Thursday, 21 November 2013

Year 13 pitch

On Wednesday 27th November you willpitchyour ideas for your film trailer, poster and magazine cover. You should have a short presentation (power point or equivalent) which you should expand with explanations as a group. Each presentation should last about 4-5 minutes and should include:

USP
Production company logo and connotation
Plot outlines
Characters
Settings
Generic conventions
Trailer conventions
Poster and mag cover ideas, layout, colours,
Title and connotations
Target audience

Wednesday, 6 November 2013

Year 12 Tuesday 12th November

During this lesson I would like you to analyse film production company logos and explain what they communicate to the audience. Look at colours, fonts, images, shapes, angles and words used. What are the connotations of these?

Here are some suggestions to get you started...

Dreamworks
Film 4
Warp
Take two
20th century Fox

Tuesday, 5 November 2013

Year 13 homework

Once you have chosen the genre of film you want to make you need to do some research and put it on your blog.
 
Watch a selection of trailers and films in your chosen genre.
Make notes on titles, setttings, characters, narratives, actors.
Make notes on genre conventions and trailer conventions.

I will expect at least one hour of work to be on your blog by Tuesday 12th November.