International Baccalaureate
Here are some materials that you might find helpful when you discuss the specific decisions you made in production or post production in order to have an impact on the audience. These video essays should be discussed and referenced on the inquiry page. Director Sound Designer Cinematographer Editor
You must use proper file and folder management during any project. Please follow the instructions below for setting up your project folder on the Media / Film computers.
Storyboard – Use this document to visualise each shot. How are you going to frame each shot and how do you see your edit developing (match on action, eye line match, shot reverse shot, 180 degree rule, reaction shots, close ups on key objects…) Here is a document which explains the function and design of… Read more Horror Planning
One of the things you need to learn is how to correctly format a screenplay. The rules we are going to follow are set down in this section from a book on screenwriting, called ‘On Screenwriting’ by Freddie Gaffney. Here is a section from this book, which sets out the standard rules for a screenplay… Read more Screenplay Format
The horror shoot takes place at La Houguette Primary school on Tuesday 11th May. If you don’t know, La Houguette is just above L’Eree beach. Way out west! Transport to and from can be difficult of you live in town or the north of the island. We have booked transport, but we need to be… Read more Transport Request
EXAMPLE HORROR SCRIPT ALIEN (1978) Scott Here is the script to the opening sequence Notice how economical it is? Almost a bullet point list of what we can hear and what we can see… DRAFT 1 Take a copy of this pre formatted screenplay The rule of thumb is that each page of a screenplay… Read more Your Draft Screenplay
Let’s judge some films made by last year’s students and rank them in terms of how well they have created meaning through the three main production roles: Cinematography Editing Sound Design Sequence 1 Sequence 2 Sequence 3 TASK You will be given one role to assess and should watch all three videos and put them… Read more Previous Students’ Horror Films
Five Golden Rules of German Expressionism Revision Review your video essay about the nature and ‘rules’ of German Expressionism. Identify 5 Golden Rules of German Expressionism in terms of representation, themes and visual style. Task Your task is to develop a visual / cinematic idea for your sequence and write the screenplay for it. We… Read more Developing Your Horror Film Ideas
Today we are considering conventional features of a horror film Learning Intention: To understand and describe how German Expressionist cinematic techniques were the prototype for horror films. To identify specific micro features specific to the horror genre in order to create generic blueprint for your short film. We will watch Suckablood (BC Horror) in class… Read more Horror Conventions Recap
This is the brief for your film sequence. ‘A short (2-3 minute) suspense sequence from a ghost story.’ Your creative intentions should be clearly identified at the outset and your reflections throughout and once complete will be based on them. You must also reflect on your developing understanding of your production role(s). You must always… Read more Horror Movie Brief