Reflection/Feedback on Pitch

As part of our AS Media coursework, we have been asked to make our own Teen Film opening sequence, considering all elements of a film, from sound to camerawork, to editing, to shot types, to character representations and mise en scene.

Before today's lesson, we were given the task of planning our own slideshow on either Powerpoint, Slid.es or                                                                                                                 Prezi in order to show ICT variation, covering all bases of our Pitch presentation:

• The title of our movie - How we came up with the title and what it tells us about our film.

• Brief outline of movie - What the film is virtually about. Who the main characters are and how their stereotypical characters will be established through mise en scene.

• Planned locations - Where we plan to shoot our film and why we've chosen this particular location.

• Props, costumes, mise en scene - How will we use these elements to establish and clearly identify the representations of our chosen character types.

• Full storyboard of our opening - Show our planned storyboards for our opening sequence and how certain shot types will be used to identify something about the characters backstory. 

• Sound/music from Soundcloud and Creative Commons - Which type of music we chose to use. How we found the un-copyrighted music. Why we chose the certain sound/music. What type of atmosphere it builds upon. What is happening in the film opening when the particular sound is playing.  

• Production schedule - What we're doing and when. Why we've chosen them days and what times.

• Risk assessment - What could go wrong. What is dangerous and risky in what we're doing. How we'll avoid these problems from occurring.

• Skills audit to date - What we've learnt in terms of software, blogging, and equipment. E.g. how to professionally use a camera. How to produce a professional camera and make a clear film opening.

• Institutional detail -  Which film company would produce our film? Which films have they previously produced? Are the previous films they've produced similar by plot or genre? Are they mainstream or independent? What do you want your film to be? Will the production company have financial backing if you want it to be mainstream?

• Audience detail - Who is your target audience? What is the target age range? How would my film appeal to these age ranges in terms of mise en scene, sounds, characterisations.

My role and contribution in the pitch was to create the frames and titles and write down my groups initial groups. We all contributed to the ideas and information of what to write in our pitch, and I was the one to write mine my group and I's ideas in a formal manner.
                                                                                                          
My group and I ensured that we revised over the information needed in our pitch, thoroughly so we are able to fluently speak and elaborate on our pitches. This caused us to freely interact with the audience and ask questions for feedback on our initial ideas for our Teen film opening.

We were recorded whilst presenting our pitches so that we can edit our pitches to shorten them slightly and post them on our blog which my group will eventually do.