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Generating ideas - Followed Mood Board Plot synopsis; "How long are you going to be babe? I love you. ~ Alex." Narrative Characters? A closeted lesbian Locations? In a busy cafe. Situations? Lisa realises she is gay. Objects? A video camera When? Midday - in autumn. Genre Drama, fiction, teen. I chose this genre because there is so many opportunities that can be taken when entertaining  this genre. For example, a drama can the form of a murder mystery (e.g. Broadchurch) or a romantic drama (e.g. The Twilight Series.) Potential cast Lisa - Erin McHardy Max - Alexander Cripps Alex - Nia Preston Mise-en-scene Setting - Cafe  - Train platform  Hair and makeup - No makeup needed - No hair styles needed (representing daily life) Costume - Casual clothes - Binary opposites Props - Sugar sachet - Scarf - Mobile phone Lighting - Natural l ighting (in cafe, outside on bench.) Character expression/m...

Introduction to Film 3 Act Structure The three-act structure is a model used in narrative fiction that divides a story into three parts ( acts ), often called the setup , the confrontation and the resolution . 1) The first act is usually used for exposure , to establish the main characters, their relationships and the environment (setting) they live in. Later in the first act, an on-screen incident occurs that confronts the main character (the protagonist ), whose attempts to deal with this incident lead to a second and more dramatic situation, known as the first turning point, which : (a) signals the end of the first act, (b) ensures life will never be the same again for the protagonist (c) raises a dramatic question that will be answered in the climax of the film. The dramatic question should be framed in terms of the protagonist's call to action, This is known as the inciting incident , or catalyst. As an example, the inciting incident in the 2017 ...

Research into Student films Risk It - Bill Pfohl The creativity was very high, as this idea is consists of a simple idea constructed in a medium of different ways. This is because a boy was relying on a physical coin flip to determine is future. This idea was taken from the 'coin flip' superstition to decide fate - the coin flip would decide the boy's fate with his relationship. The short film featured 2 locations. This was a nice approach as the narrative was not interrupted with the setting changing. This allowed the audience to create more of a connection to the narrative as the settings were kept simple. The settings were a street and a lounge in this short film. The costumes were natural in this short film. This was due to the director wanting to maintain the simplistic effect of the setting in combination. Also, it would not be appropriate if there was an absurd character (e.g. fawn, alien etc.) in the setting. The costumes were comfortable, casual clothing. T...

Research into Professional Short Films Legacy - DJI 1) The creativity of this short film was very high. This is because no other  short films are produced like this. Although this short film was produced for advertisements, the film is also beneficial to budding film makers as it provides another technique of the filming stage. 2) The setting/location of the short film varied in every scene. Despite this, the main theme of the setting was a movie set. This further indicates that this short film is for advertisement purposes because it demonstrates how the camera specified in the title is adaptable to the setting. 3) The costumes and props varied, much like the setting. This is because the setting was used to demonstrate a movie set effect. As a result of this, whatever was occurring in the scene being filmed changed how the characters would be dressed. For example, in the opening scene, it features soldiers in a battlefield and they are dressed in camouflage because t...