Initial Planning: Idea Generation

In class

Before you can make your first assessed video, you will need to have an idea to work on! Today you will be generating ideas and shaping them into viable 90-second short film concepts.

Step 1: Individual Ideas
Come up with 2 ideas for short videos - think about genre, narrative, themes, tone, characters and give some consideration to cinematography and the style of the look.

Step 2: In Groups
Pitch your ideas to the rest of your group and collect feedback (you will need a pen and paper to note down the feedback).

Step 3: Make changes to your favourite idea and write up a formal synopsis (beginning, middle and end) with details about the genre, narrative, themes, tone, characters and cinematography / look.

Step 4: Pitches
Pitch your idea to the rest of the class and make notes of any final feedback.

Independent study task

Step 1: Put your 2 ideas on your blog (title - Initial Planning: Idea Generation)

Step 2: Add the group feedback

Step 3: Put your final idea synopsis on your blog (with any final class feedback).