| Student Name: | Teacher: Mr Andrews |
| Unit: 6 Auteur Theory and Cult Fiction | |
| Draft Due: Monday 25 July Week 3B | Due Date: Friday 5 August Week 4A |
| Individual Design Task – Design Suite (Treatment and Shot List) | Length: Treatment (Synopsis) 400-500 words
Shot List 2 – 4 Minutes
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Assignment Details
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Context: In Focus is a popular online screen and media organisation, aimed at a demographic in their late teens to mid-twenties. They are developing a series of short films, which will pay homage to a series of highly influential directors renowned for their unique auteur approaches to storytelling.
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Task: Develop a Treatment and Shot List for a 2-4 minute sequence, which pays homage to the unique style of your chosen director. Your design suite must consider the key concepts, Representations and Languages.
In film criticism Auteur Theory is a “theory of filmmaking in which the director is viewed as the major creative force in a motion picture.” – www.britannica.com/art/auteur-theory
You have studied and analysed the codes and conventions employed by your selected auteur film-maker to convey a unique style across their body of work. You are to develop a 2-4 minute scene or sequence which reflects this style.
Your film sequence should incorporate specific techniques employed by your chosen director, such as signature style, recurring themes, plot and symbolic codes/motif, music and editing techniques, which distinguish them as an auteur.
Your production may pay homage to iconic or well-recognised shots or stylistic devices within the scene/sequence. Your design task must demonstrate an understanding of the Key Concepts of Representation and Languages associated with the Director’s style.
Each design suite must demonstrate appropriate cinematic structure, techniques and information using appropriate language conventions of the selected formats.
Your work must adhere to Australian broadcasting classification guidelines for a PG classification (http://www.classification.gov.au)
As part of this task, you are required to submit a production folio which includes the following:
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| Purpose: To develop understanding of established techniques, codes and conventions used by film-makers to create meaning for specific audiences. | |
| General Objective: Design | Time allocated: 3 Weeks |
| Key Concepts: Representations Languages | Conditions: This is an individual Design Suite task.
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SCAFFOLDING:
- Explore a variety of Film Productions by your selected Director.
- Compile a detailed list incorporating specific techniques employed by your chosen director, such as signature style, recurring themes, plot and symbolic codes/motif; music and editing techniques, which characterise them as an auteur director.
- Complete in class activities and document discussions on your blog. Semantic web, brainstorming activities and similarities/differences chart.
- Brainstorm your concept, narrative, character, stylistic choices (refer to the resources on BlackBoard if required) and discuss this with your teacher (and peers).
- Note feedback and reflect on suggestions.
- Refine your concept and plan the specific elements that you will incorporate into your production.
- Keep an ongoing record of your planning brainstorming and reflection in your Production Folio (or post on the Blog).
- Conference with your teacher to finalise your concept and ensure that it is suitable and within the project scope.
- Use the resources provided on BlackBoard (or similar) to:
- Write the Treatment (including an overview, synopsis, character outline and justification for the production 400-500 words) and S
- Shot List/Shooting (Script 2-4 minutes) for each shot that needs to be gathered, in the order it is to be shot.
- Submit your Design Suite and blog/folio on the due date. Ensure all planning is posted on your blog or visual diary.
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