TASK 10: Yr 12- Location/Actor/Model Shots

Location/Actor/Model Shots

Location Shots:

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You must use a range of original images on your product. So a crucial part of the process is to find appropriate locations for your photo shoot. These should not only be aesthetically impressive locations (i.e. 'look good') but also ones that will meet the conventions of your genre.

In order to prove to the examiner that you have sufficiently considered different locations during pre-production, you will need to take a few photos of some (if not all) of the various places that you think would work well for your Posters/DVD Cover/Website/Front page and double page feature article, ideally with additional pictures of any significant features of the design (e.g. a brick wall where you'd like your feature artist to stand ect). 

AUDIO VISUAL

With almost any Film/TV Programme/Music Video, a crucial part of the process is to find appropriate locations (the person who does this is called a 'Location Scout') for your filming. These should not only be aesthetically impressive locations that suit your chosen genre but also ones that will be practical to filming (e.g. where you will not be disrupted).

Step 1 - In order to prove to the examiner that you have sufficiently considered different locations during pre-production, you will need to take photos of some (if not all) of the various places that you plan to film, ideally with additional pictures of any significant features of the design (e.g. a creaky door, somewhere where you plan to put a prop etc.).  Aim to include a wide range of photos to show the extent of your planning and be sure to check if it suits your storyboard and script.

Step 2 - You should also write a couple of detailed sentences to discuss the reason for choosing your locations. These reasons are likely to be predominantly aesthetic but practical reasons should also be briefly mentioned. Link to your previous research and planning, and why each location is suited to your genre and plot.

Actor/Model Shots:

For this post, you will  explain and justify your reasons for selecting the actors/models you have cast.You will need to explain:

• Why you have chosen them to feature in your product.  

• Can you make links with anything from your research that might have helped you to come to this decision?

To show developed thought, you should evaluate how they represent particular groups.  

• What messages do you hope they will convey to your audiences? 

• How do they do this? 

• Why do you want them to do this? 

• Links with codes and conventions of your genre? Perhaps you are subverting codes and conventions for shock value?

Include the following:

• Name, age, gender, ethnicity ect. of model/actor

• Character summary if relevant

• Why you have chosen a particular actor/actress for a particular role including representation of stereotypes

Use head shots of your cast:

• Professional images taken for the specific purpose of your planning – not a FB, Instagram pic, image where others have been cropped out

• Chest up with good lighting on their face, no strong dramatic shadows, the focus should be on the centre of their eyes