AS COURSEWORK DEADLINES 2010

You should aim to complete each stage well BEFORE each deadline as problems can always arise if you leave
it to the last moment, but these are final, non-negotiable deadlines. Failure to meet any of these will be
considered a cause for serious concern, and will impact upon your final mark – remember that ‘Time
management’ is assessed for Research & Planning while ‘Contribution to group’ is assessed across all three
components.
 More detailed notes on blog postings can be found in the separate BLOG
CHECKLIST document.
 Genre research and audience feedback/research should be ongoing
throughout the entire process.
 You can vary the blog post headings; the main thing is that they clearly
describe the topic of the post.
 While I only write in each blog post title once, in many cases you should be
revising and adding to these as you go.

WEEK
BEGINNING TOPIC/TASK BLOG POSTS HOMEWORKS
JANUARY

11TH (Exam + feedback) The Coursework E-mail your blog

Task address to me
Son of Rambow
Sweding Blog on sweding
INTRO: The coursework task/structure
Briefly describe
Sweding shortlist of 3 films to
Create c’wk blogs swede;
Follow blogs: AS, AS C’wk, Work up 1 as pitch
BritCinema + some AS colleagues!
HANDOUT: AS
COURSEWORK ROADMAP
18TH Sweding pitches – form groups My sweded film Planning swede,
including organsising
Plan, shoot, edit, blog on swede Microdrama +
actors/materials
Assessment criteria narrative theory
Blogging on this,
incl. upload
Filmic tastes task -
see blog
25TH Present Swedes The prelim task Blogging on swede,
incl. upload + aud.
Shoot, edit, upload separate prelim if Assessment criteria
feedback + initial
necessary
The 7 Evaluation notes on Eval Q
Assessment criteria [HANDOUT: Questions (progress from
MARKS GRID SUMMARY +
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 ABC1C2DE GUIDE] My filmic tastes prelim to main)
Examples of film openings Initial notes on film Research + prepare
openings presentation on
Film openings presentations: film (noughties) film
choices to me [HANDOUT: In the Film Opening opening; e-mail any
Beginning There Was … a Exemplar Analysis Ppt to me before
Presentation on Film Monday
Openings!]
FEBRUARY TOPIC/TASK BLOG POSTS HOMEWORKS
1ST Film openings presentations General Codes + Regularly update
Conventions of Filmblog with findings
Further openings examples (teacher-
Openings from class
led)
presentations, + any
Set up scribd.com account Genres + Openings: further examples
Codes + from me
HANDOUT: BLOG CHECKLIST Conventions
Draft min. of 3 film
Initial ideas for film ideas
openings
Prepare pitch for one
of these
8TH Pitching ideas My initial pitch Each to detail min.
10 useful resources
Forming groups (max. 3 per group) The group + initial
on chosen genre/s
concept (incl. min. 3 books +
Useful resources* min. 1 resource from
school Lib, + info on
what is available
through
amazon.co.uk +
play.com)
[*Can be done as a links
list using ‘add gadget’
tool]
Revising group
concept
HALF- You should use this time to view a Blog should be
thoroughly proofread
TERM!!! wide range of films from your
and any necessary
genre!!! additions or
improvements made
22ND Developing narrative concept (+ Genre research Clear, detailed info
applying Propp etc) on chosen genre on
Revised narrative
blog
Genre research outline
Initial detail on how
Linking your concept to actual texts Intertextual links your production links
Location scouting to existing texts
Props, mise-en- Key pre-production
scene, SFX, tasks
costume etc
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 Casting Prepare animatic for
next week
MARCH
1ST Animatics presented + idea scrutinised Animatic + Scan in and upload
Audience Feedback storyboard etc
Draft storyboard, screenplay,
production schedule + shotlist Initial storyboard Evidence some aud
etc feedback on
Audience research animatic from min. 1
Target Audience of YouTube,
Notional BBFC FaceBook, MySpace
rating
8TH Finalise planning Revised storyboard Scan in and upload
etc storyboard etc
Re-draft storyboard, screenplay,
production schedule + shotlist as Production schedule Submit ‘image use’
necessary form signed by each
Image rights actor
Image use rights/clearance + copyright-
Soundtrack and Detail research into
free sound
copyright soundtrack,
Promotional poster including specifics
Promotional poster
on copyright-free
requirement
MARCH TOPIC/TASK BLOG POSTS HOMEWORKS

15TH Principal shoot begins The hardware E-mail promotional

poster as jpg (save
Garageband exercise: composing your The shoot: a diary!
file as ‘7’ on quality
own soundtrack
Garageband scale) by 3pm
Wednesday
Update production
schedule form with
details of any
problems/shots to
re-take etc
22ND Principal shoot ends LiveType Update production
schedule form with
LiveType exercise: creative options for
details of any
titles
problems/shots to
re-take etc
29TH Rough Cut 1 for audience feedback iMovie 06 Rough cut
assembled, saved +
Rough Cut 1 + aud
on my laptop by end
feedback Thursday for
screening on Friday
[can be missing
sound, or just 1 key
sequence]
EASTER Again, use time for viewings to look for Re-shoot schedule Any re-shoots,
ideas and links to your productions. including audio for
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 This is your last chance for any re- Re-shoot diary! overdubbing, must
shoots!!! be completed
Audio for
BEFORE we return
overdubbing from hols
HOLS
Post-production Evaluation must be
schedule fully drafted + on
Evaluation Draft blog for 1st day back

APRIL
19TH Evaluation Rough Cut 2 + aud Rough cut must be
feedback sent to me (via
Rough Cut 2 for audience feedback
memory stick) as full
qual QuickTime
movie by end
Thursday for
screenings Friday
26TH Final Cut iDVD ALL must be sent to
me via memory stick
Using iDVD Final Cut + aud
by 3pm Friday, plus
feedback on a DVD provided
by you clearly
labelled with: (i)
each of your names
(ii) “FILM TITLE” (iii)
AS cwk summer
2010. You must test
it before giving to
me!
You should each
burn an additional
copy for yourselves,
as you’ll need it for
the next 2 weeks’
work
MAY
3RD Final Evaluation/blog Evaluation [final No changes can be
version] made to blog after
3pm on Friday 7th
10TH The A2: draft responses to Q1a, 1b You need your copy
from G325 exam of the DVD

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