G321 FOUNDATION PORTFOLIO: FILM NOIR

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GROUP MEMBERS
Liam Grieves
James Fitzsimons


PLANNING (20 MKS)

Your planning should include the following:
Understand the brief and sign up to Blogger and create a blog account.
Research task: What is Film Noir?
Identify the characteristics and conventions of Film Noir.
Research into the history of Film Noir/Horror.
Individual analysis of an opening sequence of a similar media text.
In groups begin to exchange ideas and develop a synopsis
Research and develop a audience profile for your film.
Produce a mind map/ word cloud of initial ideas.
Produce a storyboard and script for sequence.
Animate the storyboard.
Take some still images of locations
Actors in character (Make up, costume etc.)
Produce Shooting Schedule.
Book equipment/Studio etc.


ASSESSMENTS

1: 22/01/10 Mind map into the conventions of Film Noir.
2: 22/01/10 Analysis of opening sequence of similar noir film.
3: 27/01/10 Research into target audience and genre.
4: 29/01/10 Mind map/word cloud of initial ideas.
5: 03/02/10 Pitch Idea.
6: 05/02/10 Organisation of actors, locations, costumes or props.
7: 11/02/10 Animatic.
8: 11/02/10 Shooting Schedule
9: 12/03/09 Rough Cut
10: 19/03/10 Final Cut

Important Deadlines
Research and Planning (20 marks) 11th February 2010
Main Task (60 marks)
Rough Cut 12th March 2010
Final Edit 19th March 2010

EVALUTION (20 MKS)

1st Draft: 1st April 2010
Final Evaluation: 23rd April 2010

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