For last year when producing an opening two minutes of a film my job was the scriptwriter. From doing this job I had a good experience doing this and discovered the importance of having good dialogue as it can define your film. I felt that last year as we only had to produce material that lasted two minutes it wasn't much of a chance to express my scriptwriting, so I have decided to take on the same role as a longer script will be needed.
To ensure that I am prepared for this year's project in terms of my role I will practice writing scripts in a good time before the actual script needs to be written. This gives me a chance to get into the swing of things and be fully prepared to write a good script. In order to make this role a success I will use the internet to research scriptwriting which will hopefully put me on the right track in writing the best script I can. I will also use the school and public library to look at books with key information about the role and the best way to go about it. I could also ask my sister about how to approach the role as she done this project last year and has the experience of a scriptwriter. This also helps with varying out the research as you don't want to always find the information yourself as it helps if you are able to talk to someone who is experienced about the topic your working on.
I am very confident about taking on this role in a more sophisticated way and believe that I can produce a good script for the film.
Friday, 10 September 2010
Wednesday, 8 September 2010
Brief
For my second year of my A level media studies course I have been asked to research and produce a short film. The film needs to last approximately five minutes and we have the choice to produce either a live action or animation. If we wanted we could choose to have a combination of both but whatever we decide it has to be followed with two of the three options below:
From reflecting at my experience of the AS project last year I am very pleased with what I achieved. We had to produce an opening two minutes of a film including titles, as a group we decided to produce a psychological thriller as that genre was of very high interest to us all. In the early stages of the production we as a group carried out research into the genre to give ourselves more of an idea on how we were going to unfold our film. Within the group we all had different roles and my job was the scriptwriter, when filming was taking place however we all contributed to what was going to be said and this is how the group dynamics worked. During the filming we all had an input in to what would be best for the film such as camera shots, camera angles, appropriate settings and how the actors portrayed the role of the characters. From this experience I have learnt a fair amount about film language and how it creates meaning for an audience. I will hope to apply what I have learnt from last year to this year's project but hope to be more organised as planning is crucial to a successful project. From experiences last year the planning is vital and for this year to be successful as a group we will need to ensure that everything is planned in accordance to filming.
- A Film Poster
- A Radio Trailer
- A Film Review (Based on the film we have produced)
From reflecting at my experience of the AS project last year I am very pleased with what I achieved. We had to produce an opening two minutes of a film including titles, as a group we decided to produce a psychological thriller as that genre was of very high interest to us all. In the early stages of the production we as a group carried out research into the genre to give ourselves more of an idea on how we were going to unfold our film. Within the group we all had different roles and my job was the scriptwriter, when filming was taking place however we all contributed to what was going to be said and this is how the group dynamics worked. During the filming we all had an input in to what would be best for the film such as camera shots, camera angles, appropriate settings and how the actors portrayed the role of the characters. From this experience I have learnt a fair amount about film language and how it creates meaning for an audience. I will hope to apply what I have learnt from last year to this year's project but hope to be more organised as planning is crucial to a successful project. From experiences last year the planning is vital and for this year to be successful as a group we will need to ensure that everything is planned in accordance to filming.
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