Group work

Today I was put into a group to produce our opening sequence. We discussed our own ideas and planned out what our opening sequence will be about.


Loreta:
Film noir - A girl is kidnapped by a clown who kills the girl accidently.
Dafne:
Drama - A couple fighting, the woman runs away.
Karolina: 
Film noir - A woman who kills her husband and asks/lies an inspector to help her find him.

 As a group we have decided to join our ideas together, the opening sequence will be modern film noir with will include crime and drama.


The whole story:
A couple fighting because of the husbands jealously, the wife is having an affair. The husband gets angry and abuses/beats his wife however the wife accidently in self-defense kills her husband.
The main characters:
Wife
Husband (Inspector)
Man (Manstress)
Opening sequence:
The wife and husband are having dinner, the husband is speaking to his wife while she is day dreaming(remembering) of herself and her manstress.
- there will be a flashback of the wife and manstress after a shot of her with her hand on her chin.

Film club

In film club i watched 'The Village' (2004)
'The Village' is a thriller about a isolated village which is surrounded by creatures. When Lucius tries to get medical supplies then animal bodies start to appear around the village, the people fear for their safety.


I think the film was good as it did thrill the audience by using suspense, the non diegetic music starts of slow and increase this. Furthermore the music uses string instruments to be able to go from a slow pitch to a quick high one which creates tension.

Partner Presentation

This is a partner presentation that includes examples of our chosen genre and the things I have learnt from this research.

Slide 4 - Sin City
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkguyeFtsa4
Slide 5 - Watchmen

Slide 6 - The Spirit 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgNRxHj2k-U&feature=channel
Slide 7 - The man who wasn't there

Self and Peer assessment of individual presentation

Peer Assessment :
What Went Well (www)
- Lots of information
Even Better If (EBI)
- Interact with audience and not read from board.


Self Assessment :
What Went Well (www)
- Had lots of information with clear introduction.
- Relevant images to support ideas.
- Considered what whole film and opening sequence would be about including storyboard.
Even Better If (EBI)
- If interacted more with audience , without reading from the board.
- If considered music for my own film.
- If thought of the conventions and obstacles and filming problems.  
The grade I would give myself is a level 2-3 because there is research of similar products, potential target audience and storyboard however there is not enough research of actors, locations and costumes.

Individual Presentation

This presentation has examples of different genres, different distribution companies and the BBFC. It also includes what genre I chosen for my opening sequence and a idea of what it would be about.


Slide 12

Interests

I like all genres such as action, drama, comedies and many more. However my favorite genre is horror/thriller.

I mostly like the slasher, zombies, phycological and comedy horror films such as :
- Scream series
- I Know What You Did Last Summer 1997
- Freddy vs. Jason  2003
- The Ring 2002
- Child's play (Chucky)
- Poltergeist 1982
- Saw series
- The Grudge
- Shawn of  the dead
- Dawn of the dead

I like watching horror films because I enjoy being scared, the ways the movie scare the audience by using suspense and the way they make the murders/dead bodies look realistic.

Analysis of last year 12 work

I was given web addresses to two blogs from last year 12 class. This helped my know the way my blog should be laid out for people to see my work clearly. 

What i have done and learnt

What i have done for G321 :

• I have been researching about different genres, their history and what they consist of.
• I have seen a few opening sequences of different type of films from different genres.

What i have learnt :

• I have learnt that the opening sequence of films make the audience interested in the film and make them watch it to the end (a first good impression)

Targets to improve

1. To watch more movies from different genres to understand what they consist of and what are the common things that each genre has.
2. Research more on the different music that my specific genre has.
3. Start thinking about the problems that will occur with filming the scenes.

Grades

ALIS    D
Predicted   C
Interium (current grade)   D
Effort    5

G321 and marks

G321

- AO3 to assess candidates’ ability to plan and construct media products using appropriate technical and

  creative skills.

- AO2 to assess candidates’ application of knowledge and understanding in evaluating their own work, showing          

  how meanings and responses are  created.
- AO4 to assess candidates’ ability to undertake, apply and present appropriate research.

This is a coursework unit, internally assessed and externally moderated. Candidates produce a media artefact in response to briefs set by OCR plus some appropriate evidence of research and planning. This offers the opportunity for skills development to be assessed, as well as a final finished piece.

Video
Task : the titles and opening of a new fiction film, to last a maximum of two minutes.
All video and audio material must be original, produced by the candidate, with the exception of music or audio effects from a copyright-free source.

The unit is marked out of a total of 100 marks:
- 20 marks for the presentation of the planning and research.
- 60 marks for the construction.
- 20 marks for the evaluation.