Link to Carl's blog

Carls blog 

Useful websites

Wordle

Slideshare

BBFC

VLE

Planning (20 marks)

Your planning should include the following:

Understand the brief and sign up to Blogger and create a blog account.

Research task: What is Film Noir/Horror ( brief summary of Film Noir/Horror)

Identify the characteristics and conventions of Film Noir.

Research into the history of Film Noir/Horror.

Individual analysis of an opening sequence of a similar media text.

In groups begin to exchange ideas and develop a synopsis

Research and develop a audience profile for your film.

Produce a mind map/ word cloud of initial ideas.

Produce a storyboard and script for sequence.

Animate the storyboard.

Take some still images of locations

Actors in character (Make up, costume etc.)

Produce Shooting Schedule.

Book equipment/Studio etc

Assessments

Assessment 1: Mind map into the conventions of Film Noir and horror (22/01/10)

Assessment 2: Analysis of opening sequence of similar genre including titles order (22/01/10)

Assessment 3: Research into target audience and genre (27/01/10)

Assessment 4: Mind map/word cloud of initial ideas (29/01/10)

Assessment 5: Pitch Idea (03/02/10)

Assessment 6: Organisation of actors, locations, costumes or props. (05/02/10)

Assessment 7: Animatic (11/02/10)

Assessment 8: Shooting Schedule (11/02/10)

Assessment 9: Rough Cut (12/03/09)

Assessment 10: Final Cut (19/03/10)

Important Deadlines

Research and Planning (20 marks) 11th February 2010

Main Task (60 marks) Rough Cut 12th March 2010
Final Edit 19th March 2010

Evaluation (20 marks) 1st Draft: 1st April 2010
Final evaluation: 23rd April 2010

Block B

Group 15 - Opening of horror
- Laura Norris

Group 16 - Opening of Horror
- Kirsten Thorpe
- Kristie Wilson
- Jonathan Wigham

Group 17 - Opening of Horror
- Jay Corbett
- Matthew Shea
- James Hammond

Group 18 - Opening of Horror
- Ben Smith
- Sean Farnsworth
- Olivia Dawkins

Group 19 - Opening of Horror
- Rebekah Hornsey
- Katie McLaren
- Grace Peel
- Jasmine Graham

Group 20 - Opening of Hprror
- Craig Harman
- Matthew Pounder
- Jake Boarder
- Lee Porritt

Group 21 - Opening of Horror
- Steven Harrington
- Anthony Boagey
- Tom Hogarth
- Tom Elliott

Group 22- Opening of Horror
- Coral-Anne Houghton
- Elisha Swanson

Block A

Group 1 - Opening of Film Noir
- Kirsty Hunter
- Chantelle Strickland
- Becky Forrest

Group 2 - Opening of Film Noir
- Adam Burford

Group 3 - Opening of Horror
- Callum Crane

Group 4 - Opening of Horror
- Liam Griffith

Group 5 - Opening of Horror
- Hayley Mullender
- Sarah Moran

Group 6 - Opening of Film Noir
- Ryan Kitching
- Stuart Miller

Group 7 - Opening of Film Noir
- Adam Larkin
- Andrew Magill

Group 8 - Opening of Horror
- Abby Reay
- Nicolle Whitakar
- Jess Towers

Group 9 - Opening of Horror
- Nick Borthwick

Group 10 - Opening of Horror
- Jordan Robinson

Group 11 - Opening of Film Noir
- Dave Swales

Group 12 - Opening of Horror
- Ashleigh Tinkler

- Kevin Ghassemi

Group 13 - Opening of Horror
- Nathan O Callaghan

- Warren Bell

- Nick Williams

Group 14 - Opening of Horror
- Emily Pounder