Research & Planning Guidelines

Remember that your research and planning can be in the following format or combination of formats:

• Blog
• Presentation
• Video Diary
• Interviews

And the deadline for ALL your completed research and planning is FRIDAY 27th FEB.

Your research and planning should include:

• Details/record of all the work that you have completed, including all the planning, filming and editing of the preliminary task, work on the pitch, logo, location scouting and all other aspect of research and planning that you have undertaken.
  
• Analysis of up to 5 openings of films from your chosen genre, uploaded to your blog (and a minimum of 2 in detail!).
  
• A completed storyboard and script (final draft versions)
  
• A fully realised production logo, constructed on the computer.
  
• A completed & filmed pitch, covering all the areas outlined previously.

The Pitch

The pitch is a vital part of any film making process. It is the time when an idea is sold to investors and for many film makers, how good (or bad) their pitch is what makes or breaks the film being produced.

With this in mind, you need to think about, plan and work on your pitch very thoroughly and make sure that it is as slick, engaging and convincing as possible.

You should aim to cover the following in your pitch:

• One line sales pitch for your film
  
• A selection of draft production logos, including the final draft-with reasons for your choice.
  
• An outline of your opening, including: plot, characters, possible locations, costumes, style/genre of score or soundtrack.
  
• A brief synopsis of the rest of the film- as if you were to make the whole film.
  
• An outline of your target audience, covering areas such as age, media interests, brand identification and lifestyle, with reasons why and a suggested certificate for your film.
  
• Details of other film intros that have influenced you in any way; from your chosen genre, and others from different genres.

YouTube Channel

Hello folks,

This is the channel on YouTube where all the videos from AS Media will be uploaded to.

It will also feature videos from the current A2, last year's AS and some of the Btec work as well.

Feel free to check these out, show your parents that you're nearly famous and to leave comments- but only constructive criticism please, any disses or silly remarks will be removed.

Just think a big, Hollywood producer could see your work and next thing you know you're a star! (Try to remember poor old Mr Hull's role in helping you get there though won't you?!)

Enjoy,

Mr. Hull