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Minimum Core - Coggle Diagram
Minimum Core
English
Professional Language
Students are expected to use professional language when writing as well as when speaking ie delivering pitches for their video projects. Words such as "wanna" are corrected to "want to" etc.
Pitches
Students are asked to deliver pitches for their short film to be green-lit. These are delivered on a 1-on-1 basis, the students are asked to complete a Powerpoint presentation to go along with this which is not too word-heavy so that the pitch is more conversational and not simply reading off the board. This tests their communication skills.
Reflection
At the end of each project, students are asked to reflect on their progress and what went well and what they would change given the opportunity. This tests their critical evaluation skills as well as their communication. They are required once again to create a Powerpoint presentation for this and deliver it to a webcam, submitting a pre-recorded presentation of the reflection.
Pre-Production Paperwork
Students are required to fill out pre-production paperwork in order to complete their portfolio projects. This paperwork includes risk assessment, location recces, legal & ethical, scripts and shot lists.
Scriptwriting
This is perhaps the easiest way to embed English within TV & Film and still have it be subject related and justifiable to the students. When writing scripts they must be coherent, entertaining and include all the correct formatting such as: dialogue in centre of page, characters name in all capitals the first time you mention them, scene headings and many more.
Essay Writing
Advantage
Writing academic essays is an important skill to learn especially if the learner is hoping to progress on to higher education such as University. This improves the learners critical thinking skills, time management (from hand-out to submission), argumentative skills and research skills.
Disadvantage
Some students may have barriers that prevent them from showing their true potential when given the task of writing an academic essay. For example they may be dyslexics and struggle to read at the same pace as others or they may have dyspraxia and have trouble with co-ordination.
Possible Solution
Offering the students the opportunity to complete alternative assessments methods such as video essays or presentations.
Math
Scriptwriting
When students are given a brief, they are offered a lot of freedom in terms of the subject matter of their production. One thing they are not afforded is the length of the media that they must produce. For example they they must therefor plan what their 30 second TV advert will consist of, down to the second they must provide a document telling us what we will hear and see for the duration of the advert.
Adobe Software
Photoshop
When working in Adobe Photoshop, a photo editing software students have to design and produce posters for their respective films. These posters will need to meet certain criteria such as size and ratio as well as space dedicated to certain aspects such as production credits. The students will then need to export the poster in a high quality, which is identifiable by the resolution number ie 1080x1920.
Premiere Pro
Students have to manage their video editing skills in Adobe Premiere Pro. They must pay close attention to the runtime of the project as well as any effects they put on clips such as speeding up or slowing down clips.
InDesign
InDesign is the industry standard program for designing and planning magazine spreads. The students will need to divide up their spread (usually a double page) and dedicate relevant size and space for certain aspects to ensure that the full potential of the pages are being used.
Production Scheduling
An important aspect of pre-production is scheduling. As students only get one week for filming and often one week for pre-production paperwork, it is important that they keep on top of their tasks and allocate an appropriate amount of time to each.
Camera Lenses
Students will learn the theory behind camera lenses and how their focal lengths influence how the image is captured. For example, a 35mm lens is a wide lens and quite standard for film & TV.