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:

• 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.