(Reflection) Assign 22: Practice opening sequence reflection

Date on blog: Feb 8

Copy and complete questions (as individuals)

1. To edit this sequence we used the following tools in Final Cut Pro....

2. I decided to make a linear / non-linear because....

3. Reflect on the level of challenge in using Final Cut Pro to construct the narrative you were trying to convey...

4. In the future, I need to develop the following skills to improve my editing....

(Production) Assign 21: Practice opening sequence

Date on blog: Feb 7

Embed your practice opening sequence (man in the cave)

Assign 16-19 DUE MONDAY

Make sure all assignments are up-to-date on Monday Feb 6.

Research is coming to a close and you are now entering the planning phase. If you need to improve any research, make sure you do it over weekend. Remember it's about 1/2 the marks!

(Planning) Assign 19: Exploring ideas

Mindmap of ideas from twbsmediaconnell

(Research) Assign 18: Audience research social media

(Feb 6)

1.      Same idea as assign 18 but post on your facebook/twitter and screen shot people’s responses

Different group members could post different responses (1 group member to post questions 1-2, another 3 etc etc


Complete as blog post - just embedding the screenshots (need to save screenshots as JPEGs and upload them as photos on blog post)

(Research) Assign 17: Audience research video interviews

Audience research video interviews (due Monday) (due Feb 6 - edit on Thur/Friday)

Instructions:

•  Each member of the group interview 1 person and ask questions below (film on phone or camera)
•  Try to have some range in age/gender/class/interests etc but don’t film young children (below 14) as they are not permitted to watch horror films, nor will they reflect effective audience research
• Keep it brief – try to encourage the person you are interviewing to get straight to the point.
• Also, practice the interview before filming to prevent errors
• Set up library (group __ assign 22), event (interview footage), project in final cut (group __ assign 22)
•  Import footage into event
•  In project, create a title ‘Group __: Assign 22 Audience Research’  and put your names  (just on black screen)
• Type the questions in black (all 5 of them)
•  Import answers to question 1, then question 2………so it goes question 1, answer, answer, answer, answer, question 2, answer, answer…..etc etc
•  Complete editing and check volume control
•  Export as quicktime
• Upload to youtube (unlisted)
• Embed on blog

Questions: 

1. What’s your favourite and least favourite horror film and why?

2. What’s your favourite and least favourite horror subgenre and why?  (if they dont know subgenre tell them: for example.......killer, monster, zombie, creepy kid etc) 

3. What attracts you to horror films?

4. What makes a good horror film?

5. What makes a bad horror film?

(Research) Assign 16: Film titles/credits research

(Jan 30) (use artofthetitle or youtube or Netflix to look at OTS)  

Format: Presentation of your choice

UPLOAD SCREENSHOTS TO BLOG POST WITH CAPTIONS

You need to complete 2 films within your group, each pair in your group could look at 1 opening sequence each (different films)

*You choose the genre, but try not to search look at films with too much CGI 

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Show your research of film titles and credits by uploading screen shots with the captions by looking at following info:

-what’s the order? (like film billing task)

-Font? 
-Placement in frame? 
-Sizes? 
-Colours? 
-Animation? 
-Suitability for genre?