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Checklist for Year 10 Media Arts – Assessment Task 1 - Part A

Activity	Uploaded to Blog
Alice in wonderland Character analysis	✔
Sam’s Introduction Sequence Analysis	✖
Brazil Image sequence analysis	✖
List of 10 Movies from IMDB	✔
Editing Decision Activity – Written Activity From Table	✔
Identification of elements from a selected genre	✔
Analysis of Jeep commercial – Editing Focus	✖
Analysis of Student Selected commercial – Editing Focus	✔
Mise-En-Scene and Cinematography evaluation (Doc)	✔
Pop Quiz	✔
Stereotypical Genre Elements List	✖
Short Film: Concept Planning	✔
Short Film Production reflections	✔
Short Film feedback for improvements	✔
Genre Ingredients and method for a Horror film based on the class list.	✔
Practice analysis paragraph Sleepy Hollow – Essay Body paragraph formatting: TEC	✔
The Aviator – Essay writing practice activity Intro, 1xBody Paragraph and Conclusion	✔

The Aviator Paragraph

The Aviator – Essay writing practice activity Intro, 1xBody Paragraph and Conclusion

This scene from the Aviator movie has used a lot of excellent aspects of filming elements. This includes how it uses such a big variety of camera movements. Involving the extreme long shots of the scenery, close ups on the mans face, extreme close up on gear stick of plane, medium shot of plane flying and long shot of plane crash landing. The speed of the extreme close up shot of his hand grasping the gear stick of the plane is very slow, to allow the audience know that he is now in control of the plane. This scene uses excellent cutting shots for example the fast shots from the dials on the front board of the plane. Therefore the Aviator is a great film that has high quality filming techniques.  

Sleepy Hollow

Practice analysis paragraph Sleepy Hollow – Essay Body paragraph formatting: TEC 

Sleepy Hollows clearly represents the elements of cinematography this has been used in the scene we watched in class. The genre specific elements of this film is super natural suspense horror. One element of cinematography is framing of this scene this includes how they are always using the rule of thirds. An example of this is when they are standing in front of the tree and the shot of Johnny Depp. The camera positions are used very efficiently for example when they all look up at the tree making the tree of death look powerful and them weak, by using high and low angle shots. The focus of this scene is magnificent in the way how they can actually focus it on one thing while the other is moving, for example when they are chasing the guy with no head in the forest it has them clear but the background moving fast as though everything is blurry but it truly isn't. Exposure is used in this scene when they are chasing through the forest as well, when the lighting strikes. A good example of another element of cinematography is the movement when Johnny Depp is axing the tree of death, this is the choice of camera movement. the speed increases when Johnny is pulling the tree apart, and then the heads all fall out and when they are chasing through the forest again. the perspective affect that can be used on film really does make films look more interesting this is used when Johnny Depp is axing the tree and when the innocent little boy is lighting his lantern. Overall these examples prove that this scene out of the film Sleepy Hollows uses every aspect of cinematography. 

Genre Recipe Activity

Genre Recipe Activity

Making, a genre movie is like baking, a favourite cake. You get hold of the recipe, find out the ingredients, and mix them all together. If you want to be sure that everyone enjoys it, don't change the recipe too much ; you might add a few extra cherries or a dash of something, just to make it slightly different, but  you're not going to risk making any major or changes to what has always worked in the past.
Recipe for one 8 inch FRUIT CAKE
Ingredients 6 oz soft margarine 6 oz soft brown sugar 3 eggs 1 tablespoon black treacle 4 oz glace cherries 4 oz sultanas 4 oz raisins 8 oz self-raising flour 1 teaspoon mixed spice	Instructions/Method Grease a deep (8 inch) round cake tin and line the base and sides with a double layer of greased greaseproof paper. Place all the Ingredients in the mixer bowl and beat on slowest speed until combined. Increase to medium speed and beat for 30 seconds. Turn into the cake tin and place in a preheated moderate oven, gas mark 3, for 1 1/2 to 13/4 hours, or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Leave in the tin for five minutes, then turn onto a wire rack to cool.
If you're going to make a genre movie, you also need to follow a recipe. You have to use the right ingredients, and you have to mix them up correctly. Unfortunately, there aren't any Jamie Oliver, or Masterchef genre recipe books available which list the exact ingredients needed to make a Western, Horror or Disaster movie etc; so film-makers, producers, directors and writers have to rely on their knowledge of similar films which have been made in the past.
On the left-hand side, list the essential ingredients of a particular genre.	On the right-hand side, explain how they should all be put together – in other words, describe the typical rules for the PLOT.
Recipe for one Private Investigator Film
Ingredients 1 private detective (private eye) 1 raincoat (collar turned up) 1 hat (for shielding eyes) 1 dingy private eye's office 1 hand-gun 1 beautiful and mysterious woman 1 female night-club singer 1 fat and ruthless nightclub owner 2 ugly henchmen 1 weary police officer several corpses several large (black) cars 1 busy and unfriendly city several flashing neon signs 1 skyscraper rooftop 1 deserted house	Instructions/Method Take one beautiful and mysterious woman, make her turn up unexpectedly at the private eye’s office, in deep trouble and then make her disappear. While trying to find out what her problem is, make the private eye find a corpse, and have him get the blame for it. Now make him try to clear his name and arrange it so that his investigations lead him to a smoky basement nightclub. Make sure that he gets involved with a glamorous and tragic singer, who gets murdered. Now make him confront the crooked nightclub owner, whose henchmen beat him up and lock him up in a deserted house, miles from anywhere. After a certain amount of bloodshed, let him escape. He should discover that the beautiful and mysterious woman is involved with the nightclub owner – but it should turn out that this is not her fault (perhaps she is being blackmailed, or her father has been kidnapped). Let the private eye find out what has been going on, kill the nightclub owner, rescue the girl, solve her problems, and – if you want a happy ending – you'd better make sure that they fall in love.

Recipe for one Horror Film

Ingredients

Method

Protagonist: 2 young teenage girls, 1 Old Policeman, Super hero’s, Princess, Prince, Little boy, Mysterious character, Detective, Camper, Brave man, Child, Innocent baby sitter, Cleaner Retired cop, Teenage boy, Elderly people, Wise man, Holiday maker, Unexpected character, Boys, Average, woman, War veteran, CIA member, Old person Antagonist: 1 old creepy man, Witch, Demons, Dracula, Physco person, Mentally damaged, Detective, Were wolf, Possessed doll, Clown, Teacher, Evil cleaner, Serial killer, Escaped convict, Messed up kiddy winks, War veteran, Possessed, Ghost, Shark, Dog Sub-characters: Mum, Dad, Brothers, Sisters, Shop keeper, Disabled old lady, School girls, Policeman, Crazy scientist, Girl walking dog, Ninjas, Shoppers, Friends, People who know to much, Dumb cheerleader, Comic book owner, Drunk homeless guy, The stoner, Aunties, Uncles, Grandpa, Grandma, School Bully, Random blogger, Bookstore owner, Librarian, Drug addict, Teachers, Maid, House cleaner, Boy scouts, Girl scouts, Little kids, Dumb teenager kids, Sluts, Jocks, Forensic officer, Hench men, Dumb boyfriend, Dumb girlfriend. Locations: Grave yard, Dark Forest, Old house, Castle, Tin shed with a dim light, School at night time, Car park, Motel, Asylum, Dungeon, Deserted house in dessert, Nursing home, Torture chamber, Prison, Cabin in forest, House needing renovations, Big house, Deserted island, Haunted house, Basement, Farm, Plains, Open field, Toilet, Abandoned nuclear facility Props: Blood, Gun, Phone, Axe, Chains Ice, Water, Metho, Gasoline, Knife, Hand bag, Pepper spray, Rock, Stone, Stick, Sword, Poison, Dog, Animals, Cage, Pots and pans, Neck lace, Chains, saw, Cold room, Torture rack, Ladder, Tree, Letter, Key, Caution tape, Nail gun, Bath tub, Shovel, Machete, Stair case, Grave stones, Video tape, Mirror Costumes: Dress, Pants, Black and brown coats, Ripped jeans, Boots, Joggers, Lab coat, Dirty clothes, Heels, Robes, Mask, Wig, Things to hide identity

Have two young teenage girls have their car break down near a abandoned nuclear facility in the middle of no where, close to properties (farms). Then they have to run towards the facility to see if anyone can help. In this facility there is an escaped convict that has longed to escape but scared to get caught. This convict is mentally damaged and has taken the girls in and taken advantage of them. This man doesn't allow the girls to leave the facility and locks them down in a dungeon for them to find there way out...

Short Film Feedback:

MOVIE 1:

• horror
• good shots
• good lighting
• shadow effect good

MOVIE 2:

• shadows
• dream
• goes bright when door opens
• suspense

MOVIE 3:

• good shot of feet
• didn't end well
• need to rethink shots
• need to use rule of thirds

MOVIE 4: our movies feedback

• horror
• shorten it
• cut to security shots
• cut killing bit from brooke killing me and then have brooke leaving then me dieting
• re shoot me getting killed

Short Film Production reflections

In the production of our film we really put a lot of effort into making it done on time and finishing it off just the way we wanted it to. Even though this took up a lot of our spare time we are every proud of what we have achieved.

Short Film Planning