Short Film Practical Assignment

  • Creative ideas and scheduling

    Originate a narrative theme
    Carry out some research into chosen genre and theme
    Create a short proposal/mindmap and post on blog
    Produce production schedule
  • Research/ Case studies

    Gather 3 case studies of existing film extracts/ short films
  • Treatment

    Write a rough plan of what the film will contain
    Get second opinion
    Present ideas
  • Focus groups/ Pitch

    Carry out initial pre-production audience feedback
    Write evaluation of feedback and any changes being made
    Make necessary changes
    upload onto blog
  • Pre-production

    Draw up detailed storyboard
    Write detailed script
    Get written permision to use actors and locations, using release form
    Produce risk assesments, recces and call sheets.
    Allocate and agree on production team roles (Director, producer, camera, sound)
    Identify and list costumes, props, makeup etc
  • Shooting the video

    FILM!
  • Editing

    Create regular blog entries
    Finished by december 5th
  • Finished film

    Upload the final version of the film onto youtube and blogs
  • Post-production focus group

    Screen finished film and print products to target audience
    Get feedback
    Evaluate feedback
    Blog
  • Research and planning the film poster and magazine review page

    3 Case studies of current film posters
    Present creativley
    Produce mock-ups of film poster and review
    Pitch ideas
  • Producing film poster and magazine review page

    Plan and book shoot
    Produce and upload call sheets
    start journalism
  • Producing film poster and magazine review page

    Produce 2 print artefacts using photoshop and indesign
    regular screen shots and blog progress
    Upload print products
  • finished print products

    Upload finished print products onto my blog
  • Evaluation

    Produce evaluation drafts
  • Editing the evaluation

    Edit evaluation
    put the evaluation into dfferent media formats
    Upload to blog