Research and Planning

Preparing for September;

Think carefully about casting for your practical, remember you don't have to be in front of the camera, but consider who is. Is your best mate really the right choice for your film?

Developing your Film Treatment

Create character boards - What part will they play in moving the narrative forward, are they a key factor or just a support for the plot?

A mood board of your genre and also your film itself, think about representing it in 10 photographs, what mood/style are you trying to create?

• A mind map of your initial thoughts and ideas and how you first started the creative process.

Storyboards are an integral part of research and planning and must be contain details of; shot types and timings, sound effects, dialogue, any information that would allow someone to pick up and start filming just from this one document. Take a photograph of it and upload to your blog, remember everything must be blogged and updated at least twice weekly.

Location ideas can all be photographed and uploaded, make careful choices about your locations, cosider carefully the time of day you want to film and don't forget continuity!