Lessons 8 - 10

You now have 3 lessons (and progress day) to complete your research & planning.

1. Lesson 8 - 4th November
2. Lesson 9 - 11th November
3. Lesson 10 - 18th November
4. Progress Day - 25th November (Media Suite open by arrangement only)

If you are up to date with everything, this means 4 weeks to add;

• Script
• Storyboard
• Animatic
• Actor's Release Forms
• Shooting Schedule

You should use Celtx to write your script; it will automatically use the correct conventions.

Your storyboard should include a frame for every shot, be annotated (INT/EXT, DAY/NIGHT. shot description), include any camera movements and have transition descriptions between consecutive frames (dissolve, straight, split, fade, etc). Use the revision page (see sidebar) to remind yourself of the appropriate terminology. Don't forget to include ident, titles, credits, etc. I have some blank storyboard templates that you can use (I'll post one on the documents page too).

Photocopy your storyboard and give me a copy to scan. I will then give you a pdf copy to post on your blogs and a copy of each frame as a JPEG to use in your animatic (import the JPEGs into FCP). Remember, your animatic needs to be as close to the final product as you can make it, using the scripted dialogue, appropriate soundtrack and shot lengths that allow for the planned action or camera movement. You can key-frame some camera movement using the storyboard images to give you an idea of timings and impact.

Blank actor's release forms can be collected from the Media Suite or printed from the Document page on this blog. Once completed and signed, give them to me for scanning (so you can post them as a JPEG).

Your shooting schedule should be presented as an independent document (hosted in Scribd?) that can be printed for use of location. Typical information on a shooting schedule includes;

• Date of shoot
• Time of shoot
• Scene / Shot No. (linking to storyboard frame number)
• INT/EXT & Day/Night
• Cast required
• Set or location description
• Props required / Mise-En-Scene
• Equipment required

You need to decide what information you are going to include. Perhaps producing the document in Excel would be most appropriate? (You can manipulate, hide, move, columns then until you have an effective document).

The deadline for all R&P is now 3.30pm on Friday 28th November (the Friday after Progress Day) but remember that many of us are busy on the Wednesday (HP) and there are lessons in the Media Suite periods 1 & 2 on the Friday. Manage your time carefully!

You are scheduled to shoot all your footage during December and, after Christmas, the AS students will have priority booking rights over the equipment, so...get on!

Out of Hours Learning

• Complete the script, storyboard & animatic.
• Update your Blog Monitoring page.
• Update the Learning Targets for Individuals page (list your personal tasks).