Happy New Year! May 2010 bring you much happiness and success!
Now, some way towards that:
Ensure that your group has planned your projects and that evidence of that planning is on your blog by Monday 11th January
Evidence including:
1) Investigation of the opening of at least three films in your chosen genre - hyperlink to these openings and explain how the narrative is established through mise en scene, choices of shot, camera movement... explain how that narrative will develop in the film - consider narrative arcs;
2) How this relates to an active and/or passive audience - who is represented? To whom (ie who is the audience?) ? With what effect? What are the values / ideologies that are present?
3) A full beginning / middle / end storyline for your film.
4) Explain your choice of where you will begin, relating your choices to those considerations as detailed in 1) and 2) above... explain codes and conventions and how they work.
5) A detailed annotated storyboard.
Deadline for filming: Friday 15th January
Then rough edit and upload to youtube and blog to view and evaluate in the class by Tuesday 19th January
My e-mail incase you need added support is:
mwroe@cherwell.oxon.sch.uk
Tuesday, 5 January 2010
Tuesday, 8 December 2009
Short Stories - Very Useful!
http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Short-story
Look at these to structure the opening of your film if you need to. That way it keeps you all professional - nobody's idea is necessarily the dominant one thues saving arguement.
Choose a story then consider how narrative structures such as Todorov's, binary opposites, and enigma codes/ narrative arcs would work in the entire plot. This will help you to decide on where abouts in the story to open your film as well as the prominence (importance) given to various aspects of the opening - ie what you need to establish for the audience.
You as a group just need to decide how.
Look at these to structure the opening of your film if you need to. That way it keeps you all professional - nobody's idea is necessarily the dominant one thues saving arguement.
Choose a story then consider how narrative structures such as Todorov's, binary opposites, and enigma codes/ narrative arcs would work in the entire plot. This will help you to decide on where abouts in the story to open your film as well as the prominence (importance) given to various aspects of the opening - ie what you need to establish for the audience.
You as a group just need to decide how.
Tuesday, 24 November 2009
To Do For 1st Dec
1) A sketch of your Main Task as it would be as a feature (1 1 /2 hour) film. Lokk at notes below to help you...
2) Watch 3 openings to films of your chosen genre, hyperlink to them and answer - i) how they establish setting
ii) how they establish character
iii) how they set up enigma codes
Be as detailed as you need to be and make sure that you use hyperlinks.
2) Watch 3 openings to films of your chosen genre, hyperlink to them and answer - i) how they establish setting
ii) how they establish character
iii) how they set up enigma codes
Be as detailed as you need to be and make sure that you use hyperlinks.
Planning your Main Task
1)
In your groups, brainstorm the main narrative for a film:
Who is the protagonist?
What is their aim?
How do they have to achieve their aim?
What’s the antagonistic force? (what’s stopping them getting what they want?)
How do they end up overcoming the antagonistic force?
2)
You can then do the following detailed plan:
Sketch , write or both… (label pictures as you plan)
Break down the narrative into three parts:
i)Establishing character – main Ch’r - where does he /she live? What’s the best way of stereotyping them and their situation? (think of mise en scene etc) What music will we hear over which represents the ch’r or tone or genre of the film?
Do the same for the antagonist.
ii)A turning point – ch’r comes to a point of no return. Where does this take place? … refer to questions in (i)
iii)How does the main ch’r overcome the protagonist? Once again, refer to the questions in (i)
3)
Now, decide which part of the film you will open with.
Remember that you will always need to establish character and setting in an opening but you may begin at any point in the story. You should include visual or sound motifs. You should also set up enigma codes.
In your groups, brainstorm the main narrative for a film:
Who is the protagonist?
What is their aim?
How do they have to achieve their aim?
What’s the antagonistic force? (what’s stopping them getting what they want?)
How do they end up overcoming the antagonistic force?
2)
You can then do the following detailed plan:
Sketch , write or both… (label pictures as you plan)
Break down the narrative into three parts:
i)Establishing character – main Ch’r - where does he /she live? What’s the best way of stereotyping them and their situation? (think of mise en scene etc) What music will we hear over which represents the ch’r or tone or genre of the film?
Do the same for the antagonist.
ii)A turning point – ch’r comes to a point of no return. Where does this take place? … refer to questions in (i)
iii)How does the main ch’r overcome the protagonist? Once again, refer to the questions in (i)
3)
Now, decide which part of the film you will open with.
Remember that you will always need to establish character and setting in an opening but you may begin at any point in the story. You should include visual or sound motifs. You should also set up enigma codes.
Thursday, 5 November 2009
By Monday then 12D:
1) Complete both storyboards and upload on to blogs
2) Script the Prelim. task
3) Props and actors organised for Tuesday, Periods 4 & 5
That hyperlink for slide share:
http://www.slideshare.net
1) Complete both storyboards and upload on to blogs
2) Script the Prelim. task
3) Props and actors organised for Tuesday, Periods 4 & 5
That hyperlink for slide share:
http://www.slideshare.net
Narrative arcs are used by writers to construct texts: See this hypelink for example:
http://www.ehow.com/how_4493584_create-narrative-arc-fictional-character.html
http://www.ehow.com/how_4493584_create-narrative-arc-fictional-character.html
Where you should be up to now
1) the Preliminary Task needs filming and editing this week and next... hot on the heels of this will be the Main Task for which you will be assessed. You need to plan how you will execute these tasks in your group - know the aims fro the Prelim. Task and practice being accurate with your shots and editing.
2) All tasks set on the blog need completing on your blog or else you're compromising your position on the course. Make sure that you're following this blog publically so that your progress can be monitored and supported.
2) All tasks set on the blog need completing on your blog or else you're compromising your position on the course. Make sure that you're following this blog publically so that your progress can be monitored and supported.
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