Preliminary Task Evaluation

Describe the set brief of the preliminary task. What was it that you were asked to create? Use the correct media specific vocabulary and show that you understand the meaning of these terms. 
For the preliminary task we had to create the process of pre-production, production and post production that was required.what was set was a scene which includes 2 people exchanging dialogue, which includes 2 lines each. what we also had to include was match-on-action,The 180 degree rule, match on action and point of view.

Explain everything that you did leading up to the point when you started filming (pre- production). Discuss how this process helped to prepare you for filming. 
The first step when leading up to the filming was we created a story board which allowed us to plan out each scene before we filmed it. We them looked into more detail at each of the shots in which we needed. This allowed us to when coming to filming allowing us to see what we needed to do and if there were any changes.

Describe the filming process itself ( production) how did this go?
When it came to the filming process we looked at our story board and went from there. We looked at every shot and looked at the different angles and which would look best when setting the mood. Overall I thought that the filming  process went well overall and we achieve what we needed to achieve apart from we didn't get the 'match on action' right due to the character and the look of that character.

Explain the editing stages to your preliminary task (post production) this should include how you applied new skills you have learn. 
How we set on about doing the editing was uploaded all of the clips and selected which one were the best for the final cut. When editing this footage together the new skills in which I have learnt was how to add music into the editing process but also how to change the levels of music rough out the piece.

Evaluate your finished preliminary task. How well does it meet the expectations of your set brief? Which parts of it do you think are particularly strong? Where are there weaknesses? What can you identify as being an area for development when it comes to producing your main task?
Overall feel that the finished preliminary task met most of the expectation in which was set but to improve on for out main task we need to make sure that match on action was included. These were shown as one of our weaknesses. I feel that one of the strong parts while editing was editing the parts correctly and making the transitions smooth and how the music fades in and the volume levels changes was also a strong part in this process. As an area for development we could make the speech a lot more clearer so you can hear in even when the music is low.

Planning: Mise-En-Scene: Locations

This is shot 1 of our storyboard which is an establishing shot showing the exterior shot of the school building.

When scouting for the location we found that the outside of the school would set the scene.

This location is easily assailable and will clearly show the audience the purpose of the scene.






This is shot 2 of our storyboard which is an low angel shot showing the interior shot of the stair well.

When scouting for the location we found that this would set the scene when movement is involved.

This location is easily assailable and will clearly show the audience our message across but we will have to make sure we do it when it is not busy nor crowded.












This is shot 3 of our storyboard which is a establishing shot showing the interior shot of the corridor.

When scouting for the location we found that this would the scene of walking to the room so it will set the scene for the audience to follow.

This location is easily assailable and will clearly show the audience the context of this scene.

This is shot 4 of our storyboard which is a long shot showing the interior shot if the common room which will be the room where to dialogue is exchanged.

When scouting for the location we found that this scene would set the scene because this is a common place for students to be so the scene will feel more realistic.

this location is easily assailable and will clearly set the scene for the audience, we will have to get this scene when there is no other people in there so it matches up to our storyboard.

Planning: Mise-En-Scene: Casting

Ellie is a 16 year old student. She enjoy playing the Tuba and partying.

the part of Ellie will be played by Rachel. Rachel is a good choice for this role because she is comfortable in front of the camera and is well suited for this character.

 Jenny is a 17 year old student. She enjoys singing and writing.

The part of Jenny will be played by Taylor. Taylor is a good choice for this role because she is used to being in front of the camera and is very dramatic.

Photographs of locations and shots

Premlimiary Task: Creating A Storyboard From Initial Ideas

The process I have found in creating a storyboard is that it has helped me break down each shot, camera movement and camera angle in the process of creating our Initial Ideas for our task. This has helped me understand the process when filming our preliminary task.

This is a link to out storyboard and each of the scenes we will be using.

http://www.slideshare.net/Hannah_Carpenter

OCR videos

OCR Guide To Basic Camera Movements

OCR Guide To Basic Camera Shots

The Different Types Of Camera Shots And Camera Angles

close up

establishing shot

extreme close up

high angle

long shot

low angle

mid shot

over the shoulder

point of view 

two shot

Me As A Consumer Of The Media

Todays media is used for a variety of things. such as, music, film, television, radio,, newspaper, and magazine and my favourite type of media 'The internet'. With the internet you can search for many different things. I like using the internet for music. My favourite artist is Sam Smith. Through the internet I found who he was by YouTube.

Foundation Portfolio : What Is It?

Foundation Portfolio : What Is It?

50% of your grade will be earned through your Foundation Portfolio. This consists of a preliminary task and a main task, the details of which can be found below.

The Preliminary Task is designed to illustrate the processes of pre-production, production and post-production that will be required, albeit in more detail, when you come to undertake the Main Task. The Preliminary Task is not marked but MUST be completed and submitted alongside the Main Task to the examiner. If it is not completed, marks are deducted from your Main Task.

The Main Task is marked out of 100. These marks are broken down as follows:

20 marks - Research into similar media products and planning of your own media product.
60 marks - Construction of your own media product including filiming and editing.
20 marks - Evaluation of your own media product.

All of your work must be posted to your blog as this will be accessed by the examiner in May of 2016.

For each of the criteria above, marks are available in 4 levels with level 4 being the highest. 

The progress thermometer below shows the key words for each level of the mark scheme.

This is what you have to do:

Preliminary Exercise

Continuity task involving filming and editing a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character, with whom she/he then exchanges a couple of lines of dialogue. This task should demonstrate match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180-degree rule.

Main Task

The titles and opening of a new teen horror film, to last a maximum of two minutes.

All video and audio material must be original, produced by the candidate(s), with the exception of music or audio effects from a copyright-free source. Both preliminary and main tasks must be completed as a group. Maximum four members to a group.