FAO: Ashley and Sam

Well done Ash for really using your blog to record your planning. I think the Facebook idea for generating feedback is a fantastic idea. I would like to see a post which details the comments that were made about the posters.

I do think that there is some work that's needed on your poster but this is a good start so again, well done.

Miss E

It's a trailer NOT a film opening...

You must be ruthless and harsh (because I will be) about making changes to your trailer. Check that it actually looks and sounds like a trailer. Go back and watch some trailers again to check. Do you really know the conventions of a trailer? How are the conventions different to those of a film opening?

If you're still not sure, see the slide that was shown in class.

Trailer Slide

Work for Wednesday

Log onto the examiner’s blog which can be accessed through my blog or direct www.petesmediablog.blogspot.com

Go to the post 8^th Oct 2010 and read this post from ‘step four’.

Think about mise-en-scene and make some decisions about the props and aesthetics e.g perhaps you might have your main character reading a pertinent book or watching a relevant show or dressed in a certain way etc.

Have a look at some trailers to see how this is done by the professionals!

You could then (am I being optimistic!?) begin to turn this research into a blog post with links etc.

Get Creative!

The top tips for creative film/trailer making are:

1. Ideas are important but without the WILL to execute them you may as well not bother!
2. Creativity is the product of many failed ideas
3. Know the rules of your genre
4. Now break the rules of the genre
5. Creativity arises out of a well-planned film shoot
6. Planning should be broken down into 3 parts - script/dialogue - storyboard - mise-en-scene
7. Do not ad-lib or improvise
8. Key props such as clothing or aesthetic decisions, are critical
9. Never forget your audience

See Mark Ramsey's article 'Creative Filmaking' for full details

Chief Examiner's blog...(not a patch on mine!!)

Here is the link to the blog I was telling you about today. Check out the posts and see if any of them apply to your studies. Take particular note of the 'post-its' post (Nov 2009). Follow the link and complete the tutorial. As he suggests, you could post your trailer on to youtube, annotate it and post onto you blog. Also, if you receive any constructive comments you could use this in your evaluation.

http://petesmediablog.blogspot.com

unable to post comments from school but...

Ash - well done so far, now add your storyboard and animatic.
Jack L - Nice to see this updated! Now add in your classification, storyboard and animatic.
Eddie - All up-to-date well done. You do need to add in your animatic now and filming shots.
James O - Nice proflie pic! The layout of the blog posts needs sorting as they are all separate?? Now add in your classification, storyboard and animatic.
James R - Well done so far. Add in your animatic and filming shots.
Lauren - Great so far. Add in your animatic and filming shots.
Richard - Good detail so far. Add in your animatic and film shots.
Rosie D - Great so far. Add in your animatic and filming shots.
Sam and Rosie - I can't seem to access your blogs - we need to check the correct address.

ANIMATIC AND FILMING SHOTS SHOULD BE ADDED BEFORE THE CHRISTMAS BREAK