AS Y12 PRODUCTION BRIEF

 AS Level Film Studies 

Production brief 

Learners are required to create an individual production consisting of: 

EITHER (i) an extract from a fictional film focusing on narrative construction of between 2½ and 3½ minutes based on one of the following: 

• the closing sequence • a sequence which utilises parallel editing • a sequence with distinct genre codes • a sequence which introduces the protagonist 

OR (ii) an extract from a screenplay for a fictional film focusing on narrative construction of between 1200 and 1400 words based on one of the following

: • the closing sequence • a sequence which uses parallel stories • a sequence with distinct genre codes • a sequence which introduces the protagonist 

AND

The screenplay must be accompanied by a digitally photographed storyboard of a key section from the screenplay (approximately 1½ minutes' screen time, corresponding to approximately one and a half pages of screenplay and to approximately 15 storyboard shots).

 Evaluative analysis Learners must complete an evaluative analysis of their production of between 1000 and 1250 words. This will include reference to at least the following: 

 • aims - the intended genre, where relevant, the intended visual style and the main audience for the production 

 • cinematic influences on the narrative and visual/audio elements of the production

 • creating overall meaning - an evaluative analysis of how the production creates meanings for the spectator in relation to other professionally produced films or their screenplays.