FILM OPENING

Prep for the weekend of Saturday 11 December 

TITLE of post: FILM OPENING

You upload the most recent edit of your finished film opening then write the rest of the post that the moderator will see first.

This is an example of what you write:

YOUR NAME 1234

I worked with Alan Rickman 5678 and Emma Thompson 9357

Our brief was to make the titles and opening of a new fiction film (to last a maximum of two minutes). We made a thriller film opening / psychological thriller film opening / comedy film opening / drama film opening entitled XXXXXXX

I took responsibility for the camerawork, in particular, ....

I took responsibility for the directing of the scenes...

I took responsibility for set design, such as ....I sourced LED lights and because I do DT at AL, I used the school DT studio for materials to... Together with Millie / Ollie, I created the pinboard which is a key prop...... I made suggestions about lighting which we implemented, in particular, the lighting in the scene...

I took responsibility for the editing / editing the scenes in which... I edited in Final Cut Pro / Premiere Pro / iMovie. Particular challenges in my editing included....

I created the music for the final scene because I play the guitar. I picked the track Hotel California and used my Squire guitar. I used an amplifier....

I designed and made the Production Company logo BELVEDERE STUDIOS / ROCKING HORSE PRODUCTIONS / MIRROR STUDIOS / LEVINE LOOPS / HILL LIMITLESS. I used Adobe Illustrator then edited the image in Premiere / I used Photoshop / I designed the image in Photoshop then took it into Premiere.

CONSTRUCTION: FEEDBACK

 3.2 Reviewing and editing coursework It is likely that some teacher guidance will be given during the production process in terms of facilitating discussions that encourage a higher level of application and engagement with creative processes. However, as part of the learning process, it is also valuable to encourage whole class feedback on productions. Creating a place where learners can watch the film productions initiates a good opportunity for critical reflection, peer assessment and feedback before the final edits on the coursework productions. A feedback form (see below) may be useful to ensure feedback is suitably critical, and constructive. In order to ensure a fair learning environment for learners of all abilities, it is advisable to make time for editing, two or three hours should enable learners to re-film a sequence after feedback and complete a reasonable level of editing before submitting the final media coursework production.

REFINEMENTS, CHANGES, EDITS & REFLECTIONS

PREP for the weekend of Sat 4 December

CIE are keen on reflective analysis in your blogs – the sort of critical reflection that may come after you get feedback from a focus group. They think that it is so important that it comes second in their bullet points. In the highlight below ('process'), notice the reference to 

• what you’ve changed because it
  didn’t work well enough (“any refinement, changes or edits made”) 
• what has have gone well, that you should be drawing attention to (“reflections on key moments”).
  

To present these important posts, I have suggested a ‘before and after’ visual evidence + written analysis 

See these posts HERE

 

PARALLEL EDITING & OTHER TERMINOLOGY

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