Portfolio project scheduling!

Hey again!

So this is the post thats supposed to be dedicated to like...

well

schedules

and

stuff...

Okay lets get started!

Here I have a schedule made by my group member Emi. This is gonna be all the stuff we hope to do regarding the project aside from blogging (that comes next)

Week One: 

-Choose package and genre

-Plan schedule for the next couple weeks

-Assign roles to group members

-Begin developing plot for film

Week Two:

-Research genre

-Research real media texts of same genre

-Develop characters

-Begin script

-Develop filming and editing schedule

Week Three:

-Create shot-list

-Begin storyboard

-Research social media pages similar to genre

-Begin planning for social media component

-Begin production

Week Four:

-Continue production for film portion

-Document production for blog

-Post to social media

-Begin print component

Week Five (spring break!!):

-Continue production for film portion if needed

-Begin editing

-Continue social media postings

-Continue print component

Week Six:

-Continue and lock in on post production for film portion

-Finalize social media

-Finalize print component

Week Seven:

-Research for Critical Reflection

-Begin Critical Reflection

-Finish the film portion! Wahoo!

-Finalize print and social media components if needed

Week Eight:

-Lock in on Critical Reflection

-Reflect Reflect Reflect Reflect!

-Submit all portions of project to blog

-YAY!!!

(okay i lowk just ripped that from our group google doc...)

So like here I got a schedule that will outline the blogging the class is gonna be doing over the next 2 months. This one was made by my super awesome teacher Stoklosa :3

Uh okay I have no clue why thats formatted like that...

Week One (2/17-2/22)

two postings

-posting #1 should introduce your project choice for A level

-posting #2 should be a project schedule/timeline (what you wish to accomplish each week)

 

Week Two (2/23-3/1)

four postings

-one post on chosen genre research

-three posts researching real media texts of the same genre (discuss at least two media texts within each post)

 

Week Three (3/2-3/8)

four postings

-one post should focus researching social media pages for content similar to your project/genre choices

-two postings should reflect research or planning (outlines, layout drawings, storyboards, shooting schedules, etc)

-one post should summarize the group meeting

 

Week Four (3/9-3/15)

three postings

-each postings should reflect detailed planning (outlines, layout drawings, storyboards, shooting schedules, etc.) and/or production processes

Week Five (3/16-3/22) – this is Spring break – plan accordingly

three postings

-two postings should reflect production process, reflection on key moments, changes to project (why), etc.

-one posting should reflect research on print components similar to your project choice/genre

 

Week Six(3/23-3/29)

three postings

-posting should reflect production process, reflection on key moments, changes to project (why), etc.

-begin researching/planning for Critical Reflection

Week Seven (3/30-4/5) 

three postings

-posting should reflect production process, reflection on key moments, changes to project (why), etc.

-Researching/planning for Critical Reflection

 

Week Eight (4/6-4/10)

three postings

-one post reflecting final, reflective comments

-one post must be a link to or embedded A level project (all components) with short textual reflection/introduction

-one post must be the Critical Reflection for A level project

Okay so for some reason I literally cannot get rid of this formatting I have no clue why, so im just gonna have to deal with it.

Im pretty exited to get started with this and I do hope we can stay on schedule (or even get ahead!).

And with that, I must say goodbye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think.

Hi again!

Hey guys! Its been a while, but now it appears it is that time again...

Its time for the portfolio project!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

oh and this time I actually have a team to work with!

Anyways lets get to it.

So for this year, theres a major difference in the portfolio project off the rip. This year we have choices! If you dont remember, last years project was limited to a 2 minute film opening, with no alternatives. This year we have 4 options: 

• Music promo package: Create a music video, social media page and digipak for an existing artist or band.
• Film promo package: Create 2 trailers for a film, a social media page, and a poster.
• Documentary package: Create a 5 minute excerpt from an episodic documentary, a social media page and a magazine article.
• Short film package: Create a 5 minute full short film, alongside... you guessed it: Social media and a postcard advertisement.

Now if the bolding wasnt enough of a hint, my team decided on the short film package, I personally liked it because its familiar to last years project, and it lets us create a full short film that can have something incorporated from each one of us in my team.

So essentially with this short film we came to a conclusion that we wanted the genre to be a somewhat dark comedy, in like a way that can be kind of absurdist maybe (I kind of brought up the ENA Youtube Series and game as a potential refeence, but there is a good chance that the film moves in another direction)? Basically its supposed to make people uncomfortable. Honestly i'm exited to see what this project will have in store for me and my team.

(ENA, I guess…)

Speaking of my team (somehow I forgot to mention them up until now...) Im working with Emi Valdiva and Joaquin... okay I may have forgotten his last name... Anyways!!!!! They're pretty cool and really wierd too (could not ask for better people to work with).

Each member in the group is going to be focused on certain aspects but I dont think the roles are going to be solid, in fact, I think it would be better to simply overlap input into every different element of our project. This way we can truly incorporate something from everyone into the film. However, just for organizational purposes, we do have a quick list of stuff each person would like to focus on

Emi: Actress, social media manager, editor (?), costume designer, storyboarder, art director

Joaquin: Director, cinematographer, screenwriter, actor, editor (?) Andrew: Postcardthey, acthey, sound designthey, waterthey (ripped straight from the google doc lol)

Moving on...

So when we got assigned the project, Emi, Joaquin and I started brainstorming ideas. After some strange ideas we came to like one really strange one over the others. Originally pitched by Joaquin, this film would follow a protagonist who in a moment of depression or desperation (one of those i lowk forgot :3) makes a deal with the devil to feel better in certain ways (its still unclear how to approach this in a school friendly way, since the original idea included... getting high.). Anyways the protagonist is then tasked by the devil to like kill people and stuff.

very

weird

tbh

but its also really funny.

I am very exited to see how we can adapt this idea into a 5 minute film. But for now that is goodbye.