Short film Research

From researching Short films we have learnt there are many conventions of a short film that are needed, we watched Cinema16 which featured lots of diffrernt short films which helped provide background information and devices we could use in our own film.
We watched a short film called terry tate that was comedy based by the director of dodgeball, this film was made by a series of short clips and we thought this could be a possible way of making our short film. we also watched another short film called carmen, this was a comedy which then later on turned into a short drama, we realised this was a common thing with short films. We decided this was a good genre to recreate. We also thought about the idea of using dialogue inbetween scences as this also appeared in carmen, however we havent decided yet but we think this will make us stand out but still appeal to the conventions of a short film.

We also watched paris je t'aime this was a collection of films all about their love for paris, there were films about love, fear and other emotions. This showed me how people can come up with different ideas but all based around one thing, paris.

Potential Blog titles

Storyboard
Planning
Research
Audience feedback
Target audience
Conventions
Sound
Editing
Camera angles
Techniques used
Marketing
Media terminology
Presentations
References
Progress reports
Film
Design
Layout
Script
Character development
Influences

What I am aiming for

Level 3 12–15 marks

There is proficient research into similar products and a potential target audience.

There is proficient organisation of actors, locations, costumes or props.

There is proficient work on shotlists, layouts, drafting, scripting or storyboarding.


Time management is good.

There is a good level of care in the presentation of the research and planning.

There is proficient skill in the use of digital technology or ICT in the presentation.

There are proficient communication skills.


Film/Television/Video
Level 3
The candidate is expected to demonstrate proficiency in the creative use of most of the following technical skills:

holding a shot steady, where appropriate;

framing a shot, including and excluding elements as appropriate;

using a variety of shot distances as appropriate;

shooting material appropriate to the task set;

selecting mise-en-scène including colour, figure, lighting, objects and setting;

editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer;

using varied shot transitions, captions and other effects selectively and appropriately for the task set;

using sound with images and editing appropriately for the task set.

Where a candidate has worked in a group, a proficient contribution to construction is evident.



Print
Level 3
The candidate is expected to demonstrate proficiency in the creative use of most of the following technical skills:

use IT appropriately for the task set;

show understanding of conventions of layout and page design;


My post above called anaylsing layout helped me to understand the different layouts of a magazine spread.


show awareness of the need for variety in fonts and text size;

accurate use of language and register;

appropriately integrating illustration and text;

framing a shot, including and excluding elements as appropriate;

using a variety of shot distances as appropriate;

shooting material appropriate to the task set;

selecting mise-en-scène including colour, figure, lighting, objects and setting;

manipulating photographs as appropriate to the context for presentation, including within text, within particular IT programmes, cropping and resizing.

Where a candidate has worked in a group, a proficient contribution to construction is evident.


Me and lewis are working together well in a group, however i think that we need to write more comments on each others blog and discuss how to improve our work we have already done.

Group Work

I have decided to work with lewis surridge, we have decided to make a short film. Our secondary taks are to design a double page spread in a magazine and create a poster to market the film. We decided not to make a radio advert as we are not familiar witht the conventions of a radio advertisement.