Final Major Project: Ideas

Brief

Your brief is to create a short film of around 3 minutes in length.

It must have a central character that has to make a tricky decision.

You can choose one of the following prompts to get started....

A horror in black and white, where you must incorporate at least three close-ups, appropriate music, no ghosts allowed.

A short film about a character desperate to run away but events at home keep stopping them being able to... until one day.... 

(you can write your own too and get it checked)

You will need a new Googlesite. Create a page called Ideas. This will count towards your Proposal mark.

TASK ONE

Initial response

What do you think might be tricky about this project?

What do you think might be enjoyable?

What sort of role would you enjoy (camera, light, director, perform, editor, runner, producer, etc etc)

Do you have any initial ideas as to what might happen or where this could be set?

TASK TWO

Three main ways you might get ideas, do at least two of these, depending on what you need:

a) brainstorm ideas

b) write out character biographies

c) watch short films and/or horrors and steal the ideas you like the best, then adapt them

eg It Follows... I like the idea of someone being followed everywhere I go

How might this be changed to your idea?

They are followed by a family member who is now deceased

By a pet

By a strange object

By different people all chanting their name

(any other idas???)

REFLECT: did any of those ways of getting ideas work? Review.

TASK THREE

Present your ideas to three people and get feedback.

If they say things like 'it's great' don't trust them. This is not very helpful is it! 

You need more detailed feedback - what are the best bits? What is a little confusing? What needs more work?

Write this feedback up.

Make changes based on feedback.