Creative Artefact Annotations Checklist

Click here for the checklist.

**FINAL** F632 Ongoing Learning Aims

F632 IS NEARLY OVER... YOU HAVE THREE FINAL WEEKS BEFORE YOUR EXAM TEACHING BEGINS!

MUST have...
SHOULD be...
COULD/MAY...

• First Draft Textual Analysis
• Final Draft Textual Analasis
• Presentation amends complete
• Presentation slides printed for planning folder
• Script complete
• Script printed for planning folder
• Storyboards for 9 key frames started
• Location Report for 9 key frames started
• Annotating Creative Artefact InDesign document, using sophisticated film language
• Finalising amenments to planning folder according to feedback
• Be on location taking LAST MINUTE pick up photos
• Be checking entire portfolio for spelling, punctuation and literacy issues
• Be checking entire portfolio for opportunities for high level band sophisticated film language

Storyboarding the 9 Key Frames

Link to storyboard template (type in detail, then print to draw shots)

Exemplar Storyboard link another link

Next Steps After Your pitch

Children of men script link
Children of Men opening sequence link

Challenge activity: read about characterisation and scripting link

Key Words and Concepts

Mise en Scene

Setting: Time, Place, symbolic objects, colour coding, weather and tone, pathetic fallacy. Performance/Movement: Speech expressions, gestures, posture, behaviour, eye contact, proxemics, Costumes/Props: Dress code, uniform, colour, smart, militaristic, casual, formal, symbols, objects  .
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Lighting

Lighting: hard lighting, soft lighting, high-key lighting, low key lighting, three point lighting, natural, artificial, chiaroscuro, colour, mood, temperature, lighting focal point, back-lighting, narrow lighting, broad, reflections, gels, shadows Colours: colour palette, black and white, binary opposites, filters, mood, tone, style, ambience, temperature, environment.
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Cinematography 

Camera composition and  type of shot, Establishing, long shot, mid shot, POV, close up, extreme close up, cut in, cut away, eye line, character positioning and power, framing, height, fixed, non-fixed, lens style, focus, depth of field, open frame, closed frame, wide angle lens, anamorphic lens. Camera movement: crane, tilt, dolly, track left and right, pan, whip pan, speed of movement, motivated track, steadicam, handheld shot.
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Sound: 

Types of sound: Diegetic, non-diegetic, parallel, contrapuntal, silence, volume, tone, pitch, synchronous, asynchronous, sound motif, timbre, ambient sound track, heightened diegetic sound, wall of noise, crescendo, drone, pad, discordant sound, cacophony, euphony, major key, minor key. Dialogue, including accents, dialect, quantity of speech, hesitations, monologue, voice over, Musical accompaniment or theme: sound motif, theme, tempo, pace, rhythm, mood, emotion
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Editing: 

Transitions types: , Cut, cut to, jump cut, dissolve, wipe, fade, synchronised sound, split edit, parallel cut, eye line match, match cut, continuity, Editing Pace: shot duration, length of time between cuts, frequency of cuts, slow motion, rhythm. Post production effects: washes, desaturation, vignetting, slow motion, ramping, colourisation, black and white, colour balance. Special effects: CGI, matte shot, green screen,
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Creative Artefact In Design template

Save this linked file and use it to construct your creative artefact.

Ask yourself - does my artefact:

1. Have photo's that are carefully composed and lit
2. Contain lots of examples of appropriate film language
3. Offer up a detailed micro analysis of frames
4. Link to my research in obvious ways

Script format guide

Click here for a link that tells you how to format your script

Storyboards

How to create good storyboards link

BBC Advice

The BBC's writers room has to be one of the best online scriptwriting resources around - make sure that you use it:  Link

Click here for their Toolkit page - lots of interviews and advice on how to write and format your script properly Link

Scriptwriting basics

Writing a good synopsis

Click here for some sound advice on how to approach your synopsis with some great templates to use too:

Link

Planning Checklist

Planning documents MUST include...

• Synopsis
• Script
• Storyboard
• Treatment
• Location report

Click here for Mark Scheme

Brainstorming ideas and Treatment

Use this link to help you come up with ingredients for your creative artefact - save this document as your TREATMENT

Starting the Textual Analysis

Read - Exemplars link
Read - Mark Scheme link

Read - Starting the TA Guidance link

Create a new folder in Google Drive.  Call it 'F632 NAME' and share it with gary.rose@durhamsixthformcentre.org.uk and mark.dixon@durhamsixthformcentre.org.uk

'Make a copy' of Research Log Template link

Close Analysis Template link 

Film Literacy

Media Glossary: link

Propp and Character

Close analysis help sheet

use this link to help you start analysing your chosen films in detail - make sure that you use key buzz concepts in your analysis.

Link

Starting the TA

• Create a F632 HAND IN folder in Google Drive.
• Share with Mr Dixon & Mr Rose
• Make a copy of this document and use it to make notes
• Start preliminary reserch into films, director etc.
• Identify Macro focus
• Fill out this data capture form

Micro Language Hitlist

Find the extensive Micro Elements 'Film Language hit-list' here.

Editing (micro)

Click here for Editing theory.

Lighting (Micro)

Click here for Lighting theory.

auteur theory

Social Realism

Stereotypes

Representation of Disability

Representation of Gender

Postmodernism overview

Postmodern narrative tactics

A great article from Media Magazine that shows you how to spot a post-modern narrative

Link

Close analysis activity

Instructions can be found here: link

Narrative theory