Hi Folks, below is a checklist of steps that each individual and group needs to go through before the commencement into the making of your actual film. You get marked for all of these stages and the more detailed analysis and reflection you can provide, the higher your marks are going to be.

1. THE PITCH- we need you to pitch your idea to me and the class, so you are going to have to summarise your idea as briefly as possible.

2. THE TREATMENT- this is a more detailed version of the idea in essay form and acts as a bridge between your pitch and your screenplay. (these will be distributed to the class for feedback)

3. THE STORYBOARDS- these should be carefully drawn with detail. Look at some really famous ones here http://screencrush.com/movie-storyboards/

4. THE ANIMATIC- take photos of the individual storyboards and turn these into a short video in Final Cut to be published to Youtube.

5. THE SCREENPLAY- have a look at the screenplay for the Social Network http://flash.sonypictures.com/video/movies/thesocialnetwork/awards/thesocialnetwork_screenplay.pdf and try to put into practice the codes and conventions used (these will be distributed to the class for feedback). You could sign up for a free trial of script formatting software such as CELTX https://www.celtx.com

Once you have these done, your group will present your pitch, treatment, animatic and screenplay to the class. It may also be an idea to have prepared a questionnaire for the class to give you any suggestions or constructive feedback.

These will begin on Monday 27 February and constitute part of your marks. They will be filmed and embedded on your blogs.

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