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=Welcome to Your A2 Advanced Portfolio Wiki!=


 * Below are the pitch sheets and the list of genres. The pitch deadline is Friday 23rd September.**


 * Good Luck!!!!**



__**Research and Planning checklist**__


 * 1) Annotated magazine front cover and poster campaign analysis
 * 2) Comparative trailer analysis
 * 3) Audience research (focus group is compulsory, questionnaire is optional)
 * 4) Genre research
 * 5) Pitch document
 * 6) Drafting evidence (sketches, storyboards, photographs, screen shots of poster and front cover construction, shot list, location and casting planning)


 * __Monday 3rd October__**


 * x1 written trailer analysis, in any genre
 * x1 comparative trailer analysis (the comparison is your choice - it could be between a teaser and full length trailer in the genre you have pitched for or it could be between a trailer in the sub-genre you have pitched for and a trailer in another sub-genre (e.g. slasher stalker trailer compared to supernatural horror trailer))

You must refere to the trailer forms and conventions we have discussed in class - please refer to the note-taking sheet below. You should include links to all trailers you refer to on your page.




 * __Monday 10th October__**


 * x1 **film magazine front cover analysis** (extension: compare and contrast two front covers, considering differences in target audience - for example, //Empire// or //Total Film// with //Sight and Sound//)
 * x1 **film poster campaign** (at least 2 or 3 different posters advertising the same film) analysis (tip: try the impawards.com website for high quality poster images)
 * Scan and upload your pitch document
 * Begin your **genre research**- this forms a major part of the your research and planning and should be well presented, using a range of appropriate images/film stills etc. I have uploaded 2 examples of genre research - read through these. The structure and content of this research is up to you but I recommend that you include:
 * Historical background into the origins your genre (actors, directors, country of origin, film studios, top grossing films by budget...).
 * Analysis of the codes and conventions of films in your genre (see Repetoire of Elements PowerPoint below: you should mention setting, characters, iconography, ideology and narrative structure - as well as technical aspects (mise-en-scene, cinematography, editing and sound)).
 * Detailed case study analysis of at least 2 films in your genre (make sure you watch them!) and how they conform to or subvert the codes and conventions you have investigated - **this is worth the most marks in your genre research so make it as detailed as possible.**
 * Case study analysis of a film director who has made films in your genre.



__**Friday 6th January**__


 * The final drafts of your magazine front page and poster must be uploaded, along with any evidence of drafting (to include sketches, a portfolio of photographs that you took and an analysis of them and screen grabs to show how you used photoshop or equivalent software)
 * All of your research and planning must be complete, including a written analysis of your audience research (focus group - see Ridwan's notes below). You must explain what this audience research was and the purpose of it in an introduction and have a conclsion summarising your main findings and how they might impact on your production work.
 * Don't forget your pitch sheet.
 * All youtube links must be embedded.

__**Monday 30th January**__


 * Completed storyboards (with transitions labelled)
 * Completed chronological shot list
 * Completed logistical planning notes (i.e. mise-en-scene, locations, casting, roles of people in your team).

__**Friday 27th April**__


 * ALL coursework to be complete, including the Evaluation (see PPT slides below for guidance), and uploaded onto your wikispace page. Please embed your trailer and evaluation via youtube.


 * Evaluation advice**

__**Audience Research:**__ (Ridwan Hoque)