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Preliminary: Research and planning

There are loads more tips and tutorials from Darius Britt ( D4Darius on YouTube ) that we would recommend watching as part of your research and planning. These include: How to brainstorm ideas for a short film How to write a short film - principles of drama Nine things to check before pressing the record button Now complete the following tasks: 1) State the  genre  you have chosen for your TV drama - family or crime drama. Family drama with a mix of crime in order to keep the audience on their feet. 2) Choose at least  three  TV dramas similar to your concept and watch the trailer and one scene from each. Make  bullet-point notes  on everything you watch, commenting on camerawork, editing, sound and mise-en-scene. The intent Topboy Luther The camera work is very rapid to add sense of crime but also revolves around 2 brothers making it a family drama.  There will be little to no motivated lighting due to it being set in the dark to ...

Coursework: Mise-en-scene

Costume: My characters will be wearing a casual look being jeans and a hoodie whereby represented the average teenage look allowing myself to reinforce the stereotype. The hoodie being an informal piece of clothing communicates non seriousnessspossiblylence and represents that long gang look. This links to my statement of intent as it reinforces the stereotype that young kids dont dress up formal and do good for themselves and backed up by the location being a car park in the night. Lighting: I will use lighting to portray the characters face but at the same time use motivated lighting being the natural darkness to add the sense of danger and unease for the audience. It will be mostly exterior as there is a war between gangs occurring which is a never ending cycle. I may use street lights also as a tool of natural lighting. Further more behind the camera i will have 1 artificial lighting. Actors: I will have young teenagers from my year as it is revolved around violence between ...

Coursework: Script

Sajin calls Samie whilst moving around constantly through anxiety  Sajin ' Bro i need your help i done something so stupid, please come collect me' Sajin has Samie ' I've  told you many times to fix up WHERE ARE YOU! Samie is anger and emotion, drops his weapon to the floor and waits for his brother Samie reads the text sent my Sajin and immediately departures Samie is running vigorously  Biggie (The killer)  'Ay yo i think i see Sajin' Biggie pulls out a gun and shoots Samie Mandeep came to a realisation that Samie is dead because of Sajin Mandeep phones Sajin with emotion Mandeep  i just of the phone with my cousin,Samie's dead Samie is dead man!its all your fault! Sajin comes to the realisation of what hes done Sajin texts V1 about what happens and assembles a crew Crew then starts running into the getaway car and vigorously...

Learners response Preliminery exercise

1) Type up your teacher's feedback  in full  plus a summary of the comments you received from other students in the class. Audio the major issue in some of the scenes it comes across much more as a trailer (which is the main brief_ rather than a scene (which was the prelim brief) Music and slow motion is really effective some good performances despite challenging/ serious topic some good locations Editing/titles need work need a wider variety of shots in main production WWW: Editing and sound track was good Good use of parallel sound Clear narrative Good use of closeups and long shots Good editing and shots Good acting Good props Good idea EBI: Background noice- wind Sound Seems like a music video Quality Music choice was very drastic when it changes to people speaking Slo mo not needed Sudden change in volume of sound 2) Using a combination of your own reflection on the preliminary exercise and the feedback you were given, writ...