Monday 30 June 2014
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Thursday 19 June 2014
Planning/ research and ideas for the preliminary task
In todays lesson we discussed what we had to do for the preliminary task and how it is beneficial to the course and for our development. It allows us to see faults and learn from our mistakes.
One of the main ideas that was suggested for the preliminary task was a chase sequence. For the first 2 hours of today I brainstormed some ideas on a mind-map and thought of what I could produce. Using the resources I have at the moment, I have decided I am going to do this small project within the school grounds. ( This idea is developed further in the research below). I could be more creative and go outside of school and do something at home or in the city centre however I don't want this task to be overly time consuming, and although I want it to be a quality video, I don't want all my time to be centralised on one thing.
This video will potentially help me correct any errors I have found in the recording so I can prevent it for occurring when I am doing my short film.
Outline of what might be included in the development of research and planning:
* Brief outline of a concept - Idea
* Storyboards
* Potential investigations into the music that could be used
* Plan: Costume, Time management, actors, props and location.
(Will benefit me when I come to plan the short film as I will have an understanding what will be included in each section and how each process works).
IDEA 1:
Chase sequence - Proposal idea
Main Idea:
- A woman is in her boyfriends apartment and his phone buzzes as it has received a text message
- She goes to investigate and the message is off a girl. the message is confusing - says something that could be assumed in a different way. She jumps to conclusions, probably assuming he is cheating and she fleas the apartment.
- He sees the bed on the phone and not in his pocket like it was last
- Runs out of the apartment and sees the bus leaving with her on it
- he looks everywhere for her, not knowing where she is and when she will return back to his
- Devastated and very confused, the boyfriend returns back to his apartment, where he is surprised by his girlfriend waiting there. ( This is hours later )
- She confronts him and he explains it's not what it looks like and he didn't want to do it here - the proposal - and wanted to do it somewhere so romantic but there was no way out of this situation unless he did it now.
- He got down on one knee and produced a ring box from his pocket
- Stunned girlfriend then says 'Yes' as she agrees to the unanswered question.
Potential Locations?
- A flat/house/apartment? Could use my sisters house.
- For the bus sequence I could use the bus stop down my street/ quite a nice street which opens onto a long road - would give enough time to see the bus ride away with the girlfriend. Straight road - clear shot.
- I could use the surrounding area of my house and maybe in town? probably somewhere local as it is easier for me and probably for the actors as I will be using people that I know and who live close by.
Actors?
- 2 actors are all that is needed to play and maybe someone (or myself ) can text the 'boyfriend' if the CALLER ID on the mobile is changed.
Age range? Who could play this role?
- The age range could be from anyone in my school who looks old enough. If I had to use anyone from school I would rather use my year group as I know the majority of them and they appear to me reliable enough.
- There is the possibility I could use one of my siblings for the role of the female. She is 22 years old.
- I can also ask my friends' siblings to act within the chase sequence if need be.
Costume?
- Average day to casual wear.
- It is just meant to look modern and simple, nothing over done, just what the actors would wear normally so it looks realistic, however I don't want sweat pants and lounge wear as it looks too casual.
One of the main ideas that was suggested for the preliminary task was a chase sequence. For the first 2 hours of today I brainstormed some ideas on a mind-map and thought of what I could produce. Using the resources I have at the moment, I have decided I am going to do this small project within the school grounds. ( This idea is developed further in the research below). I could be more creative and go outside of school and do something at home or in the city centre however I don't want this task to be overly time consuming, and although I want it to be a quality video, I don't want all my time to be centralised on one thing.
This video will potentially help me correct any errors I have found in the recording so I can prevent it for occurring when I am doing my short film.
Outline of what might be included in the development of research and planning:
* Brief outline of a concept - Idea
* Storyboards
* Potential investigations into the music that could be used
* Plan: Costume, Time management, actors, props and location.
(Will benefit me when I come to plan the short film as I will have an understanding what will be included in each section and how each process works).
IDEA 1:
Chase sequence - Proposal idea
Main Idea:
- A woman is in her boyfriends apartment and his phone buzzes as it has received a text message
- She goes to investigate and the message is off a girl. the message is confusing - says something that could be assumed in a different way. She jumps to conclusions, probably assuming he is cheating and she fleas the apartment.
- He sees the bed on the phone and not in his pocket like it was last
- Runs out of the apartment and sees the bus leaving with her on it
- he looks everywhere for her, not knowing where she is and when she will return back to his
- Devastated and very confused, the boyfriend returns back to his apartment, where he is surprised by his girlfriend waiting there. ( This is hours later )
- She confronts him and he explains it's not what it looks like and he didn't want to do it here - the proposal - and wanted to do it somewhere so romantic but there was no way out of this situation unless he did it now.
- He got down on one knee and produced a ring box from his pocket
- Stunned girlfriend then says 'Yes' as she agrees to the unanswered question.
Potential Locations?
- A flat/house/apartment? Could use my sisters house.
- For the bus sequence I could use the bus stop down my street/ quite a nice street which opens onto a long road - would give enough time to see the bus ride away with the girlfriend. Straight road - clear shot.
- I could use the surrounding area of my house and maybe in town? probably somewhere local as it is easier for me and probably for the actors as I will be using people that I know and who live close by.
Actors?
- 2 actors are all that is needed to play and maybe someone (or myself ) can text the 'boyfriend' if the CALLER ID on the mobile is changed.
Age range? Who could play this role?
- The age range could be from anyone in my school who looks old enough. If I had to use anyone from school I would rather use my year group as I know the majority of them and they appear to me reliable enough.
- There is the possibility I could use one of my siblings for the role of the female. She is 22 years old.
- I can also ask my friends' siblings to act within the chase sequence if need be.
Costume?
- Average day to casual wear.
- It is just meant to look modern and simple, nothing over done, just what the actors would wear normally so it looks realistic, however I don't want sweat pants and lounge wear as it looks too casual.
Monday 16 June 2014
A2 MEDIA
This is the start of my second year in A level media. Today was my first lesson and we discussed what potential ideas we could do for our coursework and who we would work with. I was going to work with myself but then I was thinking about the benefits of having another person work with me. I had to ensure they were reliable and that they would be able to produce a piece of work that was acceptable and looked like it was to a high standard. Alex - my partner for this course, allowed me to brainstorm some ideas and helped me think of what we could do. Commonly, people tend to sway for the horror trailer idea but some have opted for the short film idea. I recently watched one of the year 13s work from this year and their short film was amazing. We didn't want to concentrate on the an exact idea today for the film but we had a skeleton to work from and some potential locations and people we could potentially use as actors.
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