PRACTICE PRODUCTIONS including PRELIM

HOW TO PRESENT THIS POST

Use the Largest for each sub-heading (practice film) in turn. This post is closely linked to Eval Q3.
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Check: you've used LARGEST for main sub-heads like PRELIM.
Use distinctive (eg colouring, highlight) options to make those stand out
Add a clear IN THIS POST intro, LISTING whats in the post with a short sentence or 2 on what this shows
Use this as a clearer guide for the Eval Q3; for each practice prod add a sub-heading of COMPARISON TO PREVIOUS PRACTICE + just bullet list key points. You've then get a nice easy list for that eval Q.
SUMMARY Again, this is as much to help with the eval Q3. Reflect on how you've developed; a short overview.

WHAT TO INCLUDE WITH EACH PRACTICE FILM

With clear sub-headings:

PLANNING

Any + all evidence of planning: this helps showed how you DEVELOPED your skills from start to completing the final coursework. So, any shotlists, storyboards, organising/scheduling shoots/cast, equipment used, degree of shot variety, props/costume/make-up/set-dressing, soundtracking/titles + research on these (clearly indicate what conventions you have reflected - refer to specific film/s that influenced your work).

THE SHOOT: WHAT I DID

You can combine to create a single post to copy/edit. Make sure its CLEAR what YOU, INDIVIDUALLY did: camera work, acting, producing (ie organising! call sheets, set dressing, cast + travel, sorting equipment etc), directing. The only way to evidence that is some simple (probably phone) video footage! Basically, a brief look behind-the-scenes showing each of you carrying out the various roles.

THE EDITED FILM

Embed the final result. BRIEFLY outline what each INDIVIDUAL contributed to POST-PRODUCTION: sound, titles (fonts), FX, organising clips/Library

REFLECTION: WHAT WE'VE LEARNED

It would be smart (and quick) to do this as a group vodcast - a simple 3-shot where you sum up what you've learned from this process (planning, the shoot, editing, media language/theory) AND how SPECIFICALLY you think you might take a more sophisticated approach next time, and what you might experiment with (eg dolly, gimbal, drone, downloading fonts, specific FX, plug-in FX).

THE PRELIM TECHNICAL TERMS

That's covered nice + briefly here. The idea of this is to carry out some continuity editing techniques, made possible by observing the 180 degree rule for example...

PAST PRACTICE FILMS

Here's an example with added on-screen commentary from here from Simon etc - as we've discussed, its intentionally very silly and exaggerated! 

NARRATIVE THEORY PRACTICE FILM

Using the above as a reference point for how intentionally silly it can be, create a film opening that incorporates the concepts of Todorov + Campbell; Propp; Barthes; Levi-Strauss. Use costume/props to distinguish the archetypes even if its the same actors repeatedly - using a tripod would help you to fake two-shots: film person A as character A; change costume, with camera not moved person A plays character B, being careful not to step into the same space on the frame. Stack the two layers in FCPX + use the crop tool to remove half of the top layer! ... or use a greenscreen!

Include titles that you think reflect the specific number and wording expected from your research, and some use of music. As you're aiming for full Todorov, you won't really be replicating a film opening, but do think about how you might start it still.

Length: likely to be somewhere over 2mins.

Shot variety: aim for 2+ takes of important (especially action) scenes - the rule is for shot variety where you can cut between shots of the same thing: at least 2 steps up or down the shot scale eg ELS to MLS.