Year Ten: Overview

 

WeekTopicDescription Due Dates

Week 1 

Movie Trailers

Introduction to the conventions of movie trailers and the phenomenon of recutting trailers. 

 

Week 2

Movie Trailers

Recutting your own movie trailer using iMovie.

 

Week 3

Movie Trailers 

Recutting your own movie trailer using iMovie.

 Recut Trailer

Week 4

Introduction to Narrative

An introduction to narrative, genre and produciton elements.

 

Week 5

Psycho 

Watching the film Psycho.

 

Week 6

Psycho Study 

Studying how the audience is engaged using various production elements in Psycho.

 

Week 7

Psycho Study

Studying how the audience is engaged using various production elements in Psycho.

Narrative Test 

Week 8

Horror Film

Pre-Production for your short horror film.

Psycho Study

Week 9

Horror Film

Working in a small group of students you will shoot your short horror film.

 

Week 10

Horror Film

Working in a small group, you will shoot and edit your horror film.

 

Week 11

Horror Film 

Working in small groups, you will finish editing your horror film.

 

Week 12

DVD Mastering

Create an interactive DVD for your horror film.

 

Week 13

DVD Cover Design

Design the cover of your DVD using Adobe Photoshop.

 

Week 14

DVD Cover Design

Design the cover of your DVD using Adobe Photoshop.

Horror Movie

Week 15

Sitcoms

A study of sitcoms, their narrative structure and characters.

 

Week 16

The Chasers

A look at The Chaser's War on Everything.

Sitcom Test

Week 17

Photomation

Create an animated caricature of yourself using iMovie and Adobe Photoshop.

 

Week 18

Photomation 

Create an animated caricature of yourself using iMovie and Adobe Photoshop.

 

Week 19

Photomation

Create an animated caricature of yourself using iMovie and Adobe Photoshop.

 

Week 20

Photomation

Create an animated caricature of yourself using iMovie and Adobe Photoshop.

Photomation 

Assessment Tasks

 

TitleWeightDescription 

Recut Movie Trailer

10%

A remixed movie trailer between 2-3 minutes in duration. 

Narrative Test

10%

Short answer test on narrative, genre, camera techniques, acting, mise-en-scene, editing, lighting and sound.

Psycho Narrative Study

30%

Extended response to scene in the film Psycho.

Horror Film

30%

A short horror film approximately five minutes long. Task includes previsualisation, interactive DVD and cover design.

Sitcom Test

10%

A short test on sitcom narrative structure and characters.

Photomation

10%

A short animation created in Adobe Photoshop and iMovie.

 

 
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