Preliminary Task: Basic Treatments

Intro
Olivia and I are working together on the Preliminary Task, and we have approached two other students of the 6th form to help us on the task. Here below shows the film treatment we have been set to do, so we have a clear idea how to carry out this task.

Characters

Ella - (6th form student)

Sam - (6th form student)

Synopsis

Somebody has stolen Ella's money that she owed Sam and Sam isn't very happy about it. A huge arguement takes place and a friendship is put to the test.

Film Techniques

Shots incorporated within the task:

- Wide shot

- Extreme close up

- Close up

- Medium close up

- Medium long shot

- Shot/reverse shot

Camera Angles incorporated within the task:

- High Angle

- Low Angle

- Pan

- Slow Zoom

- 180 degree rule

Production Considerations

Lighting:

- High key lighting throughout

Movement:
- As Sam walks outside up to the building and opens the door

- Around the table

- As Ella walks out the door

Costumes:

- Normal school clothes for Ella and Sam

Comments

Evaluation: Question 5

Q: How did you attract/address your audience? Below shows some feedback we had received from my focus group. We needed to know what people from the age bracket we had selected to be the target audience, liked and dislike about our film opening. We asked them a few questions to gather some realistic feedback.

Evaluation: Question 6

Q: What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product? The Internet I used the internet throughout for our prelim task and main task mainly for research and when finding background music for our main task. Using the BFI Statistical Yearbook site, I gathered statistical information such as facts and figures to help gather research in relation to our choice of genre and our target audience. I also used Wikipedia to research existing horror/thriller films to get an understanding of what type of conventions a popular horror film has and their elements as well as looking at different distribution companies. Camera We used the CANON 500D to film our film opening. The camera was quite lightweight meaning it was easy to hold for long periods of time as our shots were hand-held. I learnt how to handle the camera, which settings were the correct ones to choose and other important elements. This helped throughout the process because a...

Mariya Sabir AS Media Studies

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