Aims of Lesson:•To set up your blog for your short film and to attach a link to your prezi presentation

•To consider the brand of Raindance Film Festival

What typical characteristics of short films, were featured in the two films you watched in the last lesson?

List two ideas within film language (mise-en-scene etc) from these films or others studied, which you would like to take forward in your own short film (3 mins)

The Brand of Raindance

You will watch a series of trailers advertising the Raindance film festival. (15min)

Consider the following: What is it’s identity/ brand? What is it’s purpose?What key ingredients to a good short film

are they advertising?

Any of these?

Unique/original

Distinct identity

Independence

Something you would never usually see- unlike anything else

Unpredictable

TASK 3- Open up a new blog using wordpress (see help sheets if you cannot remember)

Write your first entry- what short film research have you done in and out of class? ( you should set the scene, ready for discussion about your own short film) Create a link to your prezi presentation.

What ideas do you have for your own film? What particular scenes or techniques from short films you have seen in class, have inspired you?

Planning of Your Short Films! Aims of Lesson:

To begin planning your short film in your groups

Following consultation with each of you, both myself and Ms Warner have decided the following groups:

Robyn, Issac, Laman Jonathan, Josie, Nadeem Alex, Autumn, David Kiranvir, Gytis, Carla, Haroon

Deciding factors- abilities and skills, personalities, imagination and motivation!

Using your planning booklet, you should spend 1 hour in your group deciding on the following:

Theme (s), genre and Four possible plots/list of resources needed

Target audienceof short film

Draft Character profiles

Proposal sheet completed