local audience, a British audience (national) or a
International audience (worldwide)
Remember ideally you will want to eventually reach as wide
an audience as possible

17. CLASS
Class can be broken into the following areas:
Who will your target audience be regarding class?
Think about who would be most interested in your
product and why?

18. ETHNICITY
Does your product target a particular ethnic group? If so why or
why not?