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Yr 12 OCR Media Studies

Initial Ideas and Concepts Part 2

Learning Objectives:
1. To be able to apply understanding of genre conventions

Success Criteria
Process (How) Product (What) -Film Treatment - Opening sequence ideas - Blog post (reflection)

The Treatment
1. Share your initial ideas for a film plot (homework) 2. In your groups decide on a film plot and title for your coursework production

3. Complete the worksheet on your treatment.

Screenwriters may use a treatment to initially pitch a screenplay, but may also use a treatment to sell a concept they are pitching without a completed screenplay.

The Opening Scene


TASK: Come up with the opening for your film Consider:
Character Enigma 4 Key Areas Include the best one in your treatment pitch.

Blog Update: Initial Ideas and Concepts


Create a blog post using the title above. Explain (PEE) how you completed the following: a) Choosing a film genre (research and analysis) b) Writing your treatment c) Developing three opening sequence initial ideas You can upload images of your paper notes and work from the lesson to support your blog post.

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