MEDIA STUDIES

TV FILM

MAGAZINESCOMICS

ESSAYSTESTS

SKILLS OFANALYSIS

PRACTICALSKILLS

MAKING A FILMTRAILER

CREATING AMAGAZINE

ORCOMIC

Objectives:Objectives:

To be able to write a ‘treatment’ for your To be able to write a ‘treatment’ for your movie ideamovie idea

To become more skilled at using the DV To become more skilled at using the DV camerascameras

COURSEWORK EXAM

4 Pieces.For one you plan & create

a media production.The other 3 can be writtenor practical or a mixture

of both

One ‘timed test’ (3 hrs).This will be on

And you will get some infobeforehand

50% 50%

120marks 100 marks

L.I.A.R.L.I.A.R.

The ‘Pitch’:The ‘Pitch’:

All movies start with ‘an idea’.All movies start with ‘an idea’.

Your ‘package’ to present Your ‘package’ to present to the financiers:to the financiers:

Pitch (verbal)Pitch (verbal) Treatment (summary of film, written in prose Treatment (summary of film, written in prose

like a story)like a story) GenreGenre Possible stars and why suitablePossible stars and why suitable Likely locationsLikely locations Budget outlineBudget outline Marketing spin-offsMarketing spin-offs Possible directors and whyPossible directors and why

BUDGETS:

$73.2m

$20m for Bruce Willis

$10m for the director

$7m for Samuel L Jackson

$2.3m for Robin Wright Penn

$1.5m ‘perks’ for Willis

$20m Rest of cast and crew

$10m S.F/X

Budgets:Budgets:

Average Hollywood film budget now up to Average Hollywood film budget now up to $63m$63m

Effects heavy films regularly top $240m Effects heavy films regularly top $240m (Spiderman 3, Transformers)(Spiderman 3, Transformers)

Everything Everything comes at a price (locations, comes at a price (locations, equipment, catering, etc…)equipment, catering, etc…)

Star salaries now huge (now over $20m)Star salaries now huge (now over $20m)

Task:Task:

To film a very short ‘showreel’ To film a very short ‘showreel’ This will be a 1-2 minute sequence from your This will be a 1-2 minute sequence from your

film (the idea you have ‘pitched’ to us)film (the idea you have ‘pitched’ to us) You will edit this ‘in camera’You will edit this ‘in camera’ You will show this to us next week, P3You will show this to us next week, P3 You will provide a brief verbal commentary You will provide a brief verbal commentary

explaining what you were trying to achieveexplaining what you were trying to achieve This is mainly to get you used to using the DV This is mainly to get you used to using the DV

camera in a careful, controlled waycamera in a careful, controlled way

Continuity editing:Continuity editing:

Audience focuses on the story and Audience focuses on the story and characters, not the editscharacters, not the edits

Main conventions were established in Main conventions were established in Hollywood in the early 20Hollywood in the early 20thth Century Century

The most important one is the 180 The most important one is the 180 degree line… degree line…

Now:Now:

During this period, you will be showing us your During this period, you will be showing us your film sequence or ‘showreel’film sequence or ‘showreel’

You will need to provide a brief commentary as You will need to provide a brief commentary as we watch it, explaining what you were trying to we watch it, explaining what you were trying to achieveachieve

Remember, the main objective was to Remember, the main objective was to effectively edit ‘in camera’ so the sequence effectively edit ‘in camera’ so the sequence seems continuous and makes sense to the seems continuous and makes sense to the viewer…viewer…

Treatment:Treatment:

Prose outline of your filmProse outline of your film Essential and important story eventsEssential and important story events You will try and describe the opening (and You will try and describe the opening (and

possibly other key moments) in detailpossibly other key moments) in detail It should read like a ‘story’, but in present tense It should read like a ‘story’, but in present tense

using phrases like ‘we see’ and ‘we hear’…using phrases like ‘we see’ and ‘we hear’… The next step would be an ‘original draft The next step would be an ‘original draft

treatment’ and then a full screenplaytreatment’ and then a full screenplay

‘Halloween 7’‘Halloween 7’

Treatment:Treatment:

Prose outline of your film (more detail than a Prose outline of your film (more detail than a pitch)pitch)

Essential and important story eventsEssential and important story events You will try and describe the opening (and You will try and describe the opening (and

possibly other key moments) in detailpossibly other key moments) in detail It should read like a ‘story’, but in present tense It should read like a ‘story’, but in present tense

using phrases like ‘we see’ and ‘we hear’…using phrases like ‘we see’ and ‘we hear’… You should be working on this, and you will You should be working on this, and you will

then be called to show your ‘showreel’… then be called to show your ‘showreel’…

Try and keep it toabout 1 ½ pages of your green

books.

Period 4:Period 4:

Planning for your ‘filming Planning for your ‘filming challenge’…challenge’…

Storyboards:Storyboards:

You will be learning more about these in You will be learning more about these in a later lessona later lesson

However, we want you to sketch some of However, we want you to sketch some of these to help with your filming during these to help with your filming during Period 5Period 5

Look at this example….Look at this example….

The 2 film challenges:The 2 film challenges:

A sequence where 2 A sequence where 2 characters talk to each characters talk to each other whilst standing upother whilst standing up

Match the ‘eyelines’Match the ‘eyelines’ Don’t cross the 180 Don’t cross the 180

degree linedegree line Show reactions as well Show reactions as well

as what is saidas what is said

A sequence where 1 A sequence where 1 character follows another character follows another without him/her knowing, without him/her knowing, and then surprises and then surprises him/herhim/her

Match the ‘eyelines’Match the ‘eyelines’ Be careful of the 180 Be careful of the 180

degree line (it will move!)degree line (it will move!) Make sure the viewer Make sure the viewer

knows knows who who is is where where and and what the physical space what the physical space between them isbetween them is

Period 5:Period 5:

Take your storyboards, on Take your storyboards, on clipboards, and the DV camera and clipboards, and the DV camera and film your sequence…film your sequence…