This term offers you the opportunity to follow your own film making passions and develop your Film Reel and Portfolio Pages ready for submission at the end of this term.
After having submitted the first draft of the reel and pages you may well find gaps and want to use lessons this term to fill those gaps with your own self initiated projects.
The Learning Process
Just to remind you of the process we have been using and which is central to The IB Leaner Profile. Each project / task should be made up of three stages:
- Inquiry
- Action
- Reflection
So, this means you can’t just grab an idea out of the air, you should…
- Research and explore a particular technique, film element, film maker, film movement…(this should be recorded and referenced as you go)
- Practical tasks in film making (writing, directing, sound, editing & cinematography) which comes from your research.
- The practical task should have a clearly defined creative intention that is linked to your research in stage 1.
- Reflection on the degree to which you fulfilled your creative intention and developed your film making techniques
Some Ideas for Your Personal Projects:
Sound / Music
- Explore the work Gary Rydstrom or other sound designers
- Create Soundscapes / Music for genre of your choice
- Create a conversation with no words – WallE
- Conduct an interview and record sounds with Lavaliere Mics
Cinematography
- Explore and attempt to imitate the cinematography of Roger Deakins, Akira Kurosawa or Wes Anderson
- Use different lens types to explore impact on cinematography
- Create a chiaroscuro lighting set and explore effect on representation
Screenwriting
- Explore the screenwriting of The Cohen Brothers and introduce a central protagonist / antagonist for a new screenplay.
- Write a screenplay for a short film/sequence from a given genre.
- Write and record a monologue or duologue from a set of given circumstances.
Directing
- Explore the impact different blocking has on a scene
- Telling back stories with images – opening sequence of Rear Window
- Work with an actor to adapt a stage play (monologue) for their acting portfolio
Editing
- Film and edit an extended (documentary) montage
- Explore more advanced editing effects / techniques in Adobe After Effects.
- Use cross cutting to create a sense of tension / anticipation
In School Commissions…
There are a few opportunities to work within the school and across departments to develop your portfolio:
- Magical Days in the Park
- Films for CAS / PEP Service
- DofE promotional Video
- Drama students for performance pieces
- Sixth Form Centre promotional video
- Sciences for documentaries / recording experiments
- The Future Generations Conference (editing)