Initial Planning Stage-Jess Smith

We decided to mind-map any idea's we had for our short film because it made it more visual and also allowed all three of us to write any thought we had.We had subheadings for each cartography that we needed to plan, consisting of...

-Settings

-Characters

-Themes/Issues

-Narrative Plot

-Audience

-Genre

We also planned rough idea's for what would happen at each setting, once we has established our final narrative plot. These mind maps include little detail but we will gain a better understanding once we have started the storyboard. 

We then brainstormed possible film titles. We decided to organised this quite early on because we believe that the title says a lot about the film. It was important to not give anything away in the title, therefore we decided on '1 Year', as this will make sense to the audience at the end of the film and that it was the anniversary of the protagonists death. 

We also assigned each member roles to post about on the blog. We equally divided them up, however as we realized as we went through each stage that all three of us wanted to be involved in each section, especially things like the storyboard which will take and long time and has to be very specific, therefore it would be best for all of us to be aware of what was being planned. 

Roles:Costume, Hair and Makeup: JessProps/Decor: MariaSettings: AllOrganization of Actors: JessLighting and Sound: TashApplication of MRANG: MariaSynopsis of story: TashScript: AllLocation Research: AllAudience Feedback: AllCharacters: MariaStoryboard: All