Script tutorial

• Formatting – your script needs to look like a professional film/TV script. Go to bbc.co.uk/writersroom and click on Script Library to see professional examples.

•  Superb drama and the Polish/English element really emphasises the arthouse feel. Which word in the brief have you chosen to work with?

• The scenes are certainly achievable and I think it’s good that you’re not trying to do too much. However, is there 3 minutes of film here? I also think you need to be clear where this is in the film. Patrick naturally works as a sympathetic character the audience would like – could this not be the opening scene and the full 30-minute movie would involve him trying to escape this world? However, the gun shot might need changing. 

• Lose the swearing in the subtitles – it’s not essential and it makes it easier to enter your film in competitions/show at Media Awards if it’s taken out. You can probably keep it in Polish – it will provide enjoyment to Polish speakers who realise the subtitles are slightly edited! 

• The second part of scene 2 is the area I’d work on. You need more tension, more build-up – and ultimately the promise of a narrative if the audience kept watching.

 Next steps

Create a new blogpost called ‘Script tutorial’ and copy and paste the above feedback. Then, write a list of three ‘next steps’ for your group in terms of the video production – that could be making script/shot list changes, confirming filming dates, booking a camera with Ms Quinn or actually going out and filming the first scenes.

-Make final changes to the actual script and put it in the correct format.
-Confirm filming dates with actors in the next two upcoming weeks 
-Make some final adjustments to what shots are going to be recorded and which ones wouldnt be used at all.

Research

Research

1) Write an analysis of this BFI Film Festival programme front cover. How many of the 12 key conventions of magazine covers can you see? In what way does this print product differ from a traditional magazine cover? How have the designers made this programme visually interesting?

The BFI Film Festival programme consists of large font, background image and logo. It has little information that can be seen however there is some such as the institutions name, the time period the festival is happening and who they are partnered with which in this case is 'American Express'. The cover has a black background with the writing in white to make it stand out, for the big letters it has been layered on top of a image with a male face. The cover follows the convention of 'Title of Publication' which is found at the centre of the cover to be visible and easily read due to the large font size and type of font which has block letters. Secondly, it sort of follows the convention of having a centre image as the large font is layered on top of a image. As having it a single colour such a white would make it stand out, however it would be less interesting to someone walking passed so having that gives it more of a design aspect. Further, the cover is kept simple and clean due to the colour scheme being mostly reds, blacks and blues which make it easier to look at and 'decode'. The colours such as red which is the main colour seen have the impact of 'boldness', 'passion and energy which fits well with the BFI London Film Festival and the character they try to emit. Those would be the only conventions that this cover follows as a way to keep it simple and basic but to draw the most amount of people. To conclude, the cover does not follow many conventions as it's main purpose would not be to sell anything such as a game magazine but it's more to inform about something happening such as the festival. Most film programmes such as this or for Art House cinemas have a basic concept but intriguing designs to draw attention to information and not sell products.