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 keep a record of the production process and record evidence of your learning throughout (at least once a week).
The creative intentions could be drawn from the list below. You should identify 3-5 initially and we will modify them later as your production role become clear.
You may choose others or modify these to fit your production role.
- Create a sense of…mystery, suspense, intrigue, fear… in a given place.
- Suggest a monstrous character or presence.
- Introduce a tense, frightened, naïve… victim.
- Build a sequence to a shocking/scary crescendo.
- Use specific cinematography techniques from German Expressionist film.
- Use montage editing to develop a sense of place and/or compress time.
- Use continuity editing to make sense of a characters (inter)actions.
- Design costume and props and dress the set to create a sense of….abandonment, corruption, decay, threat…
Your creative intentions may depend upon your production roles. You will be working in pairs and will be required to adopt at least one production role from each of the three main stages of production:
Pre-production (planning):
- Screenwriter
- Director (Storyboarding)
- Production designer
Production (filming):
- Cinematographer (& Director)
- Sound recording (& Director)
Post production (editing):
- Vision editor
- Sound editor
- Foley sound artist
- Music composer
Task:
Define each of these role in terms of the tasks they will be required to undertake during that particular stage of production.
- Editor
- Director
- Cinematographer
- Sound Designer
- Screenwriter
Complete a slide on this presentation,
- Defines the production role in one sentence
- Lists the jobs that role includes
Use references in the notes on the slide to keep a record of your inquiry sources.
Dates & Deadlines
- Filming at The Mirus Battery: 17th November
- Final Deadline for Pages & Reel: 22nd December