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Coursework: Pre-production planning

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  1) Script Write the full  script  for your TV drama extract. You'll hopefully have a chunk of this done from your preliminary exercise but now is the time to make sure you have scripted a full three-minute extract that meets the brief.  *Quick montage with drone of the setting - preferably 15 seconds long* *Jumps into room with main character and criminal with bag on his head* Main character- You already told me all the names and now I have no more use for you. *Takes a knife and slashes the criminal in his head who is in the chair* Screen fades to black Cuts back to the character dropping a bloody knife and washes his blood out his hand in the sink. Gets a drink. Other criminals start to appear and he runs away. *Drone shot of him running away* *Main character feels uneasy and starts to slowly lose consciousness* *faints sound effect following with eerie non diegetic music* Main character wakes up tied to a chair with the sidekick  pointing a gun to his head. Main character: Wha

Coursework: Preliminary exercise 2023

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  Now complete the following tasks: 1) Choose at least  three  TV dramas similar to your concept and watch at least one scene from each. Make  bullet-point notes  on everything you watch, commenting on camerawork, editing, sound and mise-en-scene. Top Boy- fast paced editing, handheld camerawork in order to have a element of realism, suspense and adds thrill to it. Hoodies, jackets and chains which are stereotypical "gang" clothing. Props used are guns which are action codes. The sound is mostly diegetic speech and non- diegetic music. Breaking Bad- Contrast between slow paced and fast paced editing in order to truly capture the intensity and emotion of the scene. The diegetic sound is mainly gunshots, speech and music being played within the scene ( character's hearing). Close-ups to capture the character's facial expression. John Wick Chapter 3- Long shots on fighting scenes in order to capture full wide scenes of action. The costume wore by the main character is a

Coursework: Ignite presentation learner response

  1) Type up your feedback   in full   including the ratings out of five for each of the categories.  Research-3 TV Drama Concept- 4 Language: terminology and theory- 3 Representations- 1 Audience and Industry- 3 Delivery - 2 Total out of 30- 16/30 Ethical hitman- I love that concept. Not sure on the language for the sidekick. Is the main character the killer or the sidekick? Timing not quite on- shows importance of rehearsal for Ignite presentation. Some good images in presentation though. Good point on handheld camerawork which will work well for this style. Need to be a bit more specific on other technical elements. Similar for music- need to be specific in terms of plans. 2) Use this feedback, comments from peers and your own reflection on your presentation to  self-assess  and write your own detailed  WWW  and  EBI  for your coursework concept and presentation as a whole. WWW: Well explained plot with good use of media terminology. Creative as well. EBI: Timing was horrible and th