Process This section gives you some guidelines on how to complete your challenge and looks at the kind of things you need to do in as a film producer when "selling" your film idea. What we need to make for our shareholders:
So, how do we do it? First of all have a look through the pages for this quest and explore some of the linked sites on the links page. This will give you an idea of what you have to do. After this you individually need to think of a setting and time for MacBeth to take place. (Look at some of the l;inks for examples of how this has been done before). TRY TO BE ORIGINAL. Once you have spent some time looking at the different sites you need to have your first group discussion (NOTE the word discussion not shouting match ;-) ). For the first discussion you should follow the agenda (an agenda is a list of items that should be discussed at a meeting) below: Production Meeting 1 - Agenda
NOTE: Make sure you have someone who can make some notes of all the decisions you make. (It might be a good idea to take this job in turns for different meetings) Unfortunately your teacher is the overall production manager so if you can't decide as a group they will decide for you!!
The main tasks and how to complete them The Storyboards Think of story boards as being a bit like a cartoon strip or graphic novel of the scene or trailer. In order to create our storyboard we need to think of what our trailer will be like and how long it will last. Rather than doing the drawing what we can do is search the internet for images that can represent what is going on in different sections of the trailer. Copy and paste images found on the internet into the storyboard design template to show the key moments of the trailer. Do the same but in slightly more detail with the scene you are going to tell the shareholders about. Once these are finished they can be displayed to the shareholders. Designing The Presentation PowerPoint is a very easy way of producing attractive presentations which can help you get your point across. Here are couple of online guides you can look at to find out more about how PowerPoint works. http://slim.emporia.edu/RESOURCE/ppoint/ppguide.htm http://homepage.cs.uri.edu/tutorials/csc101/powerpoint/ppt.html http://www.fgcu.edu/support/office2000/ppt/begin.html These might help you if you get stuck. You could also check the help available within PowerPoint. Your design should reflect the feeling of the film. You should take that into consideration before you start using PowerPoint. Slides Below an idea of how the presentation could be set up with a recommendation for how many slides could be used. Each of the sections has a small description advising you about what should go in each section. Introduction Number of slides: 1 This should be an opening slide that sets the scene of the presentation. It might have a picture and title on it which should grab the audiences attention. The Pitch Number of slides: 1 The pitch is a really important part of the presentation. This is where you have 1 slide to try to sell your film. Any talking done to this slide should be about 10 seconds long and be very persuasive and exciting. The play in general and how the plot might change in the film. Number of slides: 2 - 3 In this next set of slides you need to:
How you will modernise the setting and why you chose that setting. Number of slides: 2 - 4 This section requires you to:
How you might modernise the characters and which actors you see playing them and why. Number of slides: 2 - 3 With a modern setting you will need to think about the characters and how they might need to change, in terms of who they are and what they do. You might:
Compare one scene from the play with your modern version. Number of slides: 4-6 In this area you can show how your film will be different from Shakespeare's version. How you can do this is:
Conclusion Number of slides: 1 This is where you round up your presentation, go over the main points and thank your audience for their time. Ask them if they have any questions. Total Number of slides: 13 - 19 Performing The Presentation Once you have written the presentation you must decide how to present it. Here are some top tips:
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