Media Studies - Film Opening Project Brief

This blog post features the brief for my component 1 project. Written by me (Maxi).

In this term's project, we are assigned to produce a media product from a choice of two set briefs – a film opening or a magazine. We are to present evidence of the process of our work (research, planning and production) on an online blog. We must also reflect critically on their finished media product in a creative digital format of their choice, answering a series of set prompt questions. All work involved in creating the portfolio, including process, finished product, and creative critical reflection, is put online for moderation purposes. 

This work may be undertaken either individually, or as a group (of maximum 4 members), wherein I chose to do it in a group of 4 people. Together, we chose brief 2, which was to produce a film opening.

The instructions for this brief are as follows: 

Candidates are to produce the titles and opening of a new fiction film (to last a maximum of two minutes). Titles should follow the institutional conventions of commercial cinema. The task may be undertaken individually or as a group. There should be a maximum of four members to a group.

All images and text used in the main task must be original, and produced by the candidate(s). Sound should be predominantly original (dialogue and atmospheric sound), though music taken from an acknowledged source may be used as part of the soundtrack.

This task should be preceded by relevant preliminary exercises to build up candidates’ skills with equipment and their understanding of conventions.

Throughout the production of this brief we must also follow the instructions of uploading to our blog consistently, where the details of which are as follows:

Each candidate must complete an individual blog which is started at the beginning of the project. Each blog should contain:

• the process of research, planning and production

• any refinement, changes or edits made, and reflections on key moments

• all individual contributions to any task undertaken as a group

• evidence of any preliminary exercises

• the final finished product, clearly labeled

• the creative critical reflection, clearly labelled.

Some production elements such as storyboards may be shared by all members of a group. Collaborators who worked with the candidate on research, planning and/or production must be listed on the Individual Candidate Record Card under ‘other group members’. Centers should select dedicated blogging applications which allow posts to be read chronologically, with appropriate capabilities to embed other applications.