Media Studies Foundation Portfolio Dec – Jan 2012-13
Preliminary
Exercise in Continuity Editing
Your Task:
THIS TASK CONTRIBUTES TO YOUR
COURSEWORK GRADE:
COURSEWORK REPRESENTS 50%
OF THE AS LEVEL
The specification
states that this must be:
‘ A continuity task involving filming and editing a
character opening a door, crossing a
room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character with whom she/he
then exchanges a couple of lines of dialogue.’ The sequence must last no
longer than one minute.
This task
should demonstrate:
All filming and editing must take
place on Haywards Heath College campus, using College equipment.
You will record your learning and
processes on a group blog, which you will continue into the Main Task (the
opening of Thriller Film).
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Stages of the Work
You will work
on this in all of your Media Studies lessons between approx. Friday December
7th 2012, and Friday January 11th 2013. However, the final
deadline for all parts of the work will be one week after on Friday January 18th.
Stage One
You will
decide upon your groups. Groups must be a maximum of four students, and
a minimum of two.
Stage Two
In your groups, you will revise the continuity terms
referred to above, and ensure that everyone in the group understands what you
are required to demonstrate in the finished product.
Stage Three
You will set up your group’s blog, and begin
to make entries on it.
Based on skills demonstrated in the practice work
earlier, you will decide which group members are most skilled at camera
operation, and assign them the task of filming. At least two people should
take responsibility for filming. Assign tasks to everyone in the group from the
list below:
§ Storyboard
artist/s (draws storyboard to group’s plans)
§ Location
Scout/s (selects locations and organises to shoot there)
§ Prop
Manager (organises props for shooting)
§ Casting
Director (organises actors where needed)
§ Director
of filming (calls lead in and out to start and end filming)
All members of the group must be involved and present
for the editing.
Stage Four
You will all contribute to a planning discussion, in
which you create initial ideas. These must include exact location/s to be used,
props required, precise decisions about Camerawork (shot distances, angles and
movement), Lighting, types of transitions to use, and continuity methods
required.
You will then
begin the storyboarding
process: each shot must be the result of careful discussion and frequent checks
that you are meeting the brief. Your storyboard must use the correct format,
and include all of the information shown on page 25 of your booklet on Moving
Image Language. However, it should also include timing in seconds for each
shot, and exact lines of dialogue alongside the shot/s that it would be heard.
Remember
– you must demonstrate all 3 aspects of continuity outlined in the brief!!
Stage Five
Check that
your locations are available at the times you will be filming, and that no one
else is using it at the same time.
Check that
props are ready for filming.
Check that
actors (either members of the group or others you have invited to take part)
are available when you are shooting.
Revise the
Health and Safety procedures for filming.
Consider
lighting techniques to be used.
Stage Six
Remind
yourselves of the necessary checks (especially white balance and health and
safety) you need to do before and during filming, and gather your equipment
together:
§ Camera
§ Tripod
§ Dolly?
§ Portable
lights? (You will not be assessed on your use of lighting at this stage)
Start
filming.
You will be
given ONLY FOUR lessons to film.
Shoot each
shot several times, as well as from a variety of positions. Make absolutely
certain that you have sufficient footage to edit successfully – a shortage of
footage usually results in poor productions!!
Make sure
that you allow plenty of recorded time BEFORE AND AFTER the part of the shot
you intend to use. Create a “Sandwich”.
Make sure the
‘rushes’ are on the mac network and saved in the appropriate file. Check with Ollie or Sophie before saving your
work!! You have to Log and save footage
immediately after filming – cameras memories will be wiped on return to the
technician.
EVERY GROUP
MEMBER MUST BE PRESENT AND PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCESS.
GROUPS
MUST UPDATE THEIR BLOG AS SHOWN ON THE DEADLINE SHEET
Stage Seven
Edit the
sequence using Final cut. This
must be done by the deadline you are given. On completion, place your
finished product in the “Completed Work” directory for your particular AS
block.
MEDIA STUDIES PRELIMINARY EXERCISE DEADLINES
EVERY
MEMBER OF THE GROUP TAKES RESPONSIBILITY TO MEET THE DEADLINES SET. FAILURE TO
MEET THESE DEADLINES BY THE GROUP OR INDIVIDUAL WILL BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY, AND
MAY RESULT IN A STUDENT BEING ASKED TO LEAVE THE COURSE.
DEADLINE ONE: END OF YOUR SECOND LESSON OF THE WEEK
WEEK BEGINNING MONDAY 10th DECEMBER
2012 – YOUR DATE:
Show a completed storyboard using storyboard conventions
plus timing and dialogue to a teacher.
Record the
following on your group’s blog:
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DEADLINE TWO: YOUR SIXTH LESSON IN TOTAL, DURING WEEK BEGINNING
MONDAY DECEMBER 17th – YOUR DATE:
Finish
filming ‘rushes’ AND log these to the mac network, saving material in the
correct folder (consult technicians for advice on this).
Update
the blog with decisions, problems and solutions
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DEADLINE THREE: Your second lesson
week beginning 14th January 2013
This will
be your last lesson allocated to editing.
Any further editing will need to be completed in your
own time and completed by the final deadline
below at the very latest.
Your
group’s blog must be updated.
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FINAL DEADLINE FOUR: WEDNESDAY JANUARY
23RD 2013 AT 4.10PM
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NB AS THIS IS AN EXAMINATION REQUIREMENT, ALL
STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE AND PASS THE PRELIMINARY EXERCISE BEFORE BEING ALLOWED
TO CONTINUE TO THE MAIN TASK FOR THE FOUNDATION PORTFOLIO. THEREFORE, ANY
STUDENT NOT ABLE TO TAKE PART IN THE ABOVE PROCESS TO A SATISFACTORY DEGREE
WILL BE ASKED TO INDIVIDUALLY COMPLETE OR SEPARATELY UNDERTAKE THE TASK AS A
MATTER OF PRIORITY ON THEIR RETURN TO COLLEGE.
Key things to remember
- Always reset your white balance when
repositioning your camera
- If using a tape – label it
- If using HD cameras, give yourself time to
capture and log footage before returning camera. Follow the tutorials saved to the desk
tops of the i-Macs. Camera memories are wiped immediately on
return to a technician.
- To log onto network – CONTROL K, Media AS as
both username and password
- Never take out equipment without booking out
- Always return equipment to a technician.
- Always create a film sandwich “Camera Rolling”:
“Speed”: “Action”: “Cut”: leave running for few seconds.
- Record each shot several times
- Label each shot with whiteboard (“Take one ,
take two” etc)
- Once you have logged and captured footage,
SAVE into appropriate file – AS Preliminary Task 2012/Block ?/Your Names.
- Each time you edit your work, SAVE AS a new
version, thus “Version two”. That
way you build up a record of the process that you undergone and you have a
backup of your work should a file become corrupted.
- Save work every 5 minutes
- Use your Tripod unless you have reason not
to.
- You need a £10 deposit for equipment
Health and safety – don’t put yourself or others
at risk: No Hoodie’s or stalkers: No weapons.
If using lighting, follow necessary precautions. Don’t leave the campus. Please be mindful that other students will be
in lessons. Leave any settings that you
use, as you found them.
Your Blog – blogs have a particular format. Rather than walls of text, you should adopt a
multi media approach. Use lots of
embedded video, import images, hyperlinks, write text as bullet points, use sub
titles, etc.
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