Aims and Context: FM1 & FM3
Below are a series of bullet points to help you write up your Aims and Context for FM3 Creative Project. You will need to put this together by the end of next week (26th January) for me to check and guide you further with your projects. For assessment purposes, a series of bullet points on the relevant coversheet, highlighting the following is sufficient:
Genre of film (or equivalent if it’s not in an obvious genre)
Whether it’s a short film or extract (and if so, whether it’s opening, climactic
sequences etc)
Target audience
Key stylistic elements of sequence (cinematography, editing)
For A2, candidates may refer to film issues raised during their studies at AS/A2.
The example below gives a hypothetical example for A2 and includes reference to film
issues raised during AS and A2 studies.
Example: Farewell my Maltese Lady from Shanghai – film/video production for
FM3
Comedy film noir short.
Target audience of 18-year-old, middle-class males, knowledgeable about film.
Apply cinematography techniques developed in FM1.
Explore codes and conventions of genre and apply theoretical work on gender.
As director, try out directing techniques (from writers such as Michael Rabiger).
Use Mike Leigh’s improvisational technique with actors.
