I have decided to do opening titles sequence for a psychological thriller. Finally I can move on to developing the storyline and doing some further research into the subject.
I had my first meeting with my supervisor where we discussed the progress of my project. I believe there was a miscommunication regarding the proposal I was asked to do. As a result I have prepared the wrong document. I was to prepare the Learning Contract using a specific proforma. However I had not access to the downloadable material. I have now discovered a link to a specific website for the Honours project. My supervisor and I discussed the Learning Contract content in detail.
As a part of my planning stage I visited the Edinburgh Zoo last Sunday. I was particularly interested in the BBC After Life study, which takes a closer look at the science of decay. More details at this link:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2011/08_august/03/afterlife.shtml
This inspired me to do something similar but on a lot smaller scale which could be used within my title sequence to create the dark, suspenseful mood of the psychological thriller. Also it would be a great opportunity to experiment with the time lapse technique within the sequence. I am planning to film some perishables such as fruit or veg on my DSLR camera over a period of a few days and use the footage within the sequence to achieve the dark mood for the thriller sequence.
Tasks to complete this week:
• Prepare Learning Contract using the appropriate proforma and forward it to your supervisor by Friday 23.9.2011
• update your blog/diary
Begin the Planning stage:
• Start research into the subject
• Plan for books/videos/internet research materials to be included in the literature review (recommended Cape Fear original by A. Hitchcock.)
• Watch "Photographic Design" DVD
• Visit the national museum in Edinburgh
Begin Pre-production stage:
• Prepare Gantt chart
• Search for relevant books – visit the library (Mo 26.9.2011)
Supervisor comments: 21/09/2011
ReplyDeleteWe discussed the need for you to produce a version of the Learning Contract for the end of the week. This can then be sent to John for discussion next week. Here are a few points we discussed, but please feel free to add any I may have omitted.
Obtain the pro-forma for the Learning Contract and complete it. This will help you focus your writing to giving an informative outline of the project, and a description of your interim deliverables and the final additional deliverable.
The interim deliverable, at the very least, must contain a relevant literature review. We discussed some possible topic areas, and you now need to make these explicit in the contract. Remember, this is an academic piece of writing so we are expecting you to use recognised reference sources such as books, papers (technical or research), and carefully-chosen articles from recognised web sources.
My main concern at the moment is that you don't have a clear idea as to the Title Sequence you propose to create, and you need to tackle this immediately. By knowing what you propose to create, it then becomes possible to identify more relevant topic areas for you to research in the report for week 12. It's time to make some decisions – now.