Situation Comedy Link

Click on the image of Peep Show to take you to this useful link on sit-coms. Some more recent shows have clips on here too. Check out some great clips from Miranda and Gavin and Stacey.

This week

Your linked production should be completed by the end of Thursday's lesson.

We have 3 weeks left now to complete the videos.

Write yourself a checklist and make sure you add this to your blog:

• Finish filming
• Finish editing (clips trimmed, transitions and effects)
• Add music
• Add voice overs
• Add credits
• Add station ident
• Add graphics (if required)

Don't forget to spend as much time as you can on this, either at lunch times or after college.

Deadline: Linked Production

Thurs 28th January

Help for writing your script

For those of you who don't yet know how to set out your script, you can use PLOTBOT.

Plotbot is web-based screenwriting software.

You can write your script with as many or as few people as you want—there's nothing to install, it's free, and it's easy to use!

Click on the image of PlotBot to start.

Need any help?

If you need any help or just have a question about any of your work (practical or theory) just drop a comment onto this blog.

All comments are sent to me for moderation first so you only need to comment once and I'll get back to you as soon as I can!

TV Scripts: click on the image

DVD cover template (click on the image to enlargen)

Wallander

Series 2 of this crime drama began on Sunday.

Click on the image to watch it in iPlayer. This first 3 minutes contains all the codes and conventions you'd expect and is intriguing. The credit sequence is quite stylistic too!

Don't forget to put your responses onto your blog or
if you find anything yourself add that on too.

Getting started on your linked production

By now you will have made your choice and will have produced a mock-up of what your product will look like.

After the Linked Production lesson you can add a lot more detail to your blog and be able to outline for me:

- The full and detailed idea and progress made
- Comparison to similar products
- Research undertaken (e.g. on script formatting, , professional storyboards, poster campaigns or Photoshop tools)
-Deadlines set for yourself (e.g. learning Photoshop, taking photos, writing first page, drawing first 5 cells of storyboard, etc)

Below are some useful links. Just click on the word, e.g. script.

How to format a tv script

How to draw a storyboard

How to use Photoshop

Happy New Year!

Hi, I hope you all have a relaxing beak and are now ready for a term of hard work to produce some top quality crime dramas.

You have 6 weeks until the final deadline for your completed video (Fri 12th Feb 2010).

I need to see from each group evidence of a schedule showing what is left to do, who is going to do it and when it will be done.

At this stage a few groups have successfully filmed parts of their drama. If you haven't finished filming this is a must for this week.

Although we don't have a practical lesson until Fridays, you need to make sure you are still on top of things (especially your blog as this informs part of your coursework grade).