Treatment

You must now get together with your groups and develop your story. This must be a 300 word treatment for your film, which you must add to your blog. However, before you do this you must make sure you have answered the following questions in your group:

1.What is the main theme or idea?

2.Have you created a distinctive main character who is a rounded, believable character?

3.What is his or her goal?

4.Who is stopping him or her achieving this goal (the adversary or villain)?

5.What is at stake and why?

6.Where does the film take place?

7.Have you created other interesting characters?

What should I have on my blog so far

Log onto your blog and ensure the following are up to date:

1. Group Film Idea

2. Film opening analysis

3. Codes and conventions of film openings

4. Genre Research Task

5. Mood Board – with explanation of the key concepts you have chosen and why. As well as how you have shown them in your mood board

Genre Research

You are now going to add a section to your blog entitled ‘Genre Research’. In this section you should outline:

• What genre is

• Its advantages and disadvantages

• The genre you have chosen for your film and its conventions

• The origins/history of your chosen genre

• Some particular good examples (such as films/director/producers/actors) of your chosen genre and why you think they are good

• An in-depth discussion of one particular film from your genre that you think is a good example of your genre and why

• Bibliography

• Filmography

(Remember to reference your work with hyperlinks to websites/images/videos where appropriate)

Bibliography

Author................ ..Title
James, A (2005) A History of film form

Websites
www.filmform.com – accessed 10/09/2010

Filmography
Year... Film......... .Director
1979 - Star Wars (George Lucas)

Codes and Conventions of Film Openings

From your film opening analysis (which you should have finished) you must now add a section to your blog entitled Codes and Conventions of Film Openings. Make a note of the codes and conventions film openings share, listing examples (films) as evidence. For might include some of the following codes and conventions:

* Production Logo/Distribution Logo
* Begin with establishing shot
* Title of the movie
* Stars shown often
* Genre conventions (so audience know what genre of film it is)
* Inter-textual references (if sequel or prequel)
* Cast/Credit info

Homework

On your blogs I have written comments on the work you have done so far.

PLEASE READ THE COMMENT AND THEN WRITE A COMMENT BACK ON HOW YOU WILL ADDRESS MY POINTS.

YOU MUST DO THIS FOR NEXT LESSON!

Film Opening Analysis

Analyse three film openings from different genres and add to your blog

1.What genre is the text and what are the genre conventions?
2.What are the key (technical and symbolic) codes in the sequence and what connotations do they create?
3.What are the key signifiers (Words/Images/Sounds) in the sequence and what do they signify?
4.What does the sequence tell us about the content of the movie? What are your expectations of the movie after viewing the sequence?
5.What audiences are being targeted and how do you know?