AS Media Studies 2022

  CCR Question 1 by Samuel Willocks CCR QUESTION 2 by Samuel Willocks   CCR QUESTION 3 by Samuel Willocks CCR QUESTION 4 by Samuel Willocks

  Here is my final edit for Preliminary Task 1

  I'm going to use this video so that I can get the fundamentals of After Effects under my belt. This video will give me some ideas as what to do with title cards, logo etc. This is the video I am going to use to make the SNN Films logo.

  FEEDBACK: Teacher Bianca: Some pointers to consider;   Do you want to challenge the convention of an establishing shot to set the scene for the audience or are you deliberately challenging that convention? A few handheld shots of the place at night or even as CCTV footage (creepy, abandoned hallways) could set the scene well? Your opening credits don’t need all roles, only main ones like main actors / directors Your yellow balloon clown-face is effective (very creepy). Did you want to introduce the symbolic prop earlier on to foreshadow what’s going to happen? Perhaps part of the opening shots interwoven with establishing shots are shots of the balloons being blown up but we don’t know why? Your sound is great! It needs tweaking when the killer is speaking so we hear his voice clearly. Your soundtrack (called a score when no song being sung) is effective but needs to be more dynamic when the victim leaves the office. Think about points of rising tension and work out how to ...

A TREATMENT FOR "SMILE" Prepared by Samuel It is proposed that the film will be of 1 to 1.5 minutes duration and will be  filmed at school because it is easily accessible by all cast and crew. It also provides the wide open space of the carpark to film our chase. Conventions we will use: Iconography:  The murder weapon that will be used is a kitchen knife which shows the more sadistic and unhinged side of the character of the Killer. Blood will be used on the body of the Victim at the end to show what the Killer is leaving behind and to also highlight the cruelty of the Killer's character. The chase scene is a nod to the iconography of typical action thriller films. Sound:  The diegetic sound we will use in our film will be the notification sound of the text arriving to the Victim's phone which will increase tension once he reads it. The music that will be used will be low and unsettling to begin with but will increase in tension as the film escalates. Especially at t...

  Script... ”SMILE” CHARACTERS: VICTIM KILLER OFFICE – NIGHT TIME FADE IN Victim packing up computer and bag Victim receives text *You’re dead* Victim quietly exclaims Packs faster and walks to the door OUTSIDE – NIGHT TIME Victim walking with bag in hand Killer exits office building Door makes noise while closing Victim turns and sees Killer *Chase begins* Victim trips Killer catches up Victim and Killer struggle on the ground Killer pulls out knife Killer pins down Victim’s arms Both breathing heavily KILLER I only have one thing to say to you VICTIM Who are you? KILLER Why don’t you give me a nice big SMILE Killer stabs Victim Killer walks away from Victim Victim’s body has a balloon attached with a smiley face in blood on it FADE TO BLACK

  Preliminary Task 1: “SMILE” CALLSHEET Crew: Sound: Niav Rice Lighting: Samuel Willocks Camera: Samuel Willocks Director: Niav Rice Cast: Victim: Oscar Ironside Killer: Kevin Harris Contacts: Samuel Willocks: 021 628 038 Niav Rice: 021 0294 9130 Oscar Ironside: 027 258 6423 Kevin Harris: 021 0836 1294 Filming Day: 23rd February  Crew meet and setup at 7.45pm   Actors arrive at 8pm

 Pre-production:  Treatment Script/Screenplay Location recce Talent (Oscar as Victim and Kevin as Killer) Weather check for filming days Callsheet distribution Production - Direction and Filming Lighting Camera Post-production Evidence of pre-production planning and production processes Cast and crew list

'Smile'...Script   Characters: VICTIM KILLER   OFFICE - NIGHTTIME *FADE IN* Victim packing up computer and bag Victim receives text *You're dead* Victim: *Quiet exclamation* Packs faster and walks to the door OUTSIDE - NIGHTTIME Victim walking with bag in hand Killer exits office building Door makes noise while closing *Door closing* Victim turns and sees Killer Victim: *Starts running* Killer: *Starts chasing* Victim and Killer run through carpark Victim trips Killer catches up Victim and Killer struggle on the ground. Killer pulls out knife Killer pins down Victim's arms *Both breathing heavily* Killer: *I only have one thing to say to you* Victim: *Who are you?* (Still breathing heavily) Killer: *Why don’t you give me a nice, big SMILE* Killer stabs Victim Killer walks away from Victim's body with knife in hand Victim's body has a balloon attached with a smiley face on it *FADE TO BLACK* Writte...