Checklist for Film Opening Research and Planning

AS Media Studies Practical Coursework - Checklist for Research and Planning

 

(This is a minimum - feel free to add anything else to your research and planning portfolio as you see fit. Remember that in order to get the higher marks you are expected to demonstrate use of a wide range of different technologies to present your work on your blog.)


Preliminary Task

• Brainstorm of initial ideas
• Script
• Storyboard
• Completed task (filmed and edited)
• Evaluation

 
Film Opening Research

• Research into different genres
• Conventions of film openings (including screengrabs to demonstrate examples)
• Analysis of a specific film opening (ideally of the genre that you have chosen)
• Studio Logo research
• Titles and Personnel timeline

 
Audience Research

• Audience member profile (pen portrait)
• Audience questionnaire
• Audience questionnaire results and analysis
• Voxpops and analysis

 
Practical Task (Your Film Opening)

• Brainstorm of initial ideas
• Pitch/Treatment
• Character profiles (with reasons for decisions)
• Costume, make-up and props lists (with reasons for decision
• Sound: Music, Sound FX, Audio levelling (with reasons for decisions)
• Location shots (with reasons for decisions)
• Risk assessment
• Script
• Storyboard (with optional animatic)
• Shotlist
• Shooting schedule

 

All this needs to be completed and evidenced on your blog by the end of term!

Deadline for all of the above = Thursday 18th December