thinking creatively: planning ideas for your film opening

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How are your ideas coming along?


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Coming up with ideasOften the most difcult part- often too complicated- often not planned in enough detail


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Thinking

creatively part 1


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6 minutechallenge

random wiki article for lm titlerandom objectrandom location

put them together to createan idea


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6 minute challenge You will be given a wiki random article as the lm title

You will pick a random object from the envelope

You will pick a random location from the envelope

You have six minutes to come up with a CONCEPT / SYNOPSIS for a lm,including the genre

You will present this back to the class

YOU MUST RECORD ALL OF THIS ON YOUR BLOG - make a video ofthe making process


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6 minute challenge part 2

Identify an ‘opening camera angle’

Identify an ‘opening shot type’

Describe the sounds that you will hear in the opening,including foley, sound effects, music

Blog your ideas


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6 minute challenge part 3

change your location - how could this affect youropening sequence?

change the object - how could this change your

opening sequence?


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Thinking

creatively part 2


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Creativity ‘consequences’

Take a piece of lined paper Take it in turns to write an answer to the prompts

Fold your answer over (don’t let anyone else see it) andpass the paper to the next person in the group


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Person 1: writes a name (could be a person, a street

name, a place name or even a country name). Foldyour answer over and pass it on

Person 2: writes the name of a prop and set (cannot be

drugs, knives, guns or a hoodie!). Fold your answerover and pass it on

Person 3: writes the name of a genre. Fold youranswer over and pass it on

Person 4: writes an everyday scenario. Fold youranswer over and pass it on


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You now have 5 minutes toturn the answers into an

opening idea for a lmRecord this process on your blog.Be ready to feedback after 5 minutes.


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Thinking

creatively 3Coming up with an ideafor your lm opening


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Albert Einstein

“Creativity is intelligence having fun”


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In your group

‘idea shower’ - bring all your creative ideas together

Blog them

Record in a WORDLE ( www.wordle.net )

5 minutes max

http://www.wordle.net/


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Feedback opportunity


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Thinking

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Head-on40 minute planningactivity


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Audience ActivitiesRead through the handout and complete thetask as a group. BLOG your ndings


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