Week 14 Homework - 4 hrs Research & Ideas Generation (FSA 2) due 4th Jan

4 hours Homework for Christmas Break is to:

1. Read over the assignment brief & the resources available below (15 minutes)
2. Task 1: Generate ideas for your Horror or Thriller 1 minute Short Film: 

Ideas and Research from ctkmedia

Task 1 Instructions (1 hour):

• Research news articles, song lyrics, or short stories for inspiration
• Look at the Youtube Short Horror Playlist
• Identify what we mean by a 'Hook' (look at slides 1-5, and slide 13 below)
• Create a Mood Board to generate an idea for a 1 minute Short Film (use this post to help: Unit 22.21 Generating Ideas for your Film)
• Include images for Beginning, Middle and End
• What is your Hook, how will it contain a Twist or involve a non-linear/alternative narrative structure

Some examples of Short Film 'Hooks' (see the Presentation below)
http://ctkmedial3dip2-22.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/short-film-examples-hook-human.html

(the above counts as research...)

Btec l3 short film from ritch77

3. Task 2: Audience Research (30 mins): Using the playlist above, identify the target audience for the most popular existing Horrors or Thrillers (size by likes, views etc) for these Short Films on Youtube - look at the subscribers/comments and their profiles and consider the age and gender. 

Then collect primary research (30 mins) from your intended audience to inform your idea using their Social Network profiles (interests, what they would be able to relate to etc).

Present this on your blog as a 300 word summary with screengrabs as evidence of your feedback/conducting of primary research/size of audience/profiles looked at etc (30 - 45 mins)


Your research and ideas to be presented and pitched to the class on Monday 4th Jan (FSA 2)

Unit 16.3 Editing Practical

P3 apply editing techniques working within appropriate conventions and with some assistance from ctkmedia

Week 13: Practical Assessment - Unit 16.2 Prepare for Editing

Homework: Editor's Log Evidence 

Pass: 
Write up a 250 word Editor's log to accompany your screenshots and describe what you had to do to prepare for editing

Merit:
Write up your 250 word Editors log to discuss you understanding of the purposes and why an editor needs to follow these processes.

Distinction: In addition to your 250 word Editor's blog:
Discuss your screenshots and the possibilities and limitations of the shots you logged as good & bad (think about the variety of coverage of the action, master shots, creating continuity, flashbacks/forwards, twist ending, conventional Thriller genres shots)
Add these as annotations to the images selected.

Unit 16.2 docx from ctkmedia

Read the article here to understand the purpose of preparing to edit, logging footage, bins and an EDL to complete your Editor's blog diary for Homework due next Wednesday (an assessed piece - deadline is 17th Nov)

Here is a video of the type of comments you need to write to show your understanding of preparing to edit - (read the titles the students have added)

Week 12: Assessment Video Guide (Merit/Distinction) deadline 17th December

Task 3 bfi video guide structure from ctkmedia

Homework Week 11: Update Timeline in Pairs Nolan and Tarantino

Homework: Use the Research Worksheets to discuss Tarantino and Nolan's use of Continuity, Montage and Discontinuity, and the Purposes referring in detail to the clips.

Work on this in pairs to share your knowledge to cover both filmmakers

Prepare your Merit level response: How have these directors used alternative editing techniques and for what purpose - art, intellectual meaning, or style?
Refer to specific examples to justify your answer.

Prep Work: 
Watch the clip below from Tarantino
Read over the article on what is an EDL (edit decision list) 

Unit 16 tarantino and nolan worksheet from ctkmedia