AS Media Class - Tuesday 12th October

For those of you who missed today's lessons.

Some students worked on editing the exercise from last week in the CLC, other students watched the openings of at least two films and analysed the shots within them. The films included, Amelie, United 93, Three Colours Blue and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.

All analyses for these plus a reflection about the editing processes, what worked from the shoot and what didn't must be posted ASAP.

Thursday's lesson

Once again for a final time this half term we are in the CLC.

The objective will be to film your Preliminary exercise on tape with the same cameras we used last week.

You will therefore need a clear plan for what you are going to do on the day.

I will give you 20minutes at the beginning of Period 1 to plan, decide roles and using your blogs update them with the plan: whose script is being shot, a shot list (in brief) and all the roles which you are taking in the production: director, camera operator, set designer, actor, etc. Ideally you should be prepared to swap around.

You will have periods 2 and 3 to film ONLY.

The groups will be announced on the day but expect to work with anybody on this exercise.

HOMEWORK

Update all blogs with work due especially analysis of opening scenes from films.

Begin thinking about what you would like to make yourself and in particular look at the genre of film you would like to make: horror (and it's sub-genres), thriller, comedy, romance, action-adventure, etc.

Remember that after making your film opening you will have to answer questions explaining your thought processes in development, pre-production, production and post-production. If you don't understand the conventions of the film genre you are working in answering these questions will be virtually impossible.

After half term there will be a two week period of intense script development alongside the editing of the preliminary exercises (which you will all need to complete). And then a pitching competition.

I will issue you with some advise on developing good film projects next week - and things to avoid!!!!


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