Tuesday 21 June 2016

Evaluating your re-cut trailers and research

You are expected to produce a series of evaluation questions as part of your final project.

Produce a write up of the following evaluation questions for your re-cut trailer to practise the skills required for your A2 project.
  1. How you decided on the trailer you picked and why you picked it?
  2. Why you chose to adjust the genre of your trailer to the one you picked?
  3. How you went about the production of your trailer (editing, sound, etc.)?
  4. Time management of the production (did you meet deadlines, etc.)?
  5. Problems that arose during the production and how (or if) you overcame them?
  6. What you have learnt from the process and how you will improve for your own final project?

Thursday 16 June 2016

Exemplar re-cut trailers

From last year's media classes:
Make sure you look through these students' blogs as they have all the elements you will need to match in yours.

Tuesday 7 June 2016

Genre theory






Task 1:
Watch the videos above and analyse how the original trailer's genre has been repositioned in the re-edit. Make sure in your response that you look at and discuss:
  • Cuts (speed and type)
  • Non-diegetic sound
  • Effects (post-production, text, graphics, etc.)
Produce a written analysis of the re-edit and post it to your blog.


Task 2:
In order to produce a good film short for your own portfolio, you need to acquire editing skills and practise using the relevant software.

Select a film trailer of your choice and re-edit this to change its genre - try to go for something completely opposite for maximum effect. You should use the Mac suite and Final Cut Pro to produce this work.
  • Start by selecting the trailer and storyboarding the existing trailer, including shot types, editing, etc.
  • Investigate your chosen new genre and conventions - create a moodboard
  • Research existing film trailers from that genre - select one and analyse it in detail
  • Cut up your original storyboard and rearrange it to create your new genre trailer
  • Edit the original trailer (there are some free software packages online where you can download trailers from YouTube)
You should post all of your research and work onto your blog. Be prepared to show your new trailer to the class. Deadline: Friday 24th June 2016

Tuesday 3 May 2016

Social media and POMO


L2 pomo social media from Sarah Ghost

Question - 'All contemporary media is postmodern.' Discuss this statement in relation to examples you have studied.