A2 Blog ‘shoulda, woulda, coulda’ Your blog MUST include: • Evidence of research into similar media texts and analysis of their forms and conventions. • A log of your development of your ideas, including a possible mindmap and a mood board. • Exploration of your narrative, and who your characters are. • Draft storyboards and plans. • A comprehensive set of posts outlining the processes in the development of your film and the decisions and revisions made. (The most important point!) • Your finished film. • Your auxiliary tasks. • Your finished (all singing, all dancing) evaluation. Your blog SHOULD include: • Location shots. • Cast shots. • A filmed animatic with camera movements/cuts and sound. • A second draft storyboard. • Music choices and discussion and analysis with audio extracts. • A rough cut of your sequence with analysis. • Detailed examination of the development process with reflective commentary on the decisions and revisions made. • Exploration of why trailers/videos are so important to their respective industries. • Photos of the shoot – you in action. • Shooting schedule. • Mini-evaluations. • Evidence of audience profiling. You blog COULD include: • Thorough audience research exploring the relationship between opening title sequences and spectator responses to film. • A detailed audience profile. • Research into film/video production processes. If you are working in a GROUP: • Should demonstrate communication between the group. You should AIM to: • •
Remember to post at least twice a week. Include as many photos of your planning and execution of the task as possible.
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Lots of storyboards. Demonstrate how you have learnt technical skills. Gather audience feedback. Update as you go. Consider what has inspired you. Make links between real films and your own work. Compare and contrast.