Welcome and brief

Welcome, this is my AS Media blog.

The Brief

 

 For the AS part of the media a-level course students are to required to work in groups of four in order to produce a short film opening which should be roughly two minutes in length using film noir thriller as the theme to it. The emphasis of the project is based on the groups working together to create a contemporary film noir or neo-noir as it can also be called whilst still sustaining the characteristics which film noirs are known for in being their principles, mood and narrative. So the dark feel of a civilian underworld where trouble could be around the corner at any time, no one is to trust and where one wrong move can cause one’s world to crumble.

 As well as producing the opening; a target audience must be suggested for the film along with distribution channels in TV and cinema as a further part of the final filming project. This will prove crucial also in that the film opening needs to be in the criteria of meeting a (15-18) certification. There is to be titles on the film opening as well to give a professional feel to the film.

 Lastly for the highest marks to be achieved on the assignment students must be able to display the use of a variety of technical skills in using media technology. As a result of this being the case the assignment will be marked over the areas of research and planning, finished product and evaluation. Despite the task being one which is completed by working in groups the marks for it will be individual to each person in the group which will depend on how much work has between done by each person throughout the project.