Redland

Today we are at Redland, because Fairfield is closed for an inset day. So we have to finish of our pre-production work, work on our presentations, an keep our blogs up to date.

The pre-production work, involves writing up our film ideas, in detail, so that we know exactly what will happen and when, what camera angles we intend to use, and which music we might want in our finished film. We also have to finish our SWAT proposals, which are similar to the film idea sheets, but we have to write about the strengths and weaknesses of our film, and factors that could potentially cause our films to fail. Finally, we also have to write and finish our story boards, where we have to write and draw up what will happen in each shot, but also what music, dialogue, movement and camera angles we will use.

We have to create our presentations because we need to show them to the class, so that they can understand what our film is about, and why we decided to make and design them. from there they can then decide which films they believe will be most successful, and they can chose the ones they would like to see made. fortunately, we have a very small class, so all of our films will get to be made, but the presentation process is important, because it gives us a chance to understand what it is like to pitch and present a film to a room full of people who are not only judging your film, but you as well.

Today's Session

Today, we have been filling out the story boards for our films, which included things like how long the shot would last, and what camera angle to use.


Then we had to write on these sheets explaining who we were going to cast in our films, what locations we would use, and the equipment we would need. We also had to sort out a schedule, so that we know what we are filming and when.


This is an advert from the film that inspired my video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT_UmBHMYzg

After we finished all our pre-production work,  we had to create our presentations for our films, so that we can present them to the class, and they can decide which one they think is the best idea. luckily we have a small class, so we have a chance to make all our films if we want to, or if we don't want to make out films, we can help someone else with theirs, and edit their own version.

Last Week

  Last week we had to fill in all these different sheets about our three potential films, from what they were actually about, to who we would cast to be in these films.  Then we had to right down the strengths and weaknesses of the videos, and why they could potentially fall to pieces.

 Finally, we had to write up a formal proposal for our favourite film, this included everything from the other sheets, but also things like camera angles, and potential music choices.