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June 5

Three students have finalised BRIEFS and treatment Thursday for AS91494. This is: Parody, Short drama, Dream drama Thank you Two more expected Monday 8 Gothic drama, Documentary

Level 2 1. music video, one Dystopian fiction and one short film being written See Note. Torne, Roman, Jackson and Daniel all teaming up on Daniel's and Torne's film

May 18

Daniel and Torne teamed up on the same film production today.

more soon 19th March

9th MARCH

Sophie to give a 'pitch" of her film treatment to the class.

It is a parody of students who are "pathless" feedback please writing treatments, scripts, collecting shoot thumbnails
 * Reflection report update**

5TH MARCH write (treatments), scripts, storyboards

Due dates.( See more here)

For Jaxon, Jackson and Angus. What is the narrative system by which the film Black Swan or Apocalypse Now or LORE or UNDER THE SKIN is told? View films.

See narrative study notes

look up vocabulary:

three act structure mise-en-scene style versus montage look up symbolic ideas e.g Black and white hand out. Discuss. 23 FEBRUARY and 2ND MARCH

Raven, Daniel, Sam and Alex have given oral presentations on their film treatments All have learnt to tell their treatment so that the audience can read into the action. Tell the action in the present tense.

Check Due dates 5TH MARCH

Everyone continuing on treatments, scripts, storyboards. Look ahead to logistics planning Class session. More discussion of Design of sets and clothing, light and symbolism. Also music and music softwares Lowee is sound engineer for Daniel before he goes to New York in term three Sam taking photos of poses of a human figure on location. He shall transpose these into storyboards Reece has contracted Torne in to paint the monochrome figure for his storyboard Tiana is planning a trip to Oamaru for her set

2ND MARCH

19 FEBRUARY 2015 - 16 March( seen and noted)

Students writing treatments are: 1. Tiana ( in option line 2) 2. Roman 4. Jaxon 5. Lowee 6. Daniel 7. Sam 8. Raven 9. Sophie ( Angus and Jackson have completed)

Oral presentation of treatments

scriptwriting, thumbnails and crews establishing see assessment AS91494 26 FEBRUARY Writing scripts and makin' progress. 1. Raven. Drama 2. Daniel. Drama 3. Torne. Graphic novel piece ( try Level 2) 4. Sam. Drama 5. Jaxon. ? 6. Sophie. ? 7. Lowee. Dream and Audio Mixing 8. Roman. ? 9. Christa. ? 10. Tiana ( in opt 2) Drama

23 FEBRUARY

__**Te **____**rm o **____**ne: r **____**eadi **____**ng ,writing,research and practical start **__ TWO ASSESSMENTS ONGOING 1.The practical planning is titled is PLAN AND DESIGN AS91494

__**THINK, planning practical view **__ All students are writing Design and Plan ( See left yellow margin) ncea. This assessment is due as First DRAFT by March 13th at levels 2 or 3.

19 - 31st March. ALL students working in treatments , thumbnails and scripts.

Confirmed. Some are doing level 2 and a few are doing level 3 Plan and Design Roman suggests watch TRANCE

Administration continued. 1. All students check that their folders contain assessment data for the next weeks: Done - - the year ncea guideline ( See home page) - a record of ncea achievements - script ideas and thumbnails the first plan and design framework the reading a text framework ( See left yellow margin link )

CHECK ADMINISTRATION DUE DATES

23 FEBRUARY AS91491 __**. **__ film narrative What is the narrative system by which the film Black Swan is told? Follow up in March

see narrative study notes

notes. FIRST DRAFT. FINAL DRAFT( Go to Administration page for these)

19 FEBRUARY - 29 March TASK ONE. See task one

1. All students check that their folders contain: - the year ncea guideline ( See home page) - a record of ncea achievements - script ideas and thumbnails the first plan and design framework Daniel, Roman, Sam, Ruby, do you have the first assessment on reading texts? watch the slide show for interpreting texts on the assessment page( Go to AS91491)



17 FEBRUARY 2015

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 15.5999994277954px;">Administration continued. 1. All students check that their folders contain: - the year ncea guideline ( See home page) - a record of ncea achievements/ achievement intended - script ideas and thumbnails the first plan and design guide the reading a text guide ( See left yellow margin link )

2. level 3 students doing "monologue" experiments, work in small groups with equipment ( camera and on computer )

writing about film narratives
 * recommended by Ruby [[image:Grape.jpg]] |||||||||||| What's Eating Gilbert Grape(1993)[[image:writing1.jpg]] ||

some students are developing prototype idea for short films. Those who have yet to submit at level 2 Produce Media, follow the level 2 criteria. Bring in your ncea record to show the teacher. Those expecting to set level 3 Produce media look further here
 * a) your practical hope

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Droid Sans',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">All students in 13FPP may view the films put on in the screening room. Those ready to start a level 3 internal go to the interpreting a text assessment <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Droid Sans',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Others work only on Plan and Design at either level 2 or level 1 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Droid Sans',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"> 5 - 24 February  students are all pre-plan and design. They are "brain storming" and sharing possible production ideas. They are exploring equipment and softwares available to them. All level three candidates have now shifted to a research assessment. It is Media Developments

Film scripts. Pretty cool fun. Students have been pitching their treatments at each other. They are well into five to eight page scripts and are drawing storyboards. Lots more to report next week and by end of term.

GREAT read about your reflections Tiana! Students at level 3 are: 1. Sophie. Parody 3. Jaxon. TBC for term three 4. Tiana. Gothic excerpt 5. Roman. Experimental 7. Sam( See above)
 * due <span style="background-color: #e0d29e; color: #d43f1f; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 22.1000003814697px;">March 16 Students must each hand in an individual plan and design FIRST DRAFT
 * 10. Alex. Thriller
 * 12. Torne. Graphic animation( See the style of Red Line below)
 * 6. Christa. TBC
 * 9. Reece. TBC
 * 8. Raven. Short film
 * 2. Daniel. Short film
 * 2. Daniel. Short film

<span style="color: #d94a19; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">9th March

<span style="color: #d94a19; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Raven, Daniel, Alex, Sam and Sophie have now made oral pitches of their treatments to class. All were given a clap.

<span style="color: #d81181; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">23 February

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Excitement for several creative films is developing

Torne loves the film RED LINE. He has spent a year writing a comic inspired by this hand drawn film. It is " cyberpunk" style. media type="youtube" key="JPLbt_8OMuY" width="560" height="315"

Daniel has made a strong pitch for a dream layered film. He may draw upon invited directors. They would each take charge of a dream section. Lowee is researching music tracks.

Sam has written his first practice treatment and is ready to start thumbnails of shots.

Students being assessed at level 3

Jaxon, Sophie, Tiana, Daniel, Sam Roman has an idea to put into a continuous loop.

Sophie is writing. Jaxon is taking in some from the white DV's.

Level 2 Reece, Raven, Alex with prospects to re-shoot more to attain level 3 Ditto

See how you go

Daniel, Torne, Alex, Reece, Raven Raven has a strong drama underway. Watch out for posts. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">5 February to 15 February 2015 We have got to know each other's names. We have organized our awareness of our personal progress with study vis a vis ncea ( Students are bringing in ncea records as evidence)

1. pre- first assessment, reading and interpreting media texts, students have been shown:

a) the opening section of the film Rain of the Children .(2011) by Vincent Ward. ( Read more about Ward here)

b) students have viewed two thirds of the film BELLE(2013)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_(2013_film)

12 - 21 FEBRUARY <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Droid Sans',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">All 13FPP students <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Droid Sans',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">work on Level 2 Plan and Design with the view to test this out against the level three standard along the track.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Droid Sans',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Look at Production exemplars, practice production, 'brainstorm' ideas and start concept planning for a personal film at both level 2 and three. Look more at Level 2 here ( See more on Level three Production here)

Ask for <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Droid Sans',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"> See also. HIT GIRLS, OF RAVENS AND WRITING DESKS, CALVIN ISLAND, IT's ALL COMING BACK TO ME NOW, THE TRIP,