MEST4 Linked production: Research and planning

1) Confirm your production brief. You write this yourself but it's absolutely crucial this is clear, appropriate and achievable. You should have done this already - the original blogpost was here - but it may have changed as a result of your preliminary exercise.

Your Critical Investigation topic: 

The negative representation of women in Hollywood franchise films such as the Fast and Furious Franchise 

Your Linked Production brief: 

Create a 3 minute report resembling a newsnight feature 

Length/size of production (e.g. 3 minutes, 5 pages etc.): 

3 minutes

Consisting of 2 interviews with (Mr Halsey) and (Ms Asaria) TBC giving their view as experts in the industry. As well as this, there will be small selection of interviews with young kids and older kids. Then, the reporter’s dialogue will be overlaid with images of Parliament protests so show people to be speaking out about the issue.    

Give an example of an existing media text this is similar to what you plan to produce: 


Similar to what I want to create as it includes the perspective of experts in the field. Also, the reporter is seen minimally most of the report is overlaid by images which physically demonstrate what the reporter is talking about. 


Give an example of an institution that would produce or distribute your planned production:

.  Primary Distribution network: BBC

Given that Newsnight is a BBC trademarked programme

Secondary Distribution network: London Live & online (YouTube – Newsnight channel)

How would your production reach its audience?

Primary: TV distribution

Secondary: Online distribution (YouTube: Newsnight Channel, Twitter, Facebook etc)  


2) Research: detailed notes on at least THREE texts similar to what you are creating. What are the key conventions? What can you learn/borrow from the examples you have looked at?

- Setting = Reporter is immersed within the action 
-  Interviews = Both protesters and expert opinions towards the topic being discussed
- Camera movement = Medium shots, OTS shots,  medium close up shots


- Topic related published articles =  Websites shown
 - Multiple POV shots 
- Residents views



- Sped up shots?


- Background blurred out shot focuses solely on the reporter


3) Project schedule: when will you shoot and edit this production? Make this a week-by-week schedule leading up to Easter. Key dates: we break up for Easter on Friday 31 March and the final deadline is Wednesday 19 April.







4) Script - see the BBC Writers' Room for advice/script formatting. 





5) Sketching and drafting - for video-based productions this means a storyboard - sheets available in DF07 or you can print out your own AQA storyboard sheet. For print productions, this means detailed sketches of all your pages.


6) Shot list - use Microsoft Word or a template like this to help you. 

7) Mise-en-scene: casting/model details, costume and make-up, props, lighting, location scouting for video productions etc. Use photographs to document and plan your mise-en-scene - using your phone is acceptable for this.









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