Emma McConologue completed pre-production tasks for her film project, including research on similar films, genre analysis, target audience analysis, script drafting, storyboards, shotlists, location plans, costumes, props, actors, and a production schedule. Her teacher provided feedback, praising her excellent analyses and use of technical language. Minor improvements were suggested, such as adding images. Emma addressed each point in her action plan and blog, gaining a final mark of 18/20.

1. AS Pre-production Tasks Feedback
Student Name: MCCONOLOGUE Emma
Task 1 – Pre-production: Research & Planning Evidence on
blog
1. Similar Products – film beginning analysis Yes
2. Genre Analysis Yes
3. Target Audience Yes
4. Script Yes
5. Drafts Yes
6. Storyboard Yes
7. Shotlist Yes
8. Layouts – floor plan Yes
9. Locations Yes
10.Costumes Yes
11.Props Yes
12.Actors Yes
13.Equipment Some
14.Production schedule Yes
Teachers comments
1. 3 excellent analyses of film openings Iron Man, Lost (TV show) and Hot
Fuzz. Fantastic and confident use of technical language throughout. You
could add how these openings will help you with your product. Thoughts
on how the openings will help your planning has now been added.
2. Comprehensive history of the genre presented well using prezi. You
could add some images to make it more visual. Images now added.
3. Good research on target audience. Good use of NRS scale and avatar
creator to show stereotypical audience members.
4. Excellent script, builds intrigue well. Will the title appear at the end or
start? Something to consider. Script now updated to include titles.
5. Clear evidence of drafting of ideas throughout.
6. An excellent set of clear storyboards showing your vision well. Some of
the writing is quite hard to read, you may need to go over with a pen and
re-scan. Storyboards now re-scanned.
7. A fantastic shot list, well done. Clear, precise and shows your vision.
8. Excellent clear floor plans of main locations
9. Location choices explained excellently with good clear photographs
10.Costume choices explained well, you could add images. Images now
added.
11.Prop choices explained well, you could add images. Images now added.
12.Actor choices explained well, with excellent addition of character profiles
applying narrative theory, well done. You could add images/headshots
for each actor to show their suitability. Avatar representations of actors
now added.
13.Equipment is detailed briefly in the production schedule. You could do
this as a separate post with more detail. Equipment list now added, good
use of images.

2. 14.A comprehensive production schedule detailing all stages of production
well. You could add the evaluation stage to complete the years work.
Evaluation stages now added in the same high detail.
Overall this is an excellent body of work, well done Emma. Excellent use of
technology throughout. Your blog is well organised with good use of labels.
Please see feedback above to make final improvements.
Preliminary tasks all completed and blogged – well done
You have used your feedback well to improve work, well done.
Mark out of 20: 17/20 18/20
Teacher name: A Jones Date: 18/12/16 07/02/17
Student action plan for improvement
Added images to the Genre Research Prezi – updated it slightly.
Updated script, adding where my film title will go.
Made a separate equipment list to show what I will use when filming.
Darkened Storyboard so the writing can be seen.
Updated the opening analysis’ and added how the film openings help me with
my product.
Added images to the costumes and props section.
Added headshots of my actors to show how they suit their roles.
Added my evaluation stages onto my production schedule.
Final mark out of 20: 18 Date: 07/02/17