Poster deadline ONE - Wednesday November 26th. - Initial research

Each group to upload 12 film posters.


Use checklist in booklet to remind yourselves of what to include in your analysis.


1. The conventions of content
2. The conventions of layout and graphics.
3. Application of MRANG in analysing how the poster communicates.


remember to analyse low budget, British independent films

Short film Poster help

Refer to some of the links below to help you.




What font to use in your Credit block?
http://www.dafont.com/forum/read/5633/what-s-the-font-for-movie-credits


Looking at actual short film posters
http://www.shortfilmposters.com/


How to design your film poster - a self help tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz_IT9y0tEU


Top Ten tips on how to design a film poster
http://www.chrisjonesblog.com/2012/11/how-to-design-a-movie-poster-%E2%80%93-top-ten-tips-to-grab-the-eye-of-a-sales-agent-distributor-or-audience-member.html

The Film Poster – Interim Deadlines

The Film Poster – Interim Deadlines

Deadline 1 – Initial Research
Each student to post at least 3 to 4 analyses of relevant and real posters
to the blog (average 12 per group). See checklist on what to include.

This posted to the blog by MONDAY December 1st.




Deadline 2 – initial planning
Each member of group to create an initial draft for a poster design in Photoshop,
with accompanying analysis of decisions made.  (Cover conventions, layout and MRANG).
Upload any photographic images that are used in your poster design on a separate post
and explain any modifications that are made.


Friday December 5th Midnight




Deadline 3 – planning and final submission
As a group, show at least 3 stages through which your poster(s) have evolved to show process. The expectation is that you will have two posters in development.
Collect Audience feedback during this process.
Justify all your decisions and alterations.
Ensure that there is a post discussing branding (development of logo and titling
and use across both mediums).
Each individual member of the group to post a clearly labeled analysis of conventions, layout and MRANG, as applied to the final poster.
Final Poster clearly posted as final version – upload to blog and into appropriate completed folder on Mac Network.
Audience Feedback on completed Poster.


Friday December 12th midnight

Final Deadline Four: Editing

Final Deadline Four: Editing

Final edit (vision and sound) completed, and filed in correct folder. 

On the group blog by the deadline below:

- Evidence of editing process taking place and all members of the group being involved.

- Evaluative and illustrated discussion of editing (image and sound) decision making.

- Documentation of any image editing effects used and why

- Audience feedback used in editing decision making process.

- Evaluative and illustrated discussion about sound editing – dialogue, foleys and music (techniques used, sources used, reasoning behind decision making).

- Discussion of film titles and credits used (making parallels to real media texts).

- Audience feedback gathered on the completed film – is it successful regarding Narrative, Representation, Genre, Targeting Audience and were the various aspects of Film Language successful in communicating meaning?  This needs to be thorough.

- Finished film uploaded via youtube to the blog

 Friday November 21^st Midnight.

 Make sure you have read these points carefully and covered them all.

 

DON'T FORGET AUDIENCE FEEDBACK! 

Last week before half term.

You have this week and half term in which to film.

Identify considerable blocks of time when everyone is free to film.  This means all periods, One to Five!.  That includes those where you might not normally come into college.  Be as flexible as you can.  Remember you have a responsibility to each other because you are working a s a group.


If you miss this deadline, you are going to seriously begin to jeopardise your final grade because we will be starting both the Film Poster and Film Review after half term.  You will find it difficult to cope with so much to do.  

If you are filming in media lesson time :-

• E mail Marion and myself, in order tat we can register you as present.

• don't miss any other lessons apart from media lessons to film, 
• ensure you complete your risk assessment for your shoot (easiest way is to film yourselves doing a risk assessment).  
• you should have discussed the filming with your supervisor.

Permission to film in lessons.

                    

This is only possible once we are convinced that you have planned sufficiently well.  If you have a double period or the One and a Half Hour period, you may be able to extend this into lunch, break or study periods and thereby make a very lengthy filming session.  

If you intend to do this, you must get permission from  Marion and  Myself- speak to us and send us an e mail explaining where you will be filming with a contact number.  


        You cannot miss other subject lessons to do filming

Deadline Two - Pre-Production Deadline. Friday 10th October

Pre-Production Checklist – tick off tasks as you complete them

Have you created posts on all the following?	Done
Allocate pre-production roles in the group: location scout; prop ‘buyer’; storyboard artist/s; animatics director; sound designer; lighting designer; screenwriter; camera operator/s; costume, hair and make-up designer and ‘buyer’;
Any ideas that were rejected and why.
Group writes synopsis of short film – about 200 words posted to blog
Apply Genre to final idea – single genre? Hybrid? Or resist genre category? Will you use established film styles – eg Social Realism or ‘Noir’?  Decisions to blog with justification and links to similar real texts if possible (these may be feature length films)
Apply Representation to final idea – initial ideas about representation of social groups, places and ideas or issues covered by your story.  Make links to real texts
Apply Audience to final idea– initial ideas about your expected audience – by age, gender and social class. Link to expected viewing platforms for your film (where would it be screened ideally?).  Make links to real texts.
Apply Narrative to final idea – initial ideas about the structure of the story – linear? Non-linear? Circular? Use narrative theory here – Todorov; Levi-Strauss; Vogler etc.  Make links to real texts.
Apply Media Language to final idea – initial ideas about film techniques you’d like to use and examples or suggestions. Make links to real texts.
Script for dialogue
Storyboard Animatic One - CORRECT TIMINGS - should last 5 mins
Storyboard Animatic Two with commentary (any length necessary) - OR group film commentary on key shots or scenes, perhaps as inserts in film - again, this can be any length
Evidence of location research – rejections and final decisions with explanations.
Evidence of location permission (where required)
Health and Safety considerations – locations and roles.
Evidence of research and planning into Costume, Make up, Hair and Props
Organization of actors
Lighting decisions
Sound design – initial ideas about sound – soundtrack, foleys, ambient and dialogue. What needs to be organized and what are the likely issues in locations.
Shooting schedule – plans for the shoot
Evidence of experimenting with any new or complex techniques
Audience feedback – evidence that you have consulted on ideas and taken feedback into consideration.

You can also find GUIDANCE on P9 of your Short Film Guidance booklet.