My teacher suggested myself to be more organised in my work. Now that this year we have an extreme amount of work to do compared to last year, being a main task and 2 preliminary tasks, I think it is especially necessary to keep a structure for my coursework this year. I have decided to do each task separately, completing one task after the other. I will be starting with the main task first - a short film. This is the BASIC structural order of my posts for my short film:
Researching Narrative Theory and My Narrative Theory
Researching narrative theory will be very helpful and it is essential for structuring my short film correctly. I am also going to look at some narrative theorists and decide on one or two that will suit my own short film best.
Short Film Synopsis
This will be when I explain the plot I have thought of for my short film.
Codes and Conventions of Short Films
This is an extremely important part in my research, one of the most important parts. This will enable me to see the generic codes and conventions of short films as this will indicate what my own product should be and follow.
The seven basic plots
This will be a post about the book called 'The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories', which explains the 7 main themes in story telling. This will be very helpful and useful to see which category(s) my plot goes into.
Researching Genres and choosing a genre
I will then research genres and decide which genre fits best with my plot and which genre I will do in-depth research in to get the best target audience for my short film. It is very important to choose the right genre, it is very broad so I need to make sure I pick the correct one.
My chosen genre and it's Codes and Conventions and research of this genre
Then, likewise to researching codes and conventions of short films, I then will research the codes and conventions of my chosen genre to get the basics of what they typically follow in a films. Moreover, I will also do a lot of research into this genre too, to get the grips of it.
Techniques used in my chosen genre within films 1/2/3
I think it is then useful to see techniques used within my chosen genre in films, so I can see and perhaps use them in my own product. It is useful to see whats effective so I can gain those techniques myself and make my short film very effective and engaging.
Audience and Audience Theories
Then I will go on and learn about audiences and theories behind them. It is useful to know the theories of how audiences are grouped.
Getting My Target Audience
One of the most important parts is getting my target audience. It is essential doing research to see the right age range and gender so you know you are targeting the right people. This then means you don't have to spend more in marketing as you know where to target your product.
Short Film Title Idea
I will then go onto mind mapping my ideas for a short film title as see which one is the most effective and engaging when looking at it. Having a good title is important as it is the first thing you see about the short film is hearing the name of it.
Questionnaire
Doing a questionnaire will hopefully direct me in the right path of my short film and it will tell me how successful my own short film will be by asking relevant questions and having feedback on my idea.
Changes to Plot and idea
Then once doing all the relevant research I will make changes to my plot and make it the best possible plot possible. I will change things from my original idea slightly and make it more interesting and intriguing.
Writing Script
Then doing most of the research I will go on to planning. Firstly, I will write the script and from my knowledge of research I can successfully write one well however I will look into script writing more as my knowledge is not very good.
Story boarding
Lastly, I will go on to story boarding and be thinking about the camera shots and angles and the mise-en-scene. This will help me when filming as I can look at the planning rather than having it all in my head.
Hoping to complete all research and planning by the end of october.
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