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Final blog reflection
Hi petals,
I just wanted to remind you that the reflective post as part of Project Brief 4 is designed to do double duty – all students from each studio are required (to quote the guidelines) to “prepare and post a substantial final reflection that considers what they’ve learnt; and critically assesses the studio experience, their own performance and, the success of their film project in relation to the methods employed“.
My cunning plan (as I’ve mentioned) was to build this into the final assessment, rather than set it as an extra task for you.
As I have talked about before, and written about as feedback to many of you for previous briefs, it is always good practice to write for a ‘naive’ reader – and by that I mean, someone who does not know our studio, or our work, so everything you write is aware of giving context to an unknown visitor to your blog.
As if someone could stumble upon your blog (password protections notwithstanding) and enjoy the post in its own right.
Something to think about, perhaps, when revising (or writing!) this final post.
The guidelines above are useful, I think, and are basically a different way of wording the task set. However, to be clear, I will be assessing the post according to the course guide PB4 instructions.
Thanks, everyone, and looking forward to seeing your proofs-of-narrative!
PB4 – cover page
As it advises in the course guide, please copy/paste this Assessment Declaration
I declare that in submitting all work for this assessment I have read, understood and agree to the content and expectations of the assessment declaration.
on the cover page of your written material (as you will on your final post, as you have for those previously submitted for assessment).
But what do I mean by ‘cover page’?
This instructon might mean you design a cover page for your written material, featuring your name, name of project, an image perhaps and, of course, the Assessment Declaration. You might then combine all of your written material into one PDF and upload to your individual student folder, along with any AV.
Or, you might provide me with a series of Google docs, making one of them a cover page with the declaration.
You can discuss options with me.
Prototypes, Scriptments and Proofs-of-Narrative
The course guide quotes filmmaker and scholar Kathryn Millard, who suggests in her book Screenwriting in a Digital Era: “Write for place. Decide on a setting for your script and write for it” (2014, p. 184).
This is actually Number 4 in her ‘Manifesto for sustainable screenwriting”. In consideration of Project Brief 4, I thought I’d draw your attention to Number 10:
“Develop prototypes. Work quick and dirty. Your script can be a map, sketches, photo-texts, a wiki, a list scenes that form part of a jigsaw, a graphic novel, a video trailer, a short film – whatever works” (Millard 2014, p. 184-5).
As discussed in the studio today, also relevant to the ‘proof-of-narrative’ deliverable of Project Brief 4, are the pages on The Scriptment in the Screen Australia document in our shared drive (p. 11-12).
According to Screen Australia, the term ‘scriptment’ “refers to a document that is part script, part treatment, and may include visual materials. It is likely to be a more expanded and detailed document than a treatment or scene breakdown, and incorporate some scene writing and possibly images as well as prose” (2016, p. 10).
Also:
“Scriptments may also be used to showcase important visual aspects of the story, and include illustrations, concept art, photographs etc. They may be more suited to some filmmakers as a way to express their style of storytelling and what will make their project special” (Screen Australia 2016, p. 11).
This description of a ‘scriptment’, as well as Millard’s of a ‘prototype’ might inspire you in assembling your ‘proofs of narrative”.
PS:
If you have plans to quote the Screen Australia document in your final post, how I’ve cited it above is correct for Harvard style. This is how to cite it in your reference list: Screen Australia 2016, Info Guide: Story Documents, 2016, viewed 17 May, <https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/getmedia/7b189b10-2ce4-47d1-b206-bee3de29a419/Story-documents-drama-final-January-2016.pdf>
Project Brief 2 results
The moderation process is complete and your marking sheets are now in your individual student work folders.
Assessment declarations…
…need to be inserted at the end of each Project Brief (i.e. assessed) post.
You can copy/paste from below:
I declare that in submitting all work for this assessment I have read, understood and agree to the content and expectations of the assessment declaration.
And it can now also be found on the Google doc listing student blog URLs.
Project Brief 2 (e.g. using two different ways of inserting links)
I declare that in submitting all work for this assessment I have read, understood and agree to the content and expectations of the assessment declaration.
Frozen River made me shiver
A sketch of what a response to the PB2 third prompt might look like.
Critically engaged words…
Reflective musings…
Direct quotes with page numbers…
Intelligent quote from review of Frozen River with author, date and page number…
My awesome screenplay
A sketch of what a response to the second PB2 prompt might look like:
Intelligent and deep reflection on my script/writing exercise.
Cleese on Collaboration
A sketch of what a post responding to the first PB2 prompt might look like:
Intellegent words contextualised within my own practice…
Critical engagement with quote – e.g. Cleese should stick to funny walks; collaboration is the death of original ideas.
