Deadlines

 Small Scale Research Project: Auteur/Star/Genre - Final Deadline: 17th April 2013

You must hand in the re-draft of your Presentation Script AND your Catalogue. A reminder of how the Catalogue should be set out can be found on the slide show linked below:

Smale Scale Research Project : Presentation Guidance

A2 Reflective Analysis

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A2 Reflective Analysis Guidance

To complete the practical element of your coursework you are required to write a 1000 word reflective analysis of your film sequence and the decisions behind the shots you’ve chosen to use.

As with the AS coursework, you need to talk about the meanings created by the micro elements you’ve used in your film and the responses you aimed to provoke in the audience, You must discuss the decisions you made for the film in terms of the role you took during the production (director, cinematographer or editor). You also need to make reference to an aspect of the Film course that has influenced the film you produced and the decisions you made. Use the guidance below to help you structure your analysis:

1.     Start by briefly explaining the storyline of your film; whether it is an entire short film or an excerpt from a longer film and the general mood(s) you wanted to create in your film. If relevant, talk about what aspect of your AS or A2 film studies influenced the style or genre of the film e.g. auteur research; AS coursework; topics studied for the AS exam.

2.     In terms of the role you took on the production (director, cinematographer or editor), talk about the technical decisions you’ve made and why, explaining what meaning is created by them and what response you hope the audience have for each. Again, if relevant, talk about what aspect of your AS or A2 film studies influenced the style or genre of the film e.g. auteur research; AS coursework; topics studied for the AS exam.

3.     Talk about how the decisions you’ve made work with the other micro elements (mise en scene, cinematography, editing, sound and SFX) to help convey meaning.

4.     Write a conclusion, that discusses what you thought was successful about your film and what didn’t work as well as you had expected, referring.