Guidance on the collaborative project.
This is the detailed information from IB Central Command on the collaborative project:
Your preferences for the project.
Please complete this Google Survey to help your teacher put together the core production teams, which will be groups of 2 or 3.
The Formula
Your Idea
Everyone in the class needs to bring one ‘simple idea’ for a short film by Monday 14th Jan.
Some ways in:
A Simple Film Inspiration Task
Take a copy of this document and choose the following:
- A location
- A sound – Freesound.Org
- An item of clothing
- A character
Prepare a synopsis for your individual idea:
You should present your idea for a short film using this document.
Group Agreement
You need to clarify who is going to take on which roles in the core production team.
You must also complete a group agreement document which clarifies your roles and responsibilities.
A Shared Vision
You need to start creating a group vision and start developing your creative intentions. It is much easier to develop a shared vision using images. So you need to create a collaborative slideshow / mood-board with images of:
- Characters
- Settings
- Props
- Costumes
- Colours
- Compositions
Take a copy of this slideshow and use it to compile all the inspirations and ideas that you have for your short film. Some of this will be completed individually the first two slides will be completed by the group
The Production Report
Here is guidance on how to write your production report.
You should write the first 400 words of your production report.
- 200 words on the creative work you did in development in you film role.
- 200 words on the ways in which you collaborated with you production team.
Some Essential Reading
Raindance – 7 Tips for Writing Short Films