CTK – Media Studies: AS-A2 Transition 2015

- SUMMER WORK - GUIDANCE -Over the summer you will be expected to produce ONE of three pieces of work on the Horror Film Genre

1. MOVIE POSTER 2. MOVIE MAGAZINE 3. MOVIE TRAILER

MUST INCLUDE:Film Title + Tagline + Cast + Credits

+ Company Logos + Main Image (Original Photo)

MUST INCLUDE:Masthead + Coverlines +

Sellingline + Date + Price + Barcode + Main Image (Original Photo)

MUST INCLUDE:Original Footage + 1 Minute Max +

Edited (Phone App) + Sound (Borrowed) + Film Title + Tagline

HARDER TASKS WILL BE BETTER REWARDED; TRAILER=DIFFICULT, POSTER=CHALLENGING, MAGAZINE=EASY .

SMART PHONE EDITING APPS: Vidtrim, Pinnacle Studio, iMovie, Movie Edit Touch, VideoFX Live, Videoshow

This will be handed in on your first A2 lesson in September along with your transition period pack. How well you complete this work will impact which group you are put in. You will be grouped with students who put the same amount of effort in to their work as you. If you are lazy, you will be placed with other lazy students.

EXTENSION WORK

Some past students have also produced amazingly creative tasks as EXTRA WORK to ensure a good group.

Possible Ideas: Horror Theories - Horror Films - Horror Sub-Genres - Franchises - Costume & Makeup Try Outs – SFX/After Effects work - Original Film Concepts/Treatments - Original Film Marketing Campaign - Timelines - Origins of Horror/History - Horror Trailer/Poster/Magazine Analysis – Moodboards - Horror Sound Research.