Film Assignment

Today Aiden and I went on a walk around Cambridge trying to find the locations we wanted to use for our film assignment for the Screen and Drama module of the course.

For the film assignment we are to make a short film, 3 to 5 minutes long, with the brief:
'A boy is attracted to a girl. It appears the girl gives him a sign. The boy chases the girl. The final twist.'

The next set of instructions we were given read:

'Try to enrich the story as much as you can; you can change the circumstances, gender of the characters, place the action of the film in different surroundings, make it a period piece, science fiction, a farce, comedy, tragedy, whatever.'

We've come up with a story line and found our locations so all we need now is to pitch the film and hopefully get the go ahead to film this. 

Here are some of the photos from today; with a few fun ones:

Interview

Yesterday, I had sent off my portfolio to Anglia Ruskin to go along with my application around 12:30 during my lunch hour. Two hours later I had an email inviting me for an interview. The interview is on the 3rd of May at 10:20 with the course tutor Robert Klenner as well as the Senior Lecturer for the Film and Television course; finding that out has really turned my tummy I know that this is 6 weeks away but I'm already incredibly nervous! I really want to get an offer or something for this course. I hope they like me. I'm going to have to start preparing now for this interview, although I have no idea what sorts of things they will be asking me about which will make it difficult.

You can view my submissions by looking at my other posts that have the portfolio tag. 

Portfolio: Final Storyboard

As you may have read on the last post, I submitted my portfolio this afternoon. These photos are screen shots of the final storyboard that I submitted. Fingers crossed, eh? I've already got an email back saying that they will be inviting me for an interview soon. I'm already nervous and I don't even have a date for the interview! 

Portfolio: Essay

As you may have read I had to submit an essay as part of my portfolio to Anglia Ruskin. This is the essay that I sent off this afternoon.

'The documentary I watched was I’m in a boy band on BBC 3 because it appeals to a wide audience and is linked to music. It was about the experiences a boy gains when he is a boy band member. The audience is drawn in from the start; this is executed by a humorous analogy of boy band members as creations of God. The programme used interviews of past and present boy band members giving an anecdotic insight into the life of a member. Archive footage from concerts of various bands was used which allowed the viewer to relive the events they may have been a part of; I found this to be my favourite feature as this connected the viewer to the programme. The programme made use of quick-paced editing which was effective because it engaged the viewer’s attention through cutting between clips of concert footage, interviews and music videos. Whilst this made for stimulating television, a weakness of the production was the lack of variety in camera angles.  On the whole though, the documentary was informative and an enjoyable viewing experience.

I think that a good documentary should be both informative, entertaining and, where appropriate, aesthetically pleasing. Viewers’ emotions must be taken into account throughout the programme and the narrative should strive to create empathy with the subject. A variety of angles and shots can help to tell the story effectively.

If I was making a documentary, I would aim to use humour, drama, music and sound effects to enhance the narrative. However, while the above are important, I would strive to let the camera tell the story through a wide variety of footage, in order to maximise the viewing experience.'

Portfolio: Shot 10

Portfolio: Shot 9

Portfolio: Shot 8

Portfolio: Shot 7

Portfolio: Shot 6

Portfolio: Shot 5

Portfolio: Shot 4

Portfolio: Shot 3

Portfolio Shots

The photos that follow this post will be photos I took last week on Friday for my university portfolio submission. Some shots have more than one photo because I wanted to have a choice. 

Portfolio: Shot 2

Portfolio: Shot 1

Portfolio: Gang photos

These are some group shots of Vanessa's gang. I had asked the girls to wear dark clothing and make-up, I loved how they had interpreted what I said. Veronika would play a great girl gang leader, she definitely has that look about her. I think the choice of gang members is a good mix because each girl looks like they're their own person although they are part of one group.

Portfolio: Cast photos

The girls who have volunteered to be my cast are in year 9 which means they are 14/15 years old.

Head shot: Veronika

Character shot

Head shot: Alejandra

Character shot

Head shot: Luca

Character shot

Head shot: Marta

Character shot

Head shot: Helena

Character shot

Portfolio: Characters

Rosaline: A young girl who is quite shy and timid.

Vanessa: A rebelious young girl, around the same age as Rosaline. Leader of the dominant girl group of boarding.

Clarissa: A girl who is Vanessa's messenger, does whatever Vanessa tells her to do.

Portfolio: Delay

I've had to delay taking the photographs for my University application. This is because one of the girls who told me that she would help out last weekend was actually away on a CCF trip. I am going to take the photos tomorrow afternoon after school. I shall be spending my evening coming up with the final plans and making notes on the exact shots I want. 

Portfolio - Location Shots

Girl's boarding corridor