- Why does Dan model himself on Beyonce and where's the evidence?
- Can we, as a production team, present a coherent short film pitch that we can defend, under scrutiny, that leads to the formal commissioning of our film?
- Can we, as a production team, construct a workflow schedule that will enable us to meet the published deadlines? Can we identify key interim events and accountability measures that will ensure goals are met and that everyone contributes equally?
Learning Schedule : Identifies interim deadlines, key events and suggests weekly blogging tasks that must be completed to 'keep on top of things'.
Monitoring of Blog Progress Document : Will identify the type and content of evidence required in the order that it is likely to be required; almost suggesting a logical workflow!
Learning Targets For Individuals Document : Allows you to identify individual roles and responsibilities with weekly deadlines for specific tasks allocated to individuals (like a 'to do' list).
You should also establish a weekly review procedure that holds individuals to account. Have they done what they said they were going to do? Consider how you are going to communicate as a team between lessons; it is the key to success. Of course, there will also be periodic Peer Satisfaction Rating exercises so that I have more evidence when allocating final marks.
Ok. See you at Christmas! ...only joking!
During this lesson your production team will be called to my office to present your final short film pitch. At the end of your pitch I will scrutinise your plans to negotiate the potential barriers that I have identified. Your film will only be commissioned if you are able to defend your idea by presenting realistic and achievable solutions to the potential issues I have identified. At the end of the session, there will be one of two responses...
"Film Commissioned" - You can audition actors, book equipment, book Media Suite time, etc.
"Film Not Commissioned" - You need to give some aspects of your plans further consideration and we need a further conversation next week. You can continue to blog and plan, but you can't audition actors or book filming equipment until you have resolved the issues I have identified.
The pitch and the scrutiny exercise will be filmed so that you can post it on your blog.
Out of Hours Learning
- Complete the tasks identified in your own workflow schedule.
- Publish the appropriate blog posts (identified by your production team).
- Identify completed posts in the monitoring blog progress document so that I know that you want me to review them.
- Complete the Individual Target Setting document, assessing progress towards meeting individuals targets and completing tasks assigned to you.
- If necessary, address the issues identified in the commissioning interview under scrutiny in preparation for another team interview next week.
