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For our coursework this year we will be creating a film opening of maximum 2 minutes. The name should be similar to an actual movie and follow the institutional conventions for commercial cinema. All images and text must be produced by the candidate. Can be individual or in groups of max. 4.

Why did I pick media?

- Well I picked media because I took it last year for my GCSE's and I found it very interesting and fun.

What am I looking forward to?

- I am looking forward to all the film shooting and editing because I enjoyed that last year.

What am I nervous about?

- I am nervous for the exam and all the deadlines and preparation work.

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Taken from CIE syllabus

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EVAL reflecting on creative process

Questions:
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Q1a: how you used or challenged CONVENTIONS
Q1b: REPRESENTATIONS of social groups/issues
Q2a: how you engaged with AUDIENCES
Q2b: how might it achieve DISTRIBUTION
Q3: DEVELOPMENT of production skills throughout the entire process
Q4: how you integrated TECHNOLOGIES (software, hardware, online) in the project

Creative Process:

Q1. Street interview/Q+A in car (Gordon Ramsey-esque comedy skit)

• Walking around in town and asking people questions about Conventions.
• Driving around and picking actors up and ask us questions about conventions
• While filming have a mean director/producer/editor

Q2. Presidential campaign/Q+A on stage (Nigahiga video)

• Big audience + Journalist asking a lot of questions of how we engaged with the Audience
• Photographers ( Flashing lights )
• Bodyguards behind the president in suit 

Q3. Who Wants to Be A Millionaire

• Game Show
• 1 question 4 answers ( Skills developed throughout the process)
• including our own adverts

Q4. Apple Advert

• advertising FCPX
• showing the audience the possibilities
• Including features

Influences: 

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Terminology rap

To be used with this instrumental (ignore swear in title of video):
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Uh uh
The worms eye view is from the floor
The master shot show you more
If you don't do media here's the door *points to door*

Uh
Verisimilitude is convincing
Tracking is following
Don,t go too high though
That boy is sorrowing

Dont go too low though
Make it too powerful
Pan the camera around
And we can see the shower full

That has nothing to do with this though
You have a shallow field of focus
Make it wider get the bigger picture
Its hard making a rap
You have to make it rhyme
I need more takes, more time

Uh Dun know
Frosty in tha house repping Cents squad
Uh

Favourite Film

The Interview is a Comedy movie directed by Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogan and it was produced in 2014. The Interview had theatrical releases in 16 countries.

Three reasons why I like 'The Interview':

• I am a big fan of comedy and I enjoy watching Seth Rogan movies.
• I like that they mock North Korea.
• I also find James Franco very funny

Poster

Trailer


Website

Rotten Tomatoes

IMDB

Wikipedia

Box Office Mojo

The Numbers

BBFC rating:15
MPAA rating (and other): R

Box office numbers (Box Office Mojo):

• World box office: 11M
• US box office: 6.1M
• UK box office: 0.4M

Budget (The Numbers): 44M

Ratings:

• Rotten Tomatometer: 51%
• Rotten Tomato Audience Score: 48%
• IMDb: 6.6/10

Coursework Guide

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AS cwk guide 10 steps from DB3igs

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