no12. REPLACEMENT CLASS 11oct (TUES)

NO CLASS 
14 Oct 2011 (FRI)


REPLACEMENT CLASS 
11 OCT 2011 (TUES)
3-6pm #05-24

no11. PLAN & PREPARE

once you've got your story angle, do the
- Research > info / visuals / audio
- Production Schedule > deadlines
- Content & Idea Flow / Treatment > telling yr story
- Shoot Schedule > do your checklists!
- Interview Prep / Plan > find a real interviewee


tip: divide & conquer

 

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT & EXPERIENCE IS THE X-FACTOR

Learn from every experience :)

no10. DOCO BRAINSTORM

ASSIGNMENT 
DOCO 5min + Trailer 30sec
deadline: Week 13 (SEE BRIEF)

please email me your story angle - including your blog address sometime next week or before next lesson. email: syteo@nafa.edu.sg

GROUPS

CHING CHYE BOH CHYE!
Seri
Izhari
Su ying
Kian Yong

PADDLE POPS
Anoo
Valencia
Nina
Angie
Marcus

DYNAMIC DUO
Arasu
Hiep

FAT BITCH PRODUCTIONS
Raven
Khai
Hubab
Sing Hui
Li Yun


BRAINSTORMING - STORY ANGLES
Topic: EXPLORE S'PORE
Uniquely S'pore/S'pore Flavour
Universal Theme

Changing Singapore Landscapes - Buildings
- buildings a display of our history
> colonial style homes,
> zinc roof kampong type houses
> homes on stilts
> peranakan,
> chinatown,
> temples/mosques, (maybe can check out a kampong mosque in sembawang)
> wet markets,
> kampongs, etc
> rubber / coconut plantations
> school buildings - chjimes, SAM
> warehouses along singapore river
- heritage buildings vs modern skyscrapers

Exploring Little India
- maybe an interview with a resident there? eg shopkeeper
- feature his shop & his life in Little India

Food
- changing flavours
> eg charcoal cooked to gas hops
> lard to veg oil (eg char kuay teow)

Disappearing local trades
- street cobblers
- street hawkers
- farmers / kelongs
trades that have disappeared completely
- samsui women
- huge movie poster-painter
- bus conductor
- getai (?)

HDB - high prices affect Singaporeans
> like young couples
> retirees
> homeless
> struggling/poorer families
- what is HDB's views on this?
- how will HDB monitor & help people with high prices?
- what do singaporeans think about high prices for HDB?

Haw Par Villa - A Place with A Unique Art Expression

Kampong type buildings at Buangkok >> (need story angle)

Foreign Workers in Singapore - what is their story?
- what is their daily lives like in Singapore?
- What is work & leisure like? in singapore/home country
- what are their problems, challenges working here?
- how do they cope with missing loved ones in home country?

Places that are uniquely Singapore
- wet markets - are we losing them soon?

the singapore culture: (the ugly singaporean?)
1- Singlish
- singapore comedians use singlish
- re-enact how singaporeans use Singlish
2- kiasu
3- kiasi
4- chope seats at hawker centre with tissue paper
5- ah beng, ah lian, etc

Natural Habitats - Are there any left in modern Singapore?
eg mangrove swamp, rainforest, etc


Culture (no story angle yet, only the theme)
- food, fashion, traditions, celebrations


Mixed-Race Couples
- What is it like in Singapore


-----------------------To do list below----------------------


Start: STORY ANGLE >>


> BRAINSTORM


> DEVELOP YOUR IDEA
make connections & possible visual/audio


> RESEARCH & SELECT INTERVIEWEE


> PLAN & PREPARE (Production/shoot Schedule)


> Pitch (Individual)


> Group to select 1 story angle


> PRE-PRODUCTION


> PRODUCTION/SHOOT


> EDIT


Please start preparations & planning early!
Watch your timing.

no9. Doco Screening & Post Dialogue

no8. ASSIGNMENT - DOCO

DOWNLOAD & READ THE BRIEF

https://sites.google.com/site/nafawrites/downloads

Assignment Overview: 

Students will conceptualize, pitch, plan and produce:
1. Documentary x1 - 5min, English
2. Trailer x1 - 30sec, English


The objective of this Assignment is for students to develop critical thinking and apply their production skills, including planning skills, to present and document information about an aspect of reality in a video. Students are tasked to develop an idea, pitch it, then conceptualize, plan and produce their documentary. They are strongly encouraged to do rigorous research on documentary type programmes. They are strongly advised to start as soon as possible on their research and production planning. 


DOCUMENTARY VIDEO =
documents/captures some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record.


TRAILER =
a short video clip that advertises the Video / Film

TOPIC: EXPLORE SINGAPORE!  A 5min English DOCUMENTARY WITH SINGAPORE FLAVOUR & UNIVERSAL THEME TIPS: -        ALL VIDEOS HAVE A PURPOSE          > TO PRESENT INFO TO TARGET AUDIENCE (TA) -        Make the info interesting to TA -        Visually exciting / colourful -        Good Audio to enhance and support visuals -        At least 1 REAL interview – to sound credible / professional -        Define your target audience -        Think of whether your target audience will be keen to watch -        Content – what do people want to know? -        Story – what’s the best way to present your story angle & information? -        Balanced info – present info in different perspectives

SOME POSSIBLE STORY ANGLES: What our Elders (senior citizens) do for entertainment In search of a typical Singapore / National dish or costume Dying traditions & trades How we celebrate with food The food preparation behind the celebrations Singapore’s favourite past-time = eating 1960’s, 1970’s, 1980’s, 1990’s, 2000++ Growing Up in Singapore A Singaporean's Childhood Disappearing “Singapore Landscape” We are Singapore – Life & Profiles of some of us

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOTES: GROUP –      SHOOT in groups of 4 –      At least 1 REAL interview –      Divide & Conquer roles  –      Group leader - pls ensure that roles are distributed equally –      Execute PROFESSIONALLY - show TEAMWORK & GROUP LOVE please INDIVIDUAL -        PITCH YOUR STORY ANGLE – 1 story angle chosen from pitch for each group -        EDIT DOCO & TRAILER the way you want to tell your story with group’s footage -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS Each Student is to submit: (USING TEMPLATE PROVIDED – download from https://sites.google.com/site/nafawrites/downloads) PRODUCTION BOOKLET (Filed in Folder): A) THE PITCH & CONTENT DEVELOPMENT (INDIVIDUAL) 1. 1 Sentence Idea, Synopsis, Title of Work 2. Research Notes (point form) - include Sources & References 3. Proposed Creative Concept / Story Angle – 1-2 para, double spaced 4. Script or Content Flow / Treatment 5. Reflection Paper (done after planning & production) – half A4 page, double-spaced 6. Edited Video – 5min Doco & 30sec Trailer (credits inclusive) B) PRODUCTION PLANNING (GROUP) 1.     Check Lists (in point form) for Pre / Prod / Post Preparations 2.     Interview Preparation (before & during shoot) & Transcripts (after shoot) 3.     Production Schedule (ie timeline plan from assignment brief to project deadline) 4.     Shooting Schedule – include Locations & Shot List 5.     Permission/Approval Letters & Talent Release Documents, if any 6.     Director’s Statement & Production Stills DELIVERABLES: 1. Production Booklet – (Eng) -  Individual & Group 2. 30 sec Edited Documentary Trailer (Eng) - Individual 3. 5 min Edited Video Documentary (Eng) - Individual softcopy >> EMAIL BEFORE END OF CLASS prints / burn in CD >> HAND IN DURING CLASS Videos - x01 DVD (PAL) - x01 H264 digital file (with embedded subtitles) ok... let u see one of my educational type videos... 4min, Eng, with credits. this can also work as a mini docu-drama as it captures & documents real life. note: edit is tight, content/info flows according to our research & PLANNED interview. I KNOW YOU GUYS & GALS  CAN DO A GREAT JOB!!!   first, plan & prepare early! :P