Research and Planning

The next stage of development

Using research to inform creative
decisions
 Check list: Research
1. Three analysis of movie openings within the same
genre as the one you are making including a 9 frame
analysis of a film opening
2. Genre research including directors
3. Analysis of techniques used in your genre
4. Industry and titling analysis and research
5. Print (poster) and website analysis
6. Audience and marketing research
7. Other research of your own

• Each piece must be explored in a creative way using

audio visual technology if possible.
 Your groups list
• List creative ways you can achieve these
tasks.
 Check list: Planning
1. 25 word pitch and half page Synopsis of whole
film
2. Script for movie opening
3. Location descriptions and stills
4. Casting descriptions and stills
5. Storyboard and overhead plans
6. Animatic for opening sequence including titles
7. Test shoot
8. Design drawings: inc. props, costumes,make-up
 Nine frame analysis
• Pick 9 frames from the first two minutes of
any film relevant to your project

• Screen capture them and place them in a

grid

• Analyse each frame in detail

 Art of the Title
• http://www.artofthetitle.com/

• Check out this sight

• Really expands your knowledge of the art of the
title sequence.
• Use example from this site to help guide some of
your own choices when it comes to planning.
 Animatic
• an animatic
• Another animatic

• Technology needed:
• Pencil or pen, paper, stills camera, PC with
video editing program
• Good ideas!
 Useful site for R&P
• http://cmdiploma3.blogspot.com/

• Though the students are Creative and

Diploma students all the tasks these
students have completed demonstrate good
practice and might give you some ideas.
 Equipment
• Booking or this week

• What do you need to prepare for the recce?

 Plenary and blog maintenance
• Make a schedule for the next week for your
group and publish to blogs
• Ensure each member of your group has
completed posted the Prelin Task to blog.
• Each group will need to begin developing
their own group site but at this stage the
priority is to complete the R & P tasks.