Film Poster Research (2)

Detailed Deconstruction : due Tuesday October 5

Use the checklist and the checklist headings (hard copy given out and Word doc stored in Media folder on P Drive) to analyse one poster much more fully in context of the research and planning you are doing for your film.

It should be a film poster which is significant for the development of your own ideas for a poster for your film, bearing in mind your anticipated genre, themes, mood, audience etc. You need to deconstruct it in detail, explicitly explaining/discussing how its use of codes and conventions relate to your choice of genre and target audience for your short film as presented in the pitch /synopsis you have completed. Really think about how your chosen poster was constructed. Imagine you had to re make it from scratch ... what would you have to do?! Include analysis of font(s) and layout.

Film Poster Research (1)

HWK 1 : An overview (due Tuesday 28 September)

Digital evidence (on blog/ in (annotated?) powerpoint slideshow) of
An introduction to the task
· the genre of your film
· its anticipated audience
· its potential screening opportunities
Secondary research
deconstruction of 3 contrasting film posters in relevant genre
Primary research
audience feedback : response to posters

Think visual, think interactive!

http://www.imdb.com/

http://www.impawards.com/

September 2010

These blogs need to be smokin'!

Whatever happened to all your lovely Mediatheque research?

Headline news

OCR will reward creative, lively, interactive blogs. They will mark down text heavy work which looks like a series of mini essays, written up retrospectively. They do expect serious evidence of engagement with weekly and sometimes daily posting, particularly when you actually start filming .....

You are prospective film makers with an opportunity to showcase your work and your creative identity. Make the most of it!

Check out the links to exempla blogs, particularly Sarah who was awarded a sound A grade. What does she do well? Is there anything she could improve?
What do you think of Oli's blog ( he worked as part of a group called 'Manflick' - I think tongue in cheek!). You can use his links to browse the group's work but I think his blog is the strongest of his group. This blog has an excellent 'brand identity' and the poster/film review page are particularly impressive (and planned/analysed in detail) . The blog itself is entertaining with very varied contents and really makes you want to see their film.
Some of the blog links do not open or display properly in school so you will need to look at home.

You should now be posting about the research you have done which is helping you plan your short film pitch for Ms Raison, including at least one detailed deconstruction of the conventions used in a film you have watched.

Did you know that sometimes a film poster is designed before a film is made to support a pitch for funding? This is real media practice. On Tuesdays we are going to start researching/blogging about poster design. You could design a pre production poster to accompany your pitch!