This sound track is good, however it could be used for certain sections of are film such as the chase scene maybe. Their use of drums however can be could change of effect for the fight scene as the drums could be a representation. However I find that this soundtrack will be good if went straight into a chase scene but because we don’t, it won't be ideal. It also doesn’t consist as fast enough tempos as other soundtracks I have researched.
Friday, 14 February 2014
Soundtrack research 2
sound track reasearch 2
This sound track is good, however it could be used for certain sections of are film such as the chase scene maybe. Their use of drums however can be could change of effect for the fight scene as the drums could be a representation. However I find that this soundtrack will be good if went straight into a chase scene but because we don’t, it won't be ideal. It also doesn’t consist as fast enough tempos as other soundtracks I have researched.
This sound track is good, however it could be used for certain sections of are film such as the chase scene maybe. Their use of drums however can be could change of effect for the fight scene as the drums could be a representation. However I find that this soundtrack will be good if went straight into a chase scene but because we don’t, it won't be ideal. It also doesn’t consist as fast enough tempos as other soundtracks I have researched.
Soundtrack research 1
Sound track research 1
This sound track is highly interesting as it uses a range of tempos throughout the song. This would be ideal for are piece as are tempo changes due to the flashback. The songs tempo starts of slowy so we can use this when are actors are making the deal or walking. When the tempo is fast this will be the start of something exhilarating within are film such as the fight scene or the chase. The song uses uses string instruments and drumbs this make the soundtrack highly dramatic and heart pounding. However, over all we cannot use this as it would be copyright of the jason bourne.
This sound track is highly interesting as it uses a range of tempos throughout the song. This would be ideal for are piece as are tempo changes due to the flashback. The songs tempo starts of slowy so we can use this when are actors are making the deal or walking. When the tempo is fast this will be the start of something exhilarating within are film such as the fight scene or the chase. The song uses uses string instruments and drumbs this make the soundtrack highly dramatic and heart pounding. However, over all we cannot use this as it would be copyright of the jason bourne.
Consideration of representation and stereotyping
Stereotyping:
We used a lot of male stereotyping throught out our film. The main male stereotypes are that they like a fighting scene e.g punching, a chase scene, violence e.g guns, knives etc and some sort of romance. we had most of these in our film except romance. Examples or what we used were that Me and Ed had a punch scene. This will excite the male audience as it it converting their typical stereotypes and that males always want to see a winner and someone being beaten up or killed. We also had a chase scene. This once again will excite the male audience as they love having fast scenes e.g. in James Bond their is constantly fast scenes. Also males love to be the hero and so they can see themselves chasing after the villian and saving the day. We didnt use romance as we believed that our film is mainly aimed at a male audience as romance is converting the typical female stereotypes and so it wasnt needed.
Representation:
Ryan (Villian): Ryan is dressed in normal clothes as he wants to be able to blend in with the people around him. this will keep im undercover and out of sight of anyone noticing anything suspicious. He has a briefcase to suggest that he doesnt want to give anyhthing way which means he might be quite a secretive person.
Ed (Dealer) : Ed is dressed in normal clothes just like Ryan and once again he is trying to blend in with others but be quite secretive as a big deal is taking place and he doesnt want to be seen as part of it. He wore his hoodie up to make sure that anyone overlooking does not see his face.
Aaron (Hero) : Aaron is dreesed in a smart suit so it already gives us and the audience the idea that he will play a big part in the movie and that he must have a good profession being that smartly dressed. He does not blend in as much as not many people would wear a suit without a good reason e.g. they could be going to work or meeting but we just see Aaron walking down an alleyway following Ryan which could make people suspicious.
Thursday, 13 February 2014
What are you doing here practising filming
What are you doing here (camera shots)
What are we doing here
Evaluation
in my media group we used the dynamic camera shots and angles very well which presented a very succsesfull left out sceane in which cory was the victim, the specific shots that we used was an over the shoulder shot which gives the audiance a strong effect and a point of view shot of what cory has been seeing during the sceane.We then used a tracking shot of the antagonist group walking away from cory the outkast showing the audiance the perspective of the antagonist group, we also used close up shots of the 4 characters to show the emotions that were happening throuought the seane espessially cory the outkast of the group giving the audiance an insight of cory's extreame emotions as shown with a worry face during the end of the sceane.
The weaknesses of our sceane would be ryans take on being fustrated with cory's persistance of trying to be involved with the group as ryan fustratingly ran towards cory with next shot reverse shot not having him in the sceane with cory,not showing the audiance a flowing sceane.We could improve this by have a fast paced tracking shot of ryan moving towards cory's worry face giving the audiance a real perspective of the sceane.
Audience Research
Audience research:
The audience that would be attracted to our film would be mainly males. this is because you have the typical male interests like chase scenes, fighting and death and secrecy. It will also attract a male audience more as their is only male characters with in the film.
If there were females then a female audience might be more slightly intwerested as there could be scenes of romance which is the typical stereotypes of females.
The main age range for our film will be for higher aged teeneager like 16+ to middle/old aged men. This is because the film goes at quite a fast rate e.g. there are running scenes and the fighting happens quite quickly and so it wouldnt be suited to the elderly as they are unable to be like this e.g. running fast.
It can also be aimed to middle aged men as there is some sort of mystery to it aswell like what what is in the briefcase and what content might there be on the disc.
Our target audience is roughly the same to films like James bond because of the action and fast flowing movement but it doesnt have the romance side.
Overall our target audience is mainly males aged 16 to roughly 50s/60s
The audience that would be attracted to our film would be mainly males. this is because you have the typical male interests like chase scenes, fighting and death and secrecy. It will also attract a male audience more as their is only male characters with in the film.
If there were females then a female audience might be more slightly intwerested as there could be scenes of romance which is the typical stereotypes of females.
The main age range for our film will be for higher aged teeneager like 16+ to middle/old aged men. This is because the film goes at quite a fast rate e.g. there are running scenes and the fighting happens quite quickly and so it wouldnt be suited to the elderly as they are unable to be like this e.g. running fast.
It can also be aimed to middle aged men as there is some sort of mystery to it aswell like what what is in the briefcase and what content might there be on the disc.
Our target audience is roughly the same to films like James bond because of the action and fast flowing movement but it doesnt have the romance side.
Overall our target audience is mainly males aged 16 to roughly 50s/60s
Wednesday, 12 February 2014
Titles Practise
We created this when we were practicing making our titles. This was very basic and we thought that this was perhaps more of a horror film opening title. Because this was created before we acctually made the film we didnt realise that when we were making our film that the title 'The Exploit' could be used when there is a panning shot right at the beginning. And instead of having by Aaron Ryan and Ed on a seperate screen we placed our names by us when we appeared in the film.
Interview Ed
The question that we asked Ed were:
How will you stay in character when filming?
How will you use your props?
Interview Aaron
The questions that we asked Aaron were:
How will you stay in character when filming?
How will you use your props?
What is the main purpose of your character?
Interview Ryan
The question the we asked Ryan were:
How will you stay in character when filming?
How will you use your props?
What is the main purpose of your character?
Tuesday, 11 February 2014
Software that we our using for the editing of our film
Software
The software that we are going to use is Adobe Premiere Elements 11. We chose this out of the range of other movie editing pieces of software because it is the most accessible and simplest there is. The school computers have it and I also have it at allowing us to edit the film at school and at my house. It is very clear and a suitable range of tools that we will be needing.
The sort of things that it will do for us is render the video, reduce the camera shake, allows over lapping of layers of music/ sound, pictures and videos. The main effects that we will be adding to the opening two minutes will be a muzzle flash when Ryan fires the gun and also the sound of the gun and the bullet dropping, we wanted to add this as we wanted to try and make a toy gun look as real as possible.
The software that we are going to use is Adobe Premiere Elements 11. We chose this out of the range of other movie editing pieces of software because it is the most accessible and simplest there is. The school computers have it and I also have it at allowing us to edit the film at school and at my house. It is very clear and a suitable range of tools that we will be needing.
The sort of things that it will do for us is render the video, reduce the camera shake, allows over lapping of layers of music/ sound, pictures and videos. The main effects that we will be adding to the opening two minutes will be a muzzle flash when Ryan fires the gun and also the sound of the gun and the bullet dropping, we wanted to add this as we wanted to try and make a toy gun look as real as possible.
Documenting on Influences of Production
Documenting on Influences of Production:
When filming our film we used a wide range of camera shots really show the expressions of each character.
The first camera shot that we used quite a lot was low angle shots on every character but mainly the villain and hero. This is because we wanted to show how they stand out from the others and at that moment in time they were in complete control.
We also used the odd one or two over the shoulder shots. This worked really well for our film as we could see facial expressions clearly when characters were close together and could see reactions from long distance. An example of the is when Ed (the dealer) asks Ryan (the villia) to come back after they have exchanged in the deal. we can see Ed's expressions which angry and annoyed where as Ryan's expressions are quite worried.
Another camera angle that we used was a high angle shot which is the opposite to a low angle. We used this angle when one of the characters was in a bad situation. An example of this is when Ryan has been struck to the floor by Ed the dealer. This shows that he has become unpowerful and an easy target and as he is the villian, the audience feel happy and comftable about the situation.
Dairy of filming / editing part 3
We then agreed that I and Aaron should walk along side the river to add anxierty as an incident could happen where one of them gets thrown in to the river but this didnt occur as it would be to hard to film and get right and is very dangerous.
In the film the audience then see me and Aaron run across a road and down an alleyway. This will once again add anxiety as there is a high risk that one of us could be struck by a vechicle. we then came to a decision that we should use mostly eye level camera shots for the rest of the film as none of the characters are in control of the situation.
We agreed that I would come to a stop and that I could go no further so that the audience could see a stand-off and they could choose who they think will be killed which will leave them excited and annoyed that they dont find out the result.
Before the stand-off we did have mixed decisions in to wether we should have some sort of obstacle in the way so that it carrys on adding drama for the film instead of running. We were unable to have an obstancle as we couldnt find one and if we did it would be hard to place it in to the film and it would be hard to edit.
In the film the audience then see me and Aaron run across a road and down an alleyway. This will once again add anxiety as there is a high risk that one of us could be struck by a vechicle. we then came to a decision that we should use mostly eye level camera shots for the rest of the film as none of the characters are in control of the situation.
We agreed that I would come to a stop and that I could go no further so that the audience could see a stand-off and they could choose who they think will be killed which will leave them excited and annoyed that they dont find out the result.
Before the stand-off we did have mixed decisions in to wether we should have some sort of obstacle in the way so that it carrys on adding drama for the film instead of running. We were unable to have an obstancle as we couldnt find one and if we did it would be hard to place it in to the film and it would be hard to edit.
After our discussion about what order you should finish your
posts, we have decided that you will complete today:
Actors and props photos and interviews
As a group you will film your Diary of Filming and Editing
with screen grabs and photos – you will discuss the setting/location, actors,
props and narrative in your opening.
Dairy of filming / editing part 2
We now had everything set and ready for our film but we were just deciding what day we should do. Due to bad weather around our filming deadline dates we had to choose one day to film that we were all free and that the weather was decent. So we looked on the weather website and it showed that it was raining everyday except Sunday but the bonus was that all of us could do it on that day and so we started then.
As we arrived at our location we were undecided to where to start filming. Some of us said that we could start and the bottom of the hill by the river and then run up the high strret and in to the car park but we didnt choose this as it would be discrete enough to do a deal. Another idea was that we could run down next to the mole but that was a dead end and there were no alleyways nearby. So we eventually decided that we should start next to the river on a set of steps as we could use a low angle shot on the villain to show his dominance straight away.
The shots ran through smoothly and then we decided that Ed should hit me with full force to excite the audience that the villian is going to die and that it has all gone wrong for him. This worked well as we captured the important parts of the action but it did take a few tries to try and get the scene to look good as it was all happening in an instant.
As we arrived at our location we were undecided to where to start filming. Some of us said that we could start and the bottom of the hill by the river and then run up the high strret and in to the car park but we didnt choose this as it would be discrete enough to do a deal. Another idea was that we could run down next to the mole but that was a dead end and there were no alleyways nearby. So we eventually decided that we should start next to the river on a set of steps as we could use a low angle shot on the villain to show his dominance straight away.
The shots ran through smoothly and then we decided that Ed should hit me with full force to excite the audience that the villian is going to die and that it has all gone wrong for him. This worked well as we captured the important parts of the action but it did take a few tries to try and get the scene to look good as it was all happening in an instant.
Dairy of filming / editing part 1
To start the process of planning and thinking about what our film would consist of we decided our groups and then immediately decided what sort of genre our film would be. Aaron, Ed and I all decided that we would do an action film as we thought that it would be the easiest to make/produce and would look if we got everything right as it will be fast paced.
As we were doing our blogs in the It room we came with some ideas of where we would plot the film. Some of ideas were that we could do it in the school, go in to Guildford where there were lots of small dark alleys but we all agreed that we would do it by the river Mole in Leatherhead as there were alleyways here and the area is quite discrete working perfectly for our film.
Once we had came up with the ideas for the setting we decided on what sort of costumes and props we would wear. We all thought of the same idea that we needed a weapon of some sort as somone would die. We then agreed that having a briefcase would be a great idea as it gave the audience a dilema as they would not know what was in it. Other prop included a disc which we actually decided to use on the day of filming .
Then we moved on to costumes. I came up with the idea that the hero should wear a smart suit so that the audience falls with him as he is the savior of the day. Ed said that I, the villain should wear just normal clothes for the opposite reason of the hero e.g. so that none of the audience would want the villain to succeed which is the normal stereotypes of villains. Aaron and I said to Ed that he should wear normal clothes as well as he is partly a villain aswell and that this is the clothes that a dealer would wear anyway.
As we were doing our blogs in the It room we came with some ideas of where we would plot the film. Some of ideas were that we could do it in the school, go in to Guildford where there were lots of small dark alleys but we all agreed that we would do it by the river Mole in Leatherhead as there were alleyways here and the area is quite discrete working perfectly for our film.
Once we had came up with the ideas for the setting we decided on what sort of costumes and props we would wear. We all thought of the same idea that we needed a weapon of some sort as somone would die. We then agreed that having a briefcase would be a great idea as it gave the audience a dilema as they would not know what was in it. Other prop included a disc which we actually decided to use on the day of filming .
Then we moved on to costumes. I came up with the idea that the hero should wear a smart suit so that the audience falls with him as he is the savior of the day. Ed said that I, the villain should wear just normal clothes for the opposite reason of the hero e.g. so that none of the audience would want the villain to succeed which is the normal stereotypes of villains. Aaron and I said to Ed that he should wear normal clothes as well as he is partly a villain aswell and that this is the clothes that a dealer would wear anyway.
Own Film Treatment
Own Film Treatment:
In the first few scenes we see the villian ( Ryan) walking down an alleyway followed by the hero ( Aaron). Ryan is holdiong a briefcase in one hand and a disc in the other so it gives the intension that he has stolen it given the steroetypes of a villain.
The audience then understand that we go in to a flashback and now we see Ryan walking down some steps and comes across a dealer (Ed). We see the deal take place with Ryan handing over the briefcase and ed handing over the disc. Then a problem occurs as Ed feels that he has been mugged off. he calls Ryan back and then smacks him around the face leaving him lying helpless on the floor. As Ed goes to punch consistently, Ryan pulls out a pistol and shoots him right in the stomach causing Ed to fall and die. Ryan then goes and picks up both the disc and briefcase and walks off in to the distance. while all this has happened Aaron has watched over the whole deal and now goes to follow Ryan.
We then come out of the flashback and back to wear we started when we see Aaron following Ryan down an alleyway.We see them follow each other at walking pace for the next 2 or 3 scenes and then Aaron starts running causing Ryan to react and he does the same thing. They run across roads down paths and alleyways until Ryan comes to a halt when he can go no further. Aaron holds his gun up to tell Ryan that he has been arrested but he doesnt obey him and they now stand face to face holding a gun up each. The screen then goes dark and we hear a gun shot but the audience dont know who's died.
In the first few scenes we see the villian ( Ryan) walking down an alleyway followed by the hero ( Aaron). Ryan is holdiong a briefcase in one hand and a disc in the other so it gives the intension that he has stolen it given the steroetypes of a villain.
The audience then understand that we go in to a flashback and now we see Ryan walking down some steps and comes across a dealer (Ed). We see the deal take place with Ryan handing over the briefcase and ed handing over the disc. Then a problem occurs as Ed feels that he has been mugged off. he calls Ryan back and then smacks him around the face leaving him lying helpless on the floor. As Ed goes to punch consistently, Ryan pulls out a pistol and shoots him right in the stomach causing Ed to fall and die. Ryan then goes and picks up both the disc and briefcase and walks off in to the distance. while all this has happened Aaron has watched over the whole deal and now goes to follow Ryan.
We then come out of the flashback and back to wear we started when we see Aaron following Ryan down an alleyway.We see them follow each other at walking pace for the next 2 or 3 scenes and then Aaron starts running causing Ryan to react and he does the same thing. They run across roads down paths and alleyways until Ryan comes to a halt when he can go no further. Aaron holds his gun up to tell Ryan that he has been arrested but he doesnt obey him and they now stand face to face holding a gun up each. The screen then goes dark and we hear a gun shot but the audience dont know who's died.
Sunday, 2 February 2014
Research and planning provisional mark
Name of student: Ryan Eastman
Done?
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Comment/target
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RESEARCH
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Genre Research and mind-maps
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Not complete
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You need to do at least 2 more – you have researched
action and horror, but you need to look at at least two more genres in detail
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Uploaded YouTube videos of openings - analysed
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Not complete
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You need to do 3 more – you should have 10 in total. Make
sure your comments are detailed – comment on your responses to the opening –
do you think it is a success? Has it affected your own thinking for your own
film? Etc.
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Opening titles analysed in detail – font researched
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Not complete
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Not in enough detail – screenshots of the titles your
reference? Detailed analysis of them? How you might achieve the same look
yourselves?
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Uploaded YouTube videos of similar genre openings analysed
in detail
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Not complete
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You need to do 3 more – you should have 10 in total. Make
sure your comments are detailed – comment on your responses to the opening –
do you think it is a success? Has it affected your own thinking for your own
film? Etc.
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Costume and location research – google earth and pictures
you’ve taken.
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YES
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Good detail of comments
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Actors and props photos and interviews
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Not complete
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Props – yes
Interviews - no
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Soundtrack research (non-copyright music)
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NO
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Audience Research and Profiling (typical audience member
and similar films)
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Yes
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Institution research (Paramount etc)
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Yes
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Certificate research
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Yes
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PLANNING
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Own film idea brainstorm
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Yes
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Own film treatment
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NO
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Relevant Online Tutorials and Comment
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Good details and comments, but could you include a link?
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Documenting of influences on production
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NO
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Shot lists
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Yes
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Consideration of
representation in your film and stereotyping – use theory from G325.
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NO
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Questionnaire (and feedback) Get some feedback on your
initial ideas!
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Yes
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Diary of
filming/editing etc with photos and screen grabs
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NO
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Mood board
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Yes
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Script
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Yes
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Good that you have the original and the actual script used
– comment upon why the changes were made to show your thought processes
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Practice titles created and uploaded
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NO
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Storyboard – animatic.
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Storyboard uploaded, not animatic
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Time Management Schedule
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Yes
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Research and
planning mark scheme:
Level 2
8–11 marks
Planning and research evidence may be partially incomplete;
There is basic research into similar products and a potential target
audience;
There is basic organisation of actors, locations, costumes or props;
There is basic work on shotlists, layouts, drafting, scripting or
storyboarding;
There is a basic level of care in the presentation of the research and
planning;
Time management may not be good.
Level 3
12–15 marks
Planning and research evidence will be complete;
There is proficient research into similar products and a potential
target audience;
There is proficient organisation of actors, locations, costumes or
props;
There is proficient work on shotlists, layouts, drafting, scripting or
storyboarding;
There is a good level of care in the presentation of the research and
planning;
Time management is good; there is a schedule of filming
There is no
animatic storyboard and/or mood board
Level 4
16–20 marks
Planning and research evidence will be complete and detailed;
There is excellent research into similar products and a potential target
audience;
There is excellent organisation of actors, locations, costumes or props;
There is excellent work on shotlists, layouts, drafting, scripting or
storyboarding;
There is an excellent level of care in the presentation of the research
and planning;
Time management is excellent.
Research and
planning mark 13/20 Level
3
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