Planning : Mise-En-Scene : Location Planning

Shot 1 in our storyboard is an establishing shot. This shot will show the exterior of a school building that the other scenes will be set in. When looking for a location for this shot we felt that the outside of our own school building would be suitable. This location is easily accessible and will clearly show where the scene is set to the audience.

Shot 4 in our storyboard is a midshot of the school lockers. This shot will show the character getting an item from his locker. When looking for a location we decided that using the lockers in school would be suitable as they are easily accessible and also within the school grounds where the scene is set.

Shot 5 in our storyboard is a mid tracking shot showing a school hall way which leads to the classroom the other character is in.When looking for a location we decided that using the corridor in school would be suitable as it is easily accessible and also within the school grounds where the scene is set.

Shot 7 - 12 is a shot reverse shot inside a classroom where the 2 characters are exchanging a few lines of dialogue. When looking for a location we decided that using a classroom in school would be suitable as it is easily accessible and also within the school grounds where the scene is set.

Planning: Mise-En-Scene: Casting

Jack, aged 16, is a student who is taking his A Levels and enjoys gaming and using social media to talk to friends. 

Alex will play Jack in our preliminary task as he can play different characters easily and doesn't mind being infront of the camera.

Liam, aged 16, is a student who is taking his A Levels and like to listen to music in his spare time. 

Aaron will play Liam in our preliminary task as he took GCSE drama and is able to perform different roles well. 

Planning : Creating A Storyboard From Initial Ideas

In the lesson today we made a storyboard template by folding an A3 piece in to 12 squares.

We then planned out our preliminary task onto some A3 planning templates that we found online.

We then applied the 12 shot challenge in order to challenge ourselves.

                           

The Basics Of Using A Camera

OCR Guide To Basic Camera Movements

OCR Guide To Basic Camera Angles

OCR Guide To Basic Camera Shots

OCR Guide To The 180 Degree Rule

Preliminary Task : First Ideas

Liam (16) walks up and opens a classroom door. He then walks up to the table and sits down on the opposite chair to Jack(16) who is already sat down doing computer work. Liam then asks about some homework.

Understanding and Applying Basic Terminology

This is an Extreme Longshot

This is a Longshot

This is a Mid-Shot

This is a Close-Up

This is an Extreme Close-Up

This is a Point of View Shot

This is an Over the Shoulder Shot

This is a High Angled Shot

This is a Low Angled Shot

This is a Two Shot

Foundation Portfolio : What Is It?

50% of your grade will be earned through your Foundation Portfolio. This consists of a preliminary task and a main task, the details of which can be found below.

The Preliminary Task is designed to illustrate the processes of pre-production, production and post-production that will be required, albeit in more detail, when you come to undertake the Main Task. The Preliminary Task is not marked but MUST be completed and submitted alongside the Main Task to the examiner. If it is not completed, marks are deducted from your Main Task.

The Main Task is marked out of 100. These marks are broken down as follows:

20 marks - Research into similar media products and planning of your own media product.
60 marks - Construction of your own media product including filiming and editing.
20 marks - Evaluation of your own media product.

All of your work must be posted to your blog as this will be accessed by the examiner in May of 2016.

For each of the criteria above, marks are available in 4 levels with level 4 being the highest. 

The progress thermometer below shows the key words for each level of the mark scheme.

This is what you have to do:

Preliminary Exercise

Continuity task involving filming and editing a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character, with whom she/he then exchanges a couple of lines of dialogue. This task should demonstrate match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180-degree rule.

Main Task

The titles and opening of a new teen horror film, to last a maximum of two minutes.

All video and audio material must be original, produced by the candidate(s), with the exception of music or audio effects from a copyright-free source. Both preliminary and main tasks must be completed as a group. Maximum four members to a group.

Me as a Consumer of Media

Everybody is a consumer of the media including me. I use media everyday and you may not even know it. This list below shows what forms of media I use and how I use it.

Film

Who - I watch mainly Jim Carey or Adam Sandler.

What - I use my Apple T.V to sign into film streaming accounts to watch films.

Where - I use this in my house but I have to option to watch films on my iPad or my phone.

When - I can use it anytime that I want.

Why - I use this method because it outputs 1080p and I have a big T.V plugged into it.

Newspaper

Who - I go onto THIS LINK which takes me to their homepage.

What -My choice of newspaper is The Daily Mail.

Where - I can read it anywhere because I read it online meaning I can read it on a laptop or a
smart phone.

When - I can read it at whatever time I would like because it the site it always up and updated all the time.

Why - I like to know what is happening in the world and it keeps me informed.

Magazines

Who - I read gaming magazines and music magazines.

What - I read magazines on my iPad through the pre-install app.

Where - I can read them anywhere that my iPad is because they are all stored on the internal memory of the iPad.

When - I can read them when ever I need to because they are all saved.

Why - To inform me on new games and music.

Music

Who - I like listening to Eazy-E and Bugzy Malone.

What - I download my songs onto my phone and listen to them through my headphones.

Where - I can listen to it anywhere because my phone is portable.

When - I can also listen to it most hours of the day unless I am in lessons or not allowed.

Why - I listen to music because it relaxes me and it is nice to have some background noise as well.

This is a song I like which is old but still very good.

This is Bugzy Malone who is a UK grime artist from Manchester