Welcome

Hello everyone and welcome to AS Media Studies!

We are very excited to be following a new brief this year of an opening sequence to a film genre of your choice. Hope you don't find blogger too annoying everyone masters it in the end and it's how we send all your work to the examiners.

Miss Shuttle and Miss Brookes are always at hand to help so don't hesitate to ask.

Good luck in all your A level choices.

Portfolio

Throughout the project you will each be in charge of updating your production diaries and LAP charts. This is a checklist for you and your lap charts to keep track of your assessment and progress.

Your blog should contain the following links:
Research, Group Planning, Preliminary Task, Construction, Evaluation, LAP/Production Diary

Research and Planning (20 marks)

General
-The brief
- Design, links, labels, full name and candidate number

Theory
- Narrative
- Genre
- Audience identification
- Representation
- Institution
- Film language and analysis of opening sequences

Preliminary task
Explaining camera shot requirements, script, shotlist, storyboard, rough/final cut, evaluation with screen grabs of requirements, peer assessment

Research evidence
- Conventions and functions of film openings,including different types
- DVD or poster analysis of chosen genre
- conventions of thriller genre
- collage/moodboard of iconography associated with genre
- Research into narrative / typical synopsis/ 5point break down of plots
- Supporting research into narrative theories
- Research into why genre matters (Genre/Audience/ Industry triangle) with casestudies
- Stills frame analysis, at least 4
- Nine frame structure of thriller film analysis openings (including titles) - at least 2
- Analysis of thriller film openings x 3
- Timeline of existing thriller opening
- Editing analysis of thriller opening
- Analysis of thriller opening soundtrack 1
- Analysis of thriller opening soundtrack 2
- Research into ratings
- Target audience research
- Existing film production companies research
- Film distribution/promotion for your film
- Research into the representation of gender and age in thriller

Group research and planning

- Initial pitch and presentation
- photograph/video evidence of group planning
- moodboard of initial ideas including inspirational shots from real films
- synopsis planning
- evidence of how planned opening fits with research into codes/conventions, genre, audience
- storyboard idea - film and upload with voiceover
- titles
- group pitch - prezi or ppt
- class feedback and peer assessment on pitch and amendments planned
- timeline of opening - timings of footage, titles and sound
- script
- location and recce shots
- shot list
- storyboard
- fonts for titles resarch and planning
- props research and list
- shooting schedule
- health and safety information (risk assessment forms)
- changes made along the way, reflective summaries
- music research ideas

 Construction (60 marks)

- test shoot
- rough cuts
- feedback for rough cut - teacher and peer
- behind the scenes photos/footage
- interim evaluations of work achieved (production diary)
- discussion of editing choices made
- discussion of storyboard changes
- final cut and peer assessment

Evaluation ( 20 marks see evaluation label for detail)