checklist for effective research and planning

Assessment Criteria What do you need to do in order to meet this criteria?

There is excellent research into similar products and a potential target audience.

Discuss possible genresEmbed youtube clips – of film openings in your chosen genreAnalyse at least 5 openings to establish conventions(Who was their target audience?)(How are people represented?)Complete surveys, questionnaires, focus groups to establish a target audience and their expectations (could use facebook and print screen on blog)Analyse the data and consider how this will impact your production

There is an excellent level of care in the presentation of the research and planning

Make sure that you are using a variety of methods to show your research and planning:Write straight in to postsEmbed powerpoint files via slideshareEmbed videos via youtubeImport images – notes you have written/storyboardsEmbed Voki – avatar that can speak your notes.

Time management is excellent.

Create a Gantt chart (www.smartsheet.com or Excel) and plot in when you intend to have completed the different aspects of the foundation portfolio.

Finalise your ideaConsider actors, props, locations required to accomplish idea

Visit http://thrillerproject.blogspot.com/ to see examples of blogs

Assessment Criteria What do you need to do in order to meet this criteria?

There is excellent organisation of actors, locations, costumes or props.

Upload images of actors that conventionally work in that genre.Upload images of your chosen actors.Complete location shoots – reccesCreate costume plansComplete prop designs (take photographs of props being used)Create filming plans to give to actors:Character profile, script with highlighted sections, location of shoot, scene number, costume required and props required – either use template provided or create your own.

There is excellent work on shot-lists, scripting and storyboarding.

Upload shot lists.Complete a full storyboard of the entire two minutesCreate a script (if required) Research possible music tracks – special effects