Preliminary Task - Due Oct 7th

All students must complete a preliminary task for their coursework. This will be a short filmed sequence which involve TWO CHARACTERS. You may choose the scenario (e.g. perhaps it is an interview, or a secret meet up between two criminals etc...)


It is essential that you include the following elements:

• A character walking down a corridor and opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character and exchanging a few lines of dialogue.
• You must demonstrate match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180 degree rule.

Before you film this sequence, in your groups you will be planning your shots by creating a shot list and storyboard. The shot list should be a word document and the storyboard should be designed using StoryBoard That or hand drawn using the templates.

The groups are as follows:

1. Tanatswa, Mitchell, Abbie
2. Jaden, Tea, Amy
3. Seb, Alice, Annabelle, Kate
4. Haydn, Adam, Alannah, Jack
5. Taylor, Frank, Naomi, Samah

List of Possible Resources for Blogging

Use of digital technology is of paramount importance for your AS coursework. Therefore, I am posting a list of suggested resources for the presentation of your research & planning, production work and evaluation. This list is by no means exhaustive!

Rule of Thirds and The Importance of Continuity - Due 25th Sep

Create two posts - one should outline the rule of thirds as a framing technique used in film and the other should outline and show an understanding of the elements of continuity editing.

The continuity post needs to describe and comment on:

• MATCH ON ACTION
• 180 DEGREE RULE
• SHOT, REVERSE SHOT

Whilst these posts need not be lengthy in terms of text, you should still aim to illustrate your findings in a visual method. For example, find some stills from existing films and see if the rule of thirds has been used to compose the shot and comment on the impact. You could then find examples of continuity editing in practice and embed videos and comment on why you think it is an important aspect of film making.

DUE ON BLOG - Friday, 25th September

Gender Representation in Hollywood - Due Sep 17th

Camera Shots and Angles - Due Sep 17th

Your next research task will aim to familiarise you with the building blocks of cinema. Your task is to produce a document that not only outlines the different shot types and angles utilised in cinema, but to also consider why these shots might be used (e.g. what they may communicate to the viewer).

The shots and angles you must include are: Establishing shot, extreme long shot, long shot, medium shot, close up, extreme close up, over the shoulder shot, cowboy shot, neutral angle, low angle, high angle, Dutch tilt and bird's eye view.

Here is an example of how you may lay out your document:

Close Up Shot

This shot tends to focus on a specific feature (such as a face). This feature will fill most of the screen. This shot allows the audience to easily read facial expressions which may not be as noticeable in a wider shot. It can also draw the audience's attention to a specific object which may be integral to the plot. 

Due: Thursday, 17th September