Upcoming Deadlines

By now, you should have the following on your blog:

- What is a short film (definitions)

- Examples of different types of short films

- Your personal idea for a pitch

This does not have to be all text! Use creative ways to visually show this.

Next, you need to make sure have completed the following this week:

20 Oct	Keep points from your Research Montgage of your target audience and an explanation of what each person did	RESEARCH: Research into your topic: Initial interviews, organisations research from websites, etc. TAKE NOTES, photos of you interviewing people, emails, etc. Research your target audience and illustrate it using a range of techniques eg Charts, Graphs, Mood Board, etc This should include at least one audience survey at least 20 people who fit the audience profile
20 Oct	Key tasks completed for you pre-planning an explanation of what each person did	Pre-Production Planning Include detailed reference to: A list of the people you are going interview and a bit of information about them. You may wish to include a photo. Why have you chosen these people? Will they be available? Prepare a list of questions for each interviewee Where will you film? Complete a reccy of all of the locations you plan to go to. Include photographs.

Your Individual Idea DUE MONDAY

What would your short doc be about? What would be the purpose?
Who would be in the film? Locations? What type of film would it be? (What would it look like?)
Please include a photo/image for this homework.

Group Individual Reflective Entries

3 Oct What is a short film?
Create a visual definition of examples of short films. Define what you think a short film is? What are the basic conventions? (You may include what others have said—but only as a reference.)

5 Oct Summary of Research

Summary of Research


-Analyse at least 5 short films that would fit the above brief. (Three may be from our lessons) Remember they must feature real people/event. Create a detailed chart or photo montage with explanation.
-Analysis of Narrative
-What are the conventional narrative structures you have found? Relate to theory

Have a look at this too--after you have read the blog entry below.

What is a Short Film and Short Documentary Analysis

By Wednesday, you should have completed an analysis of at least five short docs. You may use some from the lessons, but it is expected that you will find some new ones. One good website is Media That Matters. Here, you will find short doc about a variety of topics, such as Homecoming. I found this film on Media that Matters, but youtubed it so I could embed it here: 

http://www.mediathatmattersfest.org/watch/6/a_girl_like_me

In researching your documentaries, you may want to consider how one-sided they are. Are docs that make it clear what their bias is more truthful than those who claim to be balanced?

Visit from Juliette Joffe from Adobe Youth Voices

Organise your notes from Juliette's visit.

David Perlov Diaries (1973)
Henry Singer's 9/11: The Man Falling (2006)
Frederick Wiseman Intensive Care Unit (1989)
Marc Isaac, Lift (2002)

Adobe Youth Voices Evaluation

Hi all. Would you take a second or two to fill in this survey for Adobe.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/AYVY5_Youth_Partners

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